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  • Senior Airman Laenya Maze, a 36th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental technician, releases built up pressure from a liquid oxygen cart Dec. 1, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Before a cart is transported to a jet, all built up pressure is released and the cart must pass inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cierra Presentado)

    Into thin air: Liquid oxygen keeps pilots flying

    As an aircraft reaches a higher altitude, the air pressure decreases, sometimes leaving aircrews little air to breathe. When this happens, pilots and crew members are able to utilize the liquid oxygen provided by Airmen from the 36th Maintenance Squadron, thus enabling them to complete the mission.
  • Australian Army Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, deliver the first low-cost, low-altitude bundle of Operation Christmas Drop 2015 to the island of Mogmog, Dec. 8, 2015. Australian and Japanese C-130 Hercules aircrews for the first time joined U.S. Airmen during the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop which provided critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. It highlighted the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katrina Brisbin)

    US, Australia, Japan launch Operation Christmas Drop

    With the holiday season now in full swing, C-130 Hercules aircrews and support personnel from Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, began spreading cheer and joy while practicing critical humanitarian aid/disaster relief (HA/DR) training by delivering donated goods via C-130 to more than 56 of the Pacific's most remote and populated islands.
  • Airmen assigned to the 554th RED HORSE Squadron expand a garden Sept. 26, 2015, at the Guma San Jose Homeless Shelter in Dededo, Guam. The team offered specialized services to assist with the shelter’s electrical, plumbing and air conditioning issues. Crews also expanded a garden to allow residents to grow their own fruits and vegetables and develop healthy eating habits. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua Smoot)

    RED HORSE Airmen lend helping hand to homeless shelter in Guam

    RED HORSE Airmen are part of a uniquely trained unit that provides rapid response for quick airfield or facility repairs in remote areas. But Airmen assigned to 554th RED HORSE Squadron -- short for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers -- used their training in a different setting Sept. 26 as they helped the Guma San Jose Homeless Shelter in Dededo.

  • Andersen supports United Airlines during inclement weather landing

    Airmen at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, supported landing three United Airlines' aircraft that diverted to the base Aug. 15-16 due to low visibility caused by Tropical Storm Goni.
  • U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Reitz, left and Master Sgt. Yusef Saad, both contracting officers with Detachment 1, Pacific Regional Support Center, stand in front of the passenger terminal at Wake Island Airfield, July 21, 2015. A small team with four Airmen of Det. 1 supervises contractor operations and ensures missions success on the remote atoll in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel/Released)

    Meet the Airmen of Wake Island

    About 1,500 miles east of Guam, in the middle of nowhere in the Mid-Pacific, lies the small coral limestone atoll of Wake Island. Ahead of Guam by about two hours, a select group of four Airmen here are the first Americans to turn the calendar page every day.
  • U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen with the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, watch as an MH-60S Seahawk takes off July 22, 2015, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The joint terminal attack controller team conducted essential close air support training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel/Released)

    TACPs control skies over Guam for joint training

    To practice their skills, tactical air control party Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, recently made the long journey to Guam to train with a variety of units from Joint Region Marianas.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Colby (left) and Travis Wakefield, 36th Security Forces Squadron entry controllers, stand at the entry to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 29, 2015. While they are brothers in arms who serve together, they are also fraternal twins who have worked together since entering the Air Force in October 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson/Released)

    Seeing double: 36th SFS twins defend Andersen together

    Airmen 1st Class Colby and Travis Wakefield, fraternal twins, are both 36th Security Forces Squadron entry controllers who serve and defend Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, together.

  • RED HORSE Airmen lend helping hands to Philippine community

    Airmen from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron helped complete a humanitarian assistance project July 30 in the Philippines in support of the State Partnership Program.
  • Wake Island, pictured as viewed from the north, was completely evacuated July 15, 2015, in preparation for Typhoon Halola closing in on the small atoll. A team with the 36th Contingency Response Group deployed from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to the atoll July 20, 2015, to assist permanently assigned airfield staff in storm recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel)

    Contingency response Airmen assist in Wake Island storm recovery

    Airmen with the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrived on Wake Island July 20 to assist uniformed and civilian staff in critical storm recovery efforts.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Parker, 36th Mission Support Group superintendent, holds a doctorate in business administration, summa cum laude. Since completing his transportation management Community College of the Air Force degree in 2003, Parker hasn’t stop pursuing higher education and hopes to motivate other Airmen to follow his example. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)

    Dr. Chief inspires Airmen toward higher education

    For Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Parker, being a leader meant more than simply checking the minimum requirements. Since 2014, the 36th Mission Support Group superintendent has held a doctorate in business administration, summa cum laude, specializing in global operations of supply chain management -- making him part of only a handful of chief master sergeants to hold a Ph.D.

  • Blast from the past: Last M117 bomb dropped near Guam coast

    Airmen from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron -- with the help of 36th Munitions Squadron Airmen -- dropped the final M117 air-dropped general purpose bomb in the Pacific Air Force's inventory June 26 on an uninhabited island off the coast of Guam.
  • Tech. Sgt. Roshia Johari, the 554th RED HORSE NCO in charge of water and fuels systems maintenance contingency training, uses an ultrameter to test the quality of a water source June 9, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit’s purification process starts with finding a viable water source, which could be fresh, brackish or saltwater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Smoot)

    Drink up: Airmen train to purify warfighter water

    At Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, specially trained Airmen are able to turn untested water into potable H2O.
  • Senior Airman Presley Griffith, a 36th Mobility Response Squadron executive assistant, offers a free football spring practice camp as volunteer coach at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A former high school quarterback, Griffith is working toward his goal of becoming a high school football coach. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel)

    Game changer: Airman gives back, grows as mentor to high school football team

    For almost a month now, Senior Airman Presley Griffith, a 36th Mobility Response Squadron executive assistant, spends three evenings per week coaching free preseason conditioning training for prospective high school football players at Guam High School.

  • Colleges, universities to provide higher-level education in Pacific theater

    The Defense Department awarded contracts to four colleges and universities to provide in-resident college and graduate programs at overseas military installations across U.S. Pacific Command to include mainland Japan, Okinawa, South Korea and Guam.
  • Striker, a U.S. Department of Agriculture brown tree snake detector dog, scratches at a cargo load notifying his handler that he has found a snake during a daily training session April 30, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. All USDA snake detector dogs are acquired from various rescue shelters in the Atlanta area and are selected based on temperament, willingness to work, motivation and prey drive. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin)

    USDA dogs sniff out snakes

    With the utilization of 17 active-detector dog teams, 3,400 traps and toxicants, the U.S. Department of Agriculture captured approximately 8,300 brown tree snakes on Guam last year.
  • Airmen 1st Class Ashley, 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron combat crew communications apprentice, and Iseral McDowell, 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic systems apprentice, stand in front of a B-52H Stratofortress at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 7, 2015. The McDowells are deployed here with the B-52s from Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson)

    Husband, wife tackle first deployment together, support bomber presence

    B-52H Stratofortress teams have been rotating to Andersen Air Force Base for the last 11 years to maintain the U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence (CBP). Hundreds of Airmen deploy every six months to support this mission that strengthens regional security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region. Among the team keeping B-52s up and running are two married Airmen serving here together.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen and Royal Australian air force airfield defense guards work as a team to eliminate an opposing force, while participating in a force-on-force combat scenario during exercise Cope North 15, Feb. 23, 2015, at the Commando Warrior Pacific Regional Training Center on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Through training exercises such as Cope North 15, the U.S., Japan and Australia air forces develop combat capabilities, enhancing air superiority, electronic warfare, air interdiction, tactical airlift and aerial refueling. The U.S. Air Force Airmen are assigned to the 736th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

    US, Japan, Australia team up during air combat training

    Pilots from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian air force conducted large force employment (LFE) training here Feb. 19-27, as part of exercise Cope North 2015.
  • U.S. Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Second Class Veditz scans the horizon during a multinational search and rescue exercise at Cope North 15, Feb. 18, 2015, off the coast of Guam. Exercise Cope North 15 enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities between six nations and lays the foundation for regional cooperation expansion during real-world contingencies in the Asia-Pacific Region. Veditz is from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

    Natural disaster response improved at Cope North 15

    More than 300 service members from six countries joined together to conduct the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) portion of exercise Cope North 15 from Feb. 15 to 18, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and throughout the region of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • Exercise Cope North 15 participants and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian air force, South Korean air force, Royal New Zealand air force, and Philippine air force participate in a group photo event Feb.13, 2015, at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North is an annual multilateral field training exercise that emphasizes the exchange and execution of tactics, techniques and procedures, while enhancing interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

    Cope North 15 kicks off at Andersen

    Exercise Cope North 15 kicked off at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 15, and will run through Feb. 27, marking the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise.
  • Capt. Nassem Ghandour poses beside double-tee beams Jan. 16, 2015, in Yigo, Guam. Ghandour was recognized through the Every Dollar Counts program after he saved the Air Force more than $235,000. Ghandour is the 554th RED HORSE Squadron Engineering Flight deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks)

    Andersen AFB Airman makes every dollar count

    An Airman from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron put his innovative thinking to the test, stepping up to the challenge put forth by Air Force leaders under a service wide cost saving initiative. Capt. Nassem Ghandour, the 554th RHS engineering flight deputy commander, was recognized through the Every Dollar Counts program after he saved the Air Force more than $235,000.
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