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  • Guam tests joint rescue capability at Tarague

    When a search and rescue is initiated at Tarague Beach, the Air Force is only one of several agencies that responds. In a cooperative effort to maximize the chances of survival, the Navy's Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five, Coast Guard, Guam Fire Department, Guam Police Department, Army

  • Andersen begins professional development seminars

    "Anyone who takes a vested interest in their professional growth enhances every environment and is more able to mentor effectively," said Master Sgt. Donna Barry, the Airman Leadership School Flight Chief. She is also the primary point of contact for a new program called the Enlisted Professional

  • RED HORSE repairs, maintains vechicles for pending move

    The 554th RED HORSE Squadron recently deployed six vehicle mechanics to Osan Air Base in South Korea to repair vehicles and to return a variety of equipment to service condition. The six mechanics were Staff Sergeants Jesus Keith, Chad Benjamin, Senior Airmen Gregory Stewart, Robert Vasquez and

  • HSC-25 welcomes home Sailors

    Members of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-Twenty Five Detachment Six returned to Andersen, their families and friends recently after spending six months deployed in the Pacific theater of operations. The 32 person detachment departed Andersen in November of 2006 to provide primary search and rescue

  • Intramural softball battles begins

    Squadron and family members were hooting and hollering for their teams as Andersen's 2007 Intramural softball league regular season kicked off recently with a four-game opening night at the Arc Light Softball Field. The first game of the season pitted the 36th Services Squadron against the 36th

  • Family advocacy promotes child abuse prevention month

    Team Andersen observes National Child Abuse Prevention Month and continues to underline a commitment to growing and supporting strong families where all children can thrive in an environment of security and love. The family advocacy office demonstrated their commitment to prevent, intervene in and

  • Know your history: Andersen housed 100K+ Vietnam refugees

    Whatever one's opinion might be on America's engagement in Southeast Asia, that judgment must be tempered with an understanding of the events that followed our 1973 military withdrawal from Vietnam. In 1973 the Republic of Vietnam may have been politically weak, but it was still an independent

  • FTAC: Preparing Airmen to be mission ready

    "I don't see why we have to go through FTAC. It's all stuff we learned when we were in basic," said an Airman enrolled in the class. The truth is the First Term Airmen's Center isn't just a repeat of things Airmen were taught in basic, it orientates Airmen to the policies, procedures and services at

  • Lab techs help prevent and diagnose disease

    The 36th Medical Group laboratory technicians celebrate National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week recently to increase public understanding of and appreciation for clinical laboratory professionals. This observance, which takes place the fourth week in April each year, is coordinated by a

  • Educated Athlete

    He's a master scuba diver, is on his school's Cross Country team, plays the baritone saxophone, and manages to keep straight A's on his report card -- this extraordinary person happens to be Sam Wolborsky. Sam is a 13 year old student in the 8th grade at Andersen Middle School. As a member of the

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