08 August 2016 End of Era: B-1s Replace B-52s at Andersen Air Force Base ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Several B-1B Lancers and more than 300 Airmen with the 28th Bomb Wing from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Aug. 6 in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s (USPACOM) Continuous Bomber Presence mission. The B-1s last...
06 December 2016 Operation Christmas Drop begins at Guam ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- Military members from the U.S. Air Force, Coast Guard and Navy, with international support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force are joining forces to airdrop and deliver donated toys, clothes, food items and other necessities to...
26 August 2016 B-1 Bomber officially takes over Continuous Bomber Presence Mission ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The B-1B Lancer officially replaced the B-52 Stratofortress in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission Aug. 15, during a Transfer of Authority ceremony. Lt. Col. Jeremy Holmes, 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron commander from Minot Air...
17 August 2016 Bombers Participate in First Integrated Bomber Operation in U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- History was made Aug. 17, 2016 when all three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic power projection bombers, the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit, simultaneously took to the sky during their first integrated bomber operation in the...
05 December 2014 Team Andersen Hosts Annual Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony Thousands of islanders on more than 50 Pacific islands will soon see hundreds of crates containing humanitarian aid and presents parachuting near their homes as Operation Christmas Drop marks its 63rd consecutive year.Andersen Air Force Base kicks off the event in conjunction with C-130 Hercules...
20 November 2014 Secretary of the Air Force Visits Andersen during PACAF Engagement 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 Andersen plays within Pacific Command as part of engagements at Pacific Air Force bases.During her visit, members of Team Andersen briefed James on some of...
23 December 2014 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 field concrete testing program Dec. 9 through 12.The program...
17 December 2014 Operation Christmas Drop supplies islands with bundles of joy ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- The men and women from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Yokota Air Base, Japan, dropped its last bundle of joy Dec. 13, to the Micronesian Islands as Operation Christmas Drop came to an end just in time for the holiday season.What started as a small crew...
10 December 2014 Holiday Cheer En-route to an Island Micronesian Area of the Pacific Military personnel, civic leaders and leadership throughout the Micronesian area of the Pacific gathered here to officially perform a push ceremony for the 63rd annual Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 9.The push ceremony marks the beginning of the annual humanitarian airlift mission that supplies...
06 October 2015 Andersen technicians combat power shortage, conserve energy In order to beat the island's heat, Guam residents rely on electric fans, refrigerators and air conditioners on a daily basis. All of these appliances require energy to ensure everyone's well-being.Members of Team Andersen were recently reminded how crucial electricity is on the island when Guam...