Articles

  • CDC changes hours to accommodate work schedules

    On Aug. 6, Andersen's child development center began opening its doors at 6 a.m. for a 45-day trial period designed to support the customer's needs. At a town hall meeting in March, parents who use the CDC requested that management move the center's opening from 6:30 to 6 a.m. to accommodate work

  • Sponsors are important to the military family

    As the 36th Wing's command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Bud Andree expressed the importance of sponsorship and the "Air Force family." Chief Andree said he believes that the most important key to success in the Air Force is a strong and closely net "Air Force Family." During a recent interview, I asked

  • Guam Air National Guard gets new commander

    More than 400 men and women form the Guam Air National Guard, their friends and families, members of the Family Readiness Groups, distinguished visitors and local leaders welcomed the new 254th Air Base Group commander during a change-of-command ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base Saturday. Lt. Col.

  • Five Airmen receive nonjudicial punishment

    During the month of July 2007, five Andersen Airmen received nonjudicial punishment. The circumstances of the cases are as follows: A technical sergeant from 554th RED HORSE Squadron allowed another Airman, who did not have a motorcycle license or the proper safety equipment to use his motorcycle,

  • Chief, senior master sergeant program fact sheet available

    The Chief Master Sergeant/Senior Master Sergeant Promotion Program Fact Sheet for cycles 07E9/08E8 is now available for review. This fact sheet is designed as an individual handout and is furnished as part of a continuing effort to inform eligible individuals about the chief master sergeant and

  • Reserve and active duty squadrons fly together in joint exercise

    Two bomb squadrons, one active duty and one from the reserve - both assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., - used Andersen as an operational staging platform during Valiant Shield to test their ability to work together as part of a joint warfighting force. The 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron,

  • Typhoon preparation: a continuous activity

    In a region where tropical storms can strike with as little as 72-hour's notice year round, Andersen leadership used a town hall meeting at the base theater Monday as a platform to urge Team Andersen to take every threat seriously. "A lot of times, you'll get hit by more warnings than you'll get hit

  • Valiant Shield exercise brings services together

    Kadena-based units departed Okinawa Aug. 5 on their way to Guam to join fellow Airmen and sister services in the joint Exercise Valiant Shield which runs through Aug. 14. The 44th Fighter Squadron, with elements of the 67th FS, and the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron and 909th Air Refueling