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  • Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Conducts Search and Rescue

    ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Sailors assigned to the Guam-based "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 rescued five hunters stranded on the remote island of Aguijan about 85 miles north of Guam, Aug. 28.The hunters ran out of food and were running low on water following a brief

  • Andersen Air Force Base Consumer Confidence Report

    Andersen Air Force Base’s drinking water is safe to drink and is in compliance with all federal and local regulations.  Under the EPA’s Consumer Confidence Reporting Rule of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the base Bioenvironmental Engineering office is required to annually summarize water

  • Andersen mobility Airmen conduct fall training with Travis C-17

    The 734th Air Mobility Squadron completed a fall protection training exercise June 12, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. About 55 feet in the air, Airmen secured by harness, practiced a training situation detailing the hazards and protocols Airmen may face if an individual falls from the tail

  • The road to recovery; Airman defines true meaning of resilience

    “I can’t feel my legs, I can’t feel anything.” These were the words spoken by an Airman who would soon experience and overcome a road filled with pain, courage and resiliency.2nd Lt. Ryan Novack, 36th Munitions Squadron flight leader, always wanted to race dirt bikes. After learning about the race

  • AFGSC COMPLETES ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

    Air Force Global Strike Command completed an Accident Investigation Board following a May 2016 mishap of a B-52H Stratofortress at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.On May 19, 2016, at approximately 8:32 a.m. Chamorro Standard Time (ChST), a B-52H assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, 5th

  • Citizen Airmen save life of drowning child during Cope North 2017

    They didn’t set out to be heroes, nor did they expect that their recent temporary assignment to Talafofo, Guam, would place them in that situation.On Feb. 25, Staff Sgts. Rochelle Waters and Dante Thomas, 349th Security Forces Squadron members, were enjoying an off day at the beach from their

  • Island Knights Aid in Rescue off Coast of Guam

    The "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 assisted during their first rescue operation in 2017 where two small fishing boats were in distress off the coast of Guam, Jan. 23.HSC-25 aircrew members first spotted a distress flare while exercising routine training. Shortly after

  • Missing swimmer at Tarague presumed dead

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – An Airman who went missing at Tarague Beach Nov. 21 was presumed dead after six days of search and recovery efforts with no evidence of death or remains. The Airman has been identified as Master Sgt. Greg Ramos from the 154th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 154th Wing,

  • Deceased Airman identified

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – An active-duty Airman who was found dead Nov. 23 in his off-base residence has been identified as Airman Daniel Peregoy, of the 36th Security Forces Squadron here.The cause of death is still under investigation and details will be released as they become

  • Remains of Pagat swimmer identified

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – An Airman, whose remains were recovered from Guam’s waters Nov. 21, were identified as Senior Airman Travis Bennet, 20, of the 121st Fighter Squadron, 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard.The cause of death is still under investigation.A combined search and rescue team

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