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  • Defending others’ voice, her reason why

    “Look around the room and see how many people look like you.”For the past seven years, Senior Master Sgt. Jeannette Warr has been in Equal Opportunity, now serving as the 36th Wing Equal Opportunity director, however, that’s not where she started her Air Force journey.Warr came in as open general in

  • Shadow Patrol

    A full moon coats the stark-black sky. Sensory noise from in and out of the yornebush speaks to the primeval forest at Northwest Field, the backyard of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. It is past midnight: the hour of the wolf. Feral and noxious noises generating from the foliage signal the fauna that

  • The Thin Blue Line: Police Week honors our fallen heroes

    Police Week began on Oct. 1, 1962, when President John F. Kennedy signed a public law, designating May 15 of each year as 'Peace Officers Memorial Day' and the week in which it falls as 'Police Week.'In 1994, President Clinton signed another public law, directing that the flag of the United States

  • Pacific Defender 16-1 strengthens multi-national security ties

    ANDERSENAIR FORCE BASE, Guam —PacificDefender Security Forces International Subject Matter Expert Exchange was heldhere Feb. 1-5, to help build partnerships and promote cooperation across thePacific region.The five day event wasco-hosted by members from the Air Force Installation and Mission

  • Planning to quit, fighting to succeed: Airman earns Ranger Tab

    Stopping for a moment to catch his breath, the Airman realized he was nearing the limit of his willpower.  He placed his rucksack on the ground for a brief moment of rest and glanced toward the mountain peak ahead. He could hear the rain dripping from the tree branches above, soaking his gear and

  • Security forces training to keep Andersen’s roads safe

    As the number of days since the last alcohol related incident here continues to grow, so does pride on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This pride is backed by knowing that security forces members on Andersen AFB, are trained to effectively identify individuals who are driving while intoxicated.During

  • Memorial 6K held in honor of six fallen Airmen

    Service members join in a circle in memory of the six Airmen who were killed in late December while conducting counter-threat operations outside of Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. In honor of the four Air Force Office of Special Investigations special