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  • Senior Airman Joseph Wacaster and Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Grotegut leave an entry control point to conduct a perimeter check during an exercise Oct. 28, 2014, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The exercise allowed Airmen from the 644th CBCS to practice their abilities to respond to various scenarios during contingency operations. The Airmen are from the 644th Combat Communication Squadron. (Courtesy photo)

    Putting the ‘combat’ in combat communications

    Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron recently exercised their abilities to respond to various scenarios during contingency operations such as emergency response, self-aid and buddy care, and force protection, while demonstrating combat skills at the Andy South annex near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
  • Airman 1st Class Anthony Smith-Nelson plays taps during the Operation Linebacker II Remembrance Ceremony Dec. 18, 2014, at Andersen AFB, Guam. The ceremony commemorated the 75 Airmen that lost their lives during the operation including 33 who were lost from 15 downed B-52 Stratofortress bombers. Smith-Nelson is a member of the Andersen Air Force Base Honor Guard (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks)

    Andersen pays tribute to fallen Airmen during Linebacker II ceremony

    Andersen Air Force Base had its 42nd annual Linebacker II Remembrance Ceremony at Dec. 18, remembering the Andersen-based service members who lost their lives in support of Operation Linebacker II in 1972.
  • U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Christopher Joseph tests concrete with Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez during a training course Dec. 11, 2014, in Mangilao, Guam. Military members and civilians recently completed a series of two-day courses to learn concrete field testing processes and procedures. Joseph is a Naval Base Guam assistant production officer and Jimenez is a 554th RED HORSE Squadron engineer assistant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Naseem Ghandour)

    RED HORSE joins Navy, local Guam engineers for concrete course

    Several Airmen from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron and Guam Air National Guard's 254th RED HORSE Squadron teamed up with U.S. Navy Sailors from Naval Base Guam to participate in the island's first joint concrete American Concrete Institute (ACI) field concrete testing program Dec. 9-12.
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    Remains of missing Airman in Guam confirmed

    Leadership from the 2nd Bomb Wing confirmed the loss of Airman Alec Dye during a press briefing here Dec. 6.

  • Search continues for missing Airman in Guam

    An Airman who has been missing since Dec. 1 has been identified as Airman Alec M. Dye. Dye was deployed to Andersen Air Force Base from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and was last seen near Tarague Beach, Guam.
  • Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James talks with Staff Sgt. Michael Speakman who was recognized as one of the base’s outstanding Airmen Nov. 19, 2014, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. James visited Andersen as part of a visit to get a firsthand look at Airmen in action across the Pacific with stops in Alaska, Hawaii, Japan and South Korea. Speakman is with the 36th Medical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin)

    SecAF visits Guam during Pacific tour

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited here Nov. 19-20, to meet with Airmen and gain a better understanding of the central role the island base plays within Pacific Command as part of engagements at Pacific Air Force bases.
  • Firefighters with the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron hoist supplies to the roof of a hot spot to rescue a simulated victim during the Defense Department Rescue Technician Course Sept. 16, 2014, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Thirteen firefighters from Andersen AFB, Naval Base Guam and the Guam Fire Department attended the three-week course taught by 554th RED HORSE Squadron instructors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Zachary Wilson)

    Guam RED HORSE Airmen provide lifesaving training

    Firefighters from Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam joined with their island partners from the Guam Fire Department to develop the skills to perform high-risk rescues by participating in a three-week Defense Department Rescue Technician Course here in September.
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody speaks to Airmen during an all call Aug. 26, 2014, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. During the all call, he addressed concerns Airmen had with the changes to the Enlisted Evaluation and the Weighted Airman Promotion Systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks)

    CMSAF discusses enlisted evaluation changes during Andersen all call

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody met with Airmen during an all call Aug. 26, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to discuss the upcoming changes in the Air Force.
  • Airmen from the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work on a B-2 Spirit bomber during a deployment Aug. 22, 2014, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The bombers and approximately 200 support Airmen, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., deployed to Guam to improve combat readiness and ensure regional stability. Bomber deployments help maintain stability in the region while allowing units to become familiar with operating in the theater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cierra Presentado)

    B-2 Spirits depart Andersen following routine deployment

    Three B-2 Spirits redeployed to the continental U.S. following a deployment here as part of U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region.
  • Marylou Staman inventories a nest in the Tarague Basin June 25, 2014, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Staman and a scientific research team monitor the nests daily and inventory them afterward by counting leftover eggshells to determine how many hatchlings emerged. Staman is a University of Guam Sea Turtle Monitoring, Protection and Educational Outreach on Guam project manager. (Courtesy photo)

    Save the sea turtles: Airmen team with local university to conserve species

    Airmen here have partnered with a scientific research team from the University of Guam, or UOG, to help make the base's beaches cleaner and greener -- with turtles -- by participating in the sea turtle monitoring, protection and educational outreach program on Guam.
  • Maj. Weston Turner performs preflight checks before takeoff for aviation training relocation to Guam June 18, 2014, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part of the ATR, service members, aircraft and equipment from the 44th Fighter Squadron, 909th Air Refueling Squadron and 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron relocated to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in order to promote integration and readiness. Turner is an 18th Operations Support Squadron F-15C Eagle instructor pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

    Kadena squadrons relocate to Guam for training

    Service members, aircraft and equipment from the 44th Fighter Squadron, 909th Air Refueling Squadron and 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron temporarily repositioned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 18, as part of an aviation training relocation mission.
  • Airman Sidney Hering, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crewmember, uses a ram jammer to load an inert 500-pound training munition in preparation for a Global Power Mission from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 12, 2014. During the mission, B-1 aircrews flew 13,200 miles round trip and employed munitions accurately within a 5 meter target area on a training range near Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebecca Imwalle)

    B-1B crews validate Ellsworth's long-range strike capability

    Two B-1B Lancer aircrews flew a 30-hour, non-stop, long-range precision strike training mission from Ellsworth to strike targets on a range near Guam before landing back on base as part of a Global Power training mission, May 13 and 14.
  • Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group offload a pallet of humanitarian aid supplies from a Royal Australian air force C-130 Hercules Feb. 19, 2014, at the Rota International Airport. Airmen from the Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and RAAF participating in Cope North, a multi-lateral exercise on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The exercise transitioned from a scenario-based humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training to humanitarian assistance of food and commodities to the citizens of Rota following months without their regular resupply by sea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marianique Santos)

    Exercise Cope North provides real-world humanitarian assistance

    The 36th Wing on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, along with exercise planners expanded an exercise Cope North scenario to include real-life humanitarian assistance for Rota.
  • Packages make their way to the shore of Kayangel Island during an Operation Christmas Drop mission over the Pacific Ocean Dec. 11, 2013. The Island of Kayangel also experienced the devastating effects of Typhoon Haiyan that ravaged the Philippines and other island in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marianique Santos)

    Operation Christmas Drop delivers relief to typhoon-stricken island

    Airmen participating in Operation Christmas Drop here, coordinated with non-governmental organizations and State Department officials in the region to airdrop critical shipments of water and food for 30 workers recovering from damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan on Kayangel Island, part of the Republic of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean Dec. 11.
  • F/A-18C Hornets fly from Andersen Air Base, Guam, during exercise Forger Fury II, 5 December, 2013. Exercise Forger Fury II improves the aviation combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12 and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and simulates operations in a deployed environment. The Hornets are with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, MAG-11, 3rd MAW, currently assigned to MAG-12, 1st MAW under the unit deployment program.

    AF, Marines, Navy take part in 3-day surge during Exercise Forager Fury II

    Various units from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force came together to exercise their ability to conduct combat operations across the Pacific by participating in a nonstop operations surge Dec. 10 to Dec. 13 on Guam and the nearby island of Tinian.

  • Operation Christmas Drop continues as Pacific tradition

    Base volunteers here will team up with Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to conduct humanitarian airdrops over the remote islands of Micronesia in the Western Pacific this week. Volunteers here have been spreading the holiday cheer to surrounding islands since December 1952. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running humanitarian airlift mission supported by the Department of Defense.
  • Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group rearrange equipment on a forklift Nov. 15, 2013, on the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flightline before departing to support Operation Damayan in Tacloban City, Philippines. Operation Damayan is a U.S. humanitarian aid and disaster relief effort to support the Philippines in the wake of the devastating effects of Typhoon Haiyan.

    Guam Airmen in the mix for Damayan support

    Airmen from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, deployed to the Philippines last week in support of ongoing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. A four-person advance team from the 36th Contingency Response Group deployed to Villamor Air Base early last week. Additionally a 12-person assessment team plus a 37-person team deployed to Tacloban airport later in the week. The final 36th CRG contingent of 29 additional members deployed to support relief efforts at Clark Air Base.
  • Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to launch a B-52H Stratofotress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 26, 2013. Aircrew and their crew chiefs deployed to Anderson AFB, Guam, to support the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific. The crew chiefs deployed to provide maintenance support for the B-52.

    Continuous bomber presence exemplifies Global Vigilance, Global Reach, Global Power

    Barksdale aviators, maintainers and B-52H Stratofortress aircraft deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, the last week of August to demonstrate the United States' continued commitment to stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region.
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