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  • Radiology clinic helps Airmen catch breaks

    Team Andersen's radiology unit may be small, but it is mighty. The unit serves around 15 patients per day conducting routine radiographs including chest and all extremity X-rays. The three radiology techs working within the unit send the graphs digitally down to Navy Hospital for analysis. The

  • Summer hire program provides students on-the-job experience

    Andersen's civilian personnel office offers opportunities for high school and college students to gain valuable job experience through its summer hire program. More than 50 students were chosen by lottery from a pool of more than 360 applications. Along with students from Guam High School, students

  • Guam honors fallen aircrew with memorial

    As Guam made preparations to celebrate the island's 65th anniversary of liberation from foreign occupation, government, civilian and military officials paused July 20 to remember the six Airmen of "Raider 21" who died when their B-52 crashed one year ago. Government of Guam, Guam Chamber of

  • Humanitarian assistance team completes evaluation

    After three days of simulations and exercises, the Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team, or HARRT, successfully completed its first operational utility evaluation at Andersen Air Force Base July 13-17. Combining the capabilities of the 36th Contingency Response Group, the 36th Medical Group,

  • 22nd SOPS, Det 5 Airman invaluable to unit operations

    As the quality assurance evaluator, security manager, facility manager and direct supervisor for 29 government contracted employees, Tech. Sgt. Lee Galbraith, 22nd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 5 superintendent, is a busy individual. Sergeant Galbraith was chosen as a Top Performer by Maj.

  • Program offers education opportunities for spouses

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center at Andersen AFB operates the Spouse Dislocated Worker program, geared towards military spouses of all services. In 2006, the Governor of Guam signed a Memorandum of Understanding, allowing spouses to utilize this program at the Department of Labor in downtown

  • Guam, Andersen remember fallen B-52 crew with memorial service

    A memorial service will be held July 19 on Andersen in remembrance of Raider 21, the B-52 aircrew that died on Liberation Day 2008 when their aircraft crashed. The memorial service, which will be held 4 p.m. July 19 at Chapel 1, is a non-denominational ceremony is open to all who have access to the

  • PACAF commander visits Andersen during farewell tour

    After more than a year and a half leading Pacific Air Forces, Gen. Howie Chandler bid farewell to Team Andersen during his farewell tour of PACAF July 2. General Chandler assumed command of PACAF in November 2007. He will be moving on to the Pentagon for his upcoming assignment as the Vice Chief of

  • Airman's Attic resumes operations

    The Airmen's Attic reopened its doors inside the old base exchange adjacent to the commissary July 1. The Airmen's Attic is open Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. All ranks day will be the last Friday of each month. The attic will be closed on holidays and down days. The new

  • Comptrollers corner market on money matters

    No money, no mission.Without the money to fund its facilities, equipment or personnel, the U.S. Air Force would not thrive. If there were no funds to pour into development of state-of-the-art weapons systems and platforms, the "sound of freedom" that roars over Guam daily would be nothing more than