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July 26, 2021
Andersen AFB provides medical supplies to Cook Islands

The 36th Contracting Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam has recently awarded two contracts worth a total of $64,000 to provide the Cook Islands with medical supplies needed for COVID-19 relief.
July 26, 2021
36th Wing and 525th Fighter Squadron reunite during Pacific Iron 21

To understand the importance and rarity of the 36th Wing and 525th Fighter Squadron “Bulldogs” reunion, we have to step back in time and see where it all started for 525th FS, the 36th Wing and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
July 25, 2021
36th Operations Support Squadron teams up with contractors from Oklahoma to repair weather radar system

Radar Operations maintenance workers from the Oklahoma-based Radar Operations Center repair the Next Generation Weather Radar in Yigo, Guam, July 21, 2021. The NEXRAD detects and distributes hazardous and routine weather information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Breanna Gossett)
July 25, 2021
Fueling Agile Combat Employment Operations from afar

Airmen from across two U.S. Air Force major commands are working together over the next few weeks in order to practice dynamic force employment operations. Specifically, petroleum, oil and lubricant experts will spend the next few weeks preparing to refuel aircraft from across the U.S. Indo-Pacific
July 25, 2021
Around the world in 5 days, cargo flown across multiple time zones

A 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircrew recently earned several stamps in their passports when they participated in a contingency mission that took them around the world in five days.
July 22, 2021
Combat Readiness Training Takes Place During Operation Pacific Iron

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 154th Fighter Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard perform simulated emergency field medical procedures during a combat readiness training course during Operation Pacific Iron 2021.
July 22, 2021
Logistics Readiness Squadron puts up thousands

The 36th Installation Deployment Readiness Cell of the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron is the lead section for the wing’s reception, staging, onward movement, and integration mission on Andersen AFB. The IDRC in tandem with all the other support functions collaborate on requirements in support of
July 22, 2021
554th RED HORSE host PACIRON vehicle operations training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thao Chau, a water fuels system maintenance contingency trainer instructor assigned to the 554th RED HORSE, hosts a vehicle operation training course for Pacific Iron 2021 participants at North West Field, Guam, July 21, 2021. PACIRON 21 is a Pacific Air Forces dynamic
July 20, 2021
Andersen AFB economic impact reaches $197.2 million in 2020

In 2020, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, had a $197.2 million economic impact on Guam’s economy, according to the base’s economic analysis released January 2021.
July 20, 2021
Andersen EOD Technician Completes DPAA Vietnam Mission

The Vietnam jungle canopied overhead as the explosive ordnance disposal Airman entered his bamboo hut, where a birthday cake covered in blue and white and a group of team mates were waiting for him.