09 March 2020 Brothers in Arms and at Home ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- “There are a couple of moments in your life that you know that you will remember for the rest of your life,” said Lt. Col. Antonio Rodriguez, a 506th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron pilot. “Getting married, graduating from college, the birth of my four kids, and so...
20 April 2020 Expeditionary Medical Facility Constructed at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- In response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases on Guam, the 36th Wing, with support from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Hickam Air Force Base, is constructing an Expeditionary Medical Support System or EMEDS, on the grounds of U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. The...
13 July 2020 736th Security Forces Squadron Integrates Operations ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 736th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) has officially relocated to Northwest Field. Prior to the move, the squadron was split, with the Squadron HQ and the Contingency Response section operating on Main Base and the Commando Warrior section at Northwest Field.This...
04 August 2020 Andersen AFB KC-135 Crew Locates Missing Mariners on Lone Pacific Island ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania ANG deployed here, were the first to locate three missing mariners during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia...
05 August 2020 36th Contingency Response Group Hosts Exercise MACHETE GREEN ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- COVID-19 has disrupted many plans for governments, businesses, and military operations, but in some ways has created unique opportunities.The 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) hosted, and completed Exercise MACHETE GREEN (EMG), July 29-31 at North West Field. The...
27 May 2020 Airmen Learn Tactical Combat Casualty Care ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- It is true, members of different military branches poke fun at each other- a Marine may call it the Chair Force, and an Airman might cast a joke regarding the flavor of a specific crayon. But the truth is: in the heat of war, with live rounds flying overhead and...
08 July 2020 Team Andersen Welcomes Brig. Gen. Sloane as New Commander ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 36th Wing bid farewell to Brig. Gen. Gentry W. Boswell, and welcomed Brig. Gen. Jeremy T. Sloane during a change of command ceremony July 8.Sloane assumed command of five groups, 20 squadrons and 14 joint tenant units executing U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Bomber...
09 July 2020 734 AMS Keeps C-17s Ready after Joint Forcible Entry Operation Exercise ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Multiple C-17 Globemasters appeared in the early-morning sky over Andersen Air Force Base carrying hundreds of paratroopers that flew directly from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, June 30.Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team...
08 November 2021 4 Reconnaissance Squadron “Crows” Return from Annual Deployment ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- After spending over 120 days deployed to Yokota Air Base, Japan, the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) “Crows “and its RQ-4 Global Hawks have returned to their home station of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.The 4 RS deploys annually from Guam to Japan in order to avoid...
15 November 2021 Team Andersen Engineers Test Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 36th Civil Engineering Squadron and 544th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer recently conducted Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS) on Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.RADAS is one of the Air...