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  • 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

  • U.S. Air Force to deploy Raptors to Japan, Guam

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy two contingents of F-22A Raptors to the Pacific theater in May for approximately four months. Current plans call for 12 of the fighters to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from the 94th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and another 12 to

  • Spring Carnival a blast for Team Andersen

    More than 600 military and family members attended the Spring Carnival and participated in the Easter egg hunt held at the field adjacent to Andersen's Youth Center April 11. Since April is Month of the Military Child, the Airman and Family Readiness Center combined the base's annual Easter egg hunt

  • 624th RSG commander meets Guam Reservists, employers and military partners

    The new commander of the 624th Regional Support Group met with the unit's Guam-based Reservists and some of their employers during a weeklong visit April 21-26. This was Col. Robert "Randy" Huston's first time visiting Guam since taking command of the Hawaii-based group in January. "The focus of

  • Andersen teachers honored during National Teacher Appreciation Week

    Andersen Elementary and Middle schools joined together with schools around the country to celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week May 3 through May 9. Teacher Appreciation Week encourages all citizens to show their appreciation to teachers and offers the opportunity for everyone to reaffirm