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  • Andersen honors fallen OSI agents and defenders with a ruck to remember

    Members of Team Andersen attend a Memorial ceremony during the annual Office of Special Investigations Memorial Ruck at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 21, 2021. In honor of the four OSI Special Agents and two Security Forces Defenders assigned to Task Force Crimson, known as “HUSTLER-6,” who

  • Pilot returns to 554 RHS

    What started out to be nothing but red dirt and jungle in 2006 is now the home of the 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron.U.S. Air Force 1st Lt Mario Benavides, RQ-4 Pilot assigned to the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron, was one of the first Airmen to break ground and

  • Remembering a legacy: Operation Linebacker II

    Forty-nine years ago on Dec. 18, 1972, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and U-Tapao Air Base, Thailand, were the staging areas for Operation Linebacker II, an operation that would become one of the most significant events to end the war in Vietnam. Andersen AFB became the site of the largest buildup

  • CSAF Spouse announces Five & Thrive initiative

    The Five & Thrive platform aims to encourage, support and build thriving military families by tackling challenges and enhancing preventative measures through partnerships and sharing of best practices.

  • Linebacker of the Week: SrA Ard

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aakira Ard from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron was recognized as the 36th Wing’s second Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week! The Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week recognizes outstanding enlisted, officer, civilian and total force personnel who have had an impact on

  • An ALS instructor guiding the next generation

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Meadows Marquez, an instructor at Airman Leadership School, Andersen AFB, went through ALS at Travis AFB, California, in 2012 and became an instructor here in 2018. Although it had only been six years since he went from student to instructor, significant changes

  • Dropping bundles during Operation Christmas Drop

    U.S. Air Force Airmen sign one of the bundles during Operation Christmas Drop hosted by Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2021. Christmas Drop is an annual operation that gives supplies to more than 55 small islands in the Pacific during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman

  • Andersen AFB celebrates OCD 70th Anniversary; building bundles of joy

    Members participate during the 70th Anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop bundle build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3-4, 2021. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid and disaster relief training mission and provides relief to more than 50 islands throughout

  • WAPS adjusts for 22E6, 22E5 testing cycles

    Starting with the 22E6 and E5 promotion testing cycles, the Air Force will begin using Situational Judgment Test questions as part of the Promotion Fitness Examination.

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