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  • 506th EARS Refuel A-10s across the Pacific

    Four U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II’s refuel multiple times by KC-135 Stratotankers from the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during their flight from Guam to Hawaii, June 7, 2025.

  • 36 OSS welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Micah McCracken, 36th Operations Support Squadron Commander, assumes command during a change of command ceremony May 16, 2025, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

  • Preserving the past, protecting the planet

    Restoring an overgrown, historically significant airfield on a remote island in the Pacific presented a challenge on the best practice for the sustainable disposal for cleared vegetation. In particular, the sustainable disposal for cleared vegetation was of debate. Common disposal methods, such as

  • Andersen AFB hosts Exercise NEXUS FORGE 2025

    Students form into a line during NEXUS FORGE 2025 training exercise at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 11, 2025. NEXUS FORGE is a large-scale exercise that focuses on increasing interoperability in the Pacific region to ensure an open and free Indo-Pacific theatre.

  • Cope North 25 F-35B Lightning II Refueling

    U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 168th Wing out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, refuels a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Air Station Iwakuni Fighter Attack Squadron 121 aircraft for Cope North 2025 (CN25) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 29, 2025.

  • OCD 73 in full effect

    The 73rd Operation Christmas Drop continues to be an important annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and needed assistance to remote populations in the Pacific, Dec. 12, 2024. Operation Christmas Drop also offers the opportunity and ability to

  • Operation Christmas Drop Practice

    Operation Christmas Drop continues to be an important annual tradition with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the Pacific region. Events like Operation Christmas Drop 2024 allow participating nations an opportunity to provide needed assistance to remote

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