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  • Airmen's January reenlistment bonuses now retroactive

    All eligible Airmen in Air Force specialty codes with a selective reenlistment bonus or those with a critical skills retention bonus who reenlisted Jan. 1 or later are authorized retroactive payment effective immediately, Air Force officials here announced recently. The 2008 National Defense

  • Bacteria research could protect Airmen from radiation

    An Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded scientist has identified manganese complexes in the bacterium Deinococcus radioduran that resists the damaging effects of radiation. The goal of the research is to investigate biomaterials that offer protection to Airmen from various environmental

  • Air Force Aid Society provides alternative to pay-day loans

    Air Force Aid Society officials are pleased to announce the new Falcon Loan program available to Air Force members beginning March 3. A Falcon Loan is an interest-free loan of $500 or less that can be used for emergency needs such as basic living expenses -- rent, utilities and food -- car repairs,

  • Scavenger hunt results in a proposal

    Love is in the air around this time of year and it certainly was for Staff Sergeant Curt Mitchell, 36th Mission Support Squadron and his now fiancée Senior Airman Warrenette Cobb, 36th Civil Engineering Squadron. Sergeant Mitchell hatched a plan to surprise his then girlfriend with a unique proposal

  • Summer jobs available at Air Force bases worldwide

    Students and certain other eligible persons can gain marketable skills and earn money while enjoying their summer vacations, thanks to the Air Force Summer Hire Program, according to Air Force Personnel Center officials here. "These great temporary jobs will run from May through September," said

  • VFC-12 flies 250 sorties during SFARP on Andersen

    Approximately 150 Navy personnel from Carrier Air Wing FIVE in Atsugi, Japan, and Fighter Squadron Composite Twelve from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., met on Andersen AFB, Guam, for the Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program Jan. 21 through Feb. 14.  This intense three week training exercise

  • National Prayer Luncheon Feb. 21

    The Andersen 2008 National Prayer Luncheon will be hosted at the Palm Tree Golf Course Ballroom, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. Tickets are $6 per person and can be purchased at the chapel or through a first sergeant. The guest speaker is Lt. Governor Michael Cruz, M.D. For more information, contact the chapel

  • Eight Airmen receive Article 15s

    During the month of January 2008, eight Andersen Airmen received Nonjudicial Punishment. The circumstances of the cases are as follows: An arman fist cass from the 734th Air Mobility Squadron was negligent in operating a forklift which caused it to overturn in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code

  • Working together to protect Andersen

    Everyone's help is needed to keep Andersen safe and the wing's mission from being interrupted. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations plays a key role in ensuring the safety of personnel assigned to Andersen in order to accomplish the mission. But they cannot do it alone. Their efforts are

  • Andersen Enlisted Spouses' Club showcases that it is business savvy

    The Andersen Enlisted Spouses' Club held a business fair Feb. 9, at the Andersen Chapel II Annex from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There were 13 different business booths on display. These displays included information about both the products displayed as well as possible employment with the showcased business.

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