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  • Guard recognizes New Zealand diocese for Antarctic duty

    The National Guard Bureau presented the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand, a painting on Jan. 27 in recognition of 50 years of dedicated service to military members and civilians working in Antarctica. The National Guard Heritage Painting by Mort Kunstler is entitled "Guardians of

  • SERE Instructors ensure safety of aircrews in the Pacific

    When jumping out of a plane, just having a parachute is one thing, but knowing how to use it is another. That's when Tech Sgt. Sherwood Brown of Muscatine, Iowa, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Bittman of Long Beach, Calif., come in. They are Survival Evasion Resistance Escape instructors for the 15th

  • Aggressors arrive at Andersen for Cope North exercise

    Ten F-16 Aggressors from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base Guam, Jan.31, to participate in Cope North 09-1. Cope North is two-week annual Bilateral exercise between U.S. forces and the Japan Air Self Defense Force that begins Feb. 2,

  • Deployed Warbirds train how they fight during Tropic Fury exercise

    Airmen assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron recently completed exercise Tropic Fury, a nine-day exercise conducted over the Pacific Ocean Jan. 20-29. Planning for this exercise began in November, and was orchestrated primarily by company grade officers with support and oversight from

  • Compassion earns Misawa captain Bronze Star

    Stories are often told of servicemembers whose heroism distinguishes them above the rest, but there are some whose sacrifice leaves prospects of hope in places where there once was none. Capt. Timothy Harrelson, 35th Medical Operations Squadron family practice physician assistant, recently received

  • AMC commander underscores airlift's importance to the Pacific theater

    Enroute to New Zealand where he will embed in Operation DEEP FREEZE missions, Air Mobility Command's commander visited Andersen to reinforce the importance of the AMC's mission in the region. His flight across the Pacific underscores Guam's strategic value and AMC's contributions within the Pacific

  • 31st Rescue Squadron deploys to Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Nine members of the 18th Wing's 31st Rescue Squadron deployed to Iraq this month to join the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 41st ERQS maintains 24-hour alert and conducts combat search and rescue missions to retrieve any U.S., Coalition, and host nation