Articles

  • 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

  • IG offers 10 tips everyone can use for UCI preparation

    Only two weeks separate Team Andersen from the arrival of the PACAF inspectors and the start of our Unit Compliance Inspection. For your unit UCI points-of-contact, this has been an arduous six months to prepare. Several months of simulated bombs, fires, and injured personnel have put our emergency

  • Munitions Airmen give B-52s their teeth

    According to the Airmen deployed to the 36th Munitions Squadron here at Andersen, a B-52 without weapons is "just another airliner." As part of the scheduled bomber presence in the Pacific Theater, 32 munitions personnel from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana were sent to Guam in support of the

  • Andersen Air Force Base featured on The Amazing Race

    Andersen, Hickam and Minot Airmen and Naval Base Guam Sailors received some national exposure when CBS's popular "The Amazing Race All-Stars" series recently aired an episode filmed on Guam last December. The contestants and production crew made their way to the small Marianas island in mid-December

  • Greatness must be our singular goal

    As I have been coming close to the end of my time here at Andersen, one of the many tasks I have had to complete is the writing of officer performance reports and enlisted performance reports. One of the phrases I have been using on several of these is "MDG executed 2006 business plan at 103

  • Deployed refuelers depart after 120-day rotation

    A trip from the United States across the Pacific Ocean is a daunting task especially without aerial refueling support. The 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron has provided that support for Andersen the last 120 days and is now poised to return to their home stations. One aircraft departed

  • Andersen enables joint mission success

    Demonstrating its strategic airlift capability, the Air Force delivered $750 million in equipment and personnel, including a special operations submarine to Guam Monday. The 22nd Airlift Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., loaded one of their C-5s at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, with the Navy's

  • Technology nabs fence jumper

    "I need you to exit your vehicle," the 36 Security Forces Defender ordered. "At this time, I am detaining you for illegally entering/exiting the base." Hours earlier, the teenage dependent had jumped the installation fence to meet with friends off-base. Little did he know, but his actions had been