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  • Refueling Reservists deploy to Guam to support TSP

    More than 100 Airmen and four KC-135 Stratotankers from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., deployed here at the end April. The unit is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron to support the Theater Security Package in the Western Pacific as part of the

  • Raptor squadron deploys to Andersen

    A contingent of 12 F-22 Raptors landed here May 13 completing the arrival of more than 200 Airmen from the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. The 525th EFS, commonly referred to as the Five-Two-Five, deployed here in support of Pacific Command's Theater Security Package

  • Air Force leaders name next top enlisted leader

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley have announced the Airman selected to be the service's next enlisted leader. Chief Master Sgt. James A. Roy will become the 16th chief master sergeant of the Air Force during an appointment

  • Proposed Post-9/11 GI Bill transferability rules

    Department of Veterans Affairs representatives are ready to begin accepting sign-ups for the Post-9/11 GI Bill May 1 and Defense Department officials are working to get the word out on the proposed policy regarding the bill's transferability provisions to help servicemembers decide if the new

  • B-2 aircrews complete Polar Lightning exercise

    Four B-2 Spirit pilots assigned to the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed a 24-hour training mission after flying a 10,000-mile roundtrip flight to Alaska as part of the Continuous Bomber Presence here. The exercise, Polar Lightning, supports Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces Command

  • Andersen Middle School cross-country teams win all-island meet

    Andersen Middle School boys' and girls' cross-country teams competed against five other schools and placed first overall in the All-Island Cross-Country Meet May 7 at Asan Beach. The boys' team hard work during the season paid off as Ahanu Kinney placed sixth, and Donovan Alger placed tenth out of

  • 101 Critical Days of Summer is upon us

    Well team Andersen, another 101 Critical Days of Summer is upon us. The campaign will run from May 22 to Sept. 8. During this period in 2008 the Air Force suffered 16 fatalities with one coming from the 36th Wing. The goal for us this summer, like last summer, is zero fatalities with little to no

  • Andersen technical sergeants earn their stripes

    Forty-three Team Andersen technical sergeants earned a promotion sequence number to advance to the rank of master sergeant through the Weighted Airman Promotion System May 14 here. The average score for those selected was 340.41, with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.45 and 16.40

  • Chief retires and looks forward to rest of life with family

    With 26 years of service to the U.S. Air Force and his country Chief Master Sgt. Al Irwin, 734th Air Mobility Squadron superintendent, thinks it's time to say good bye. Chief Irwin's retirement ceremony was held May 15 at the Palm Tree Golf Course Conference Room with approximately 100 Team Andersen

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