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  • Joint blood drives a success

    Approximately 100 Joint Region Guam members donated blood at the Armed Forces Blood Bank Center blood drives March 2 through March 4 at Andersen and Naval Base Guam. The donations are vital to the AFBBC's continued operations because the organization primarily accepts donation from servicemembers

  • Outdoor recreation opens for business at new location

    After 15 years, outdoor recreation has returned to its old location at Bldg. 25018, previously occupied by the base furniture store. The move allows outdoor recreation to broaden its inventory to better accommodate Team Andersen's renting needs. "We operated out of this building throughout the '80s,

  • Air Force and Navy work together to make reenlistment a success

    By participating in a joint reenlistment, members of the Air Force and Navy proved that friendly rivalry is just that, friendly.Navy Lt. Cmdr. Willis Arnold, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam executive officer, reenlisted Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Campos, 554th RED HORSE Squadron

  • 554th RED HORSE Squadron saddles up for deployment

    More than 50 554th RED HORSE Squadron members departed from Andersen March 1 and 2 to Fort McCoy, Wis. The Airmen will go through combat skills training for nearly a month in preparation for their deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The six-month

  • Single 800 number for all Airmen

    Members of the Total Force - regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen - are now have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions. Members of the Air Force community should call the Total Force Service Center at 800-525-0102 to reach a

  • Andersen's combat communicators to participate in Cope Tiger

    More than 30 644th Combat Communications Squadron members are slated to participate in Exercise Cope Tiger in Thailand March 9-20. Cope Tiger is an annual, multilateral large force exercise conducted in the Asia-Pacific region and is the only multilateral field training exercise held in Thailand.

  • AES students broaden horizons at Gef Pa'go Park

    Andersen Elementary School students caught a glimpse of early 20th century Chamorro culture during a recent field trip to Gef Pa'go Park in historic Inalahan, Guam. Gef Pa'go Park is one of Guam's last remnants of Spanish era village life that offers demonstrations and exhibits showcasing the daily

  • Star student: Math whiz dreams of piloting aircraft

    Tyler Franjesevic likes math, books, writing and tee ball, but the second grader dreams of being a pilot when he grows up. Tyler's teachers selected the Andersen Elementary School student as a star student for his consideration for his peers and his conduct within the classroom. "He always uses

  • Team Andersen complies with new PACAF fit testing procedures

    Beginning March 1, Team Andersen will implement Pacific Air Forces' new physical fitness assessment procedures.Gen. Howie Chandler, PACAF commander, directed PACAF bases to centralize its fitness tests through health and wellness centers in mid-December. The change ensures better test

  • 736th SFS named PACAF's outstanding small security forces unit

    Pacific Air Force's officials recently named Andersen's 736th Security Forces Squadron the command's most outstanding small security forces unit for 2008. The 736th SFS will now compete against all other major command winners to vie for the Air Force Outstanding Small Security Forces Unit award. "I