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Aug. 29, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Defense hosts Japanese Defense Minister

On August 29, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper hosted Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono in Guam, where they reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and discussed ways to deepen and expand bilateral defense cooperation.
Aug. 27, 2020
25th FS warthogs fly on Guam

The 25th Fighter Squadron (FS), assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea, are honing their flight skills while at the Farallon de Medinilla Range (FDM Range), Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands while deployed here, Aug. 10- 21.
Aug. 14, 2020
20th Air Force Veteran Reflects on Maintaining B-29s on Guam, 75 Years Since End of World War II

When Sergeant John Dellinger watched the 3d Marine Division—his assigned B-29 aircraft, not the military ground force—take-off for Mission No. 330 on the afternoon of August 14, 1945, he was unaware it would be the last Allied combat run of the Second World War.
Aug. 10, 2020
Andersen AFB scheduled to conduct explosives training Aug. 14

The 554th RED HORSE Demolition Team will conduct explosives training from 8:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. Aug. 14 at the quarry near Northwest Field.
Aug. 6, 2020
Andersen now under HPCON Bravo with additional measures

Due to the low infection percentage of COVID-19 across the island, increased capacity for rapid response and mitigation, and after consultation with the Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO), Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) is authorized to transition to Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Bravo
Aug. 4, 2020
36th CRG hosts Exercise MACHETE GREEN

COVID-19 has disrupted many plans for governments, businesses, and military operations, but in some ways has created unique opportunities.
Aug. 4, 2020
Harnessing Resilience to Overcome Invisible Wounds and Regain Control over Life

Reality hit when then Airman First Class Brittany Johnson of the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron left the hospital in September 2010 after a week-long stay for sexual and physical assault. “I didn’t feel like myself,” recalls Johnson, now a Technical Sergeant with the 36th Civil Engineering
Aug. 3, 2020
Andersen KC-135 crew locates missing mariners on lone Pacific island

Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania ANG deployed here, were the first to locate three missing mariners during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia southwest of Guam, Aug. 2, 2020
July 28, 2020
GHS/OCD, JRM, NBG, and AAFB to Conduct Routine Testing of Advanced Warning Systems

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD), Joint Region Marianas (JRM), U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG), and Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) will conduct routine testing of the vital communication and advance warning system sirens, respectively, on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, starting
July 21, 2020
Guam's 76th Liberation Day

Brig. Gen. Jeremy Sloane, 36th Wing commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Heilman, 36th Wing command chief, wish Guam's community a happy 76th Liberation Day anniversary on behalf of the Andersen Air Force Base team. On July 21, 1944, American troops returned to Guam to liberate its people from