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  • Star student: Kindergartener has a passion for the arts

    Five year old Jarrett Mitchell likes music and art - a passion not often associated with kindergarteners. "I want to be an art teacher when I grow up," Jarrett said. "Art is fun, so by being an art teacher, I can have fun every day." Jarrett's teacher selected the Andersen Elementary School student

  • Team Andersen use week to brush up on fire safety

    Ensuring safety at all levels is one of the Air Force's highest priorities. That's why Pacific Air Forces directed an out-of-cycle fire prevention week April 6 to April 10. Electrical fires have damaged facilities at three PACAF bases over the last year. In an effort to raise awareness and prevent

  • Team Andersen holds tryouts for base volleyball teams

    Approximately 45 athletes from Team Andersen competed for positions on the men's and women's base volleyball teams April 6 through April 9 at the Coral Reef Fitness Center gym. During the four-day tryout, potential players practiced volleyball fundamentals. "We worked on the basics such as hitting,

  • Space Camp available to Andersen Youth

    Andersen's youth program is offering children an opportunity to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., from July 26 through Aug. 1 for free. The camp normally costs $900 to attend. The deadline to apply is May 4. Considering the fast approaching deadline, Daniel Aflleje, 36th Force Support Squadron

  • School uniforms here to stay

    School uniforms were smoothly implemented for children in Department of Defense Education Activity schools on Guam during the 2007-2008 school year, and according to Andersen Middle School principal, William Hall, they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. All DoDEA schools on Guam adopted a

  • 36th FSS Airmen clean up local flea market

    Nearly a dozen Airmen from the 36th Force Support Squadron volunteered more than 20 hours cleaning up the Dededo Flea Market March 22. The Airmen spent two hours each picking up plastic bags, paper towels and other miscellaneous debris strewn throughout the area while local vendors observed and

  • Andersen gives military, local community members, up-close view of F-22, B-2

    More than 400 military spouses, Department of Defense employees, Guam civic leaders and local community members received a first-hand look at two F-22A Raptors, a B-2 Spirit and a KC-135 Stratotanker on display at Hangar 1 here March 28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crewmembers from each aircraft answered

  • Andersen Fire and Emergency Services honored at Upi Elementary

    Upi Elementary School administrators and faculty honored four representatives of Andersen Fire and Emergency Services Flight during a ceremony at Upi Elementary School March 23 for their help with Guam's 2009 Special Olympics Track and Field competition. The firefighters volunteered more than 14

  • 90th EFS complete Guam air defense exercise

    The 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and associated maintenance and support personnel, completed a Guam air self defense exercise March 10-12 in the skies around Guam. Jungle Shield is an exercise flown here providing Air Force members with invaluable training in air defense tactics, and alert