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  • Tankers fuel tip of spear

    Andersen is used to seeing aerial tanker units come and go, but this time a deployed contingent of aerial refueling specialists from Ohio are here to stay for about two months instead of the usual couple of weeks. "We want to fully integrate with the 36th Wing and be a part of team Andersen," said

  • Icemen measure response to chemical, disease disasters

    On Sept. 26 the 354th Medical Group, assisted by many other agencies on base, conducted a tabletop exercise with the scenario focusing on disease outbreak. This was followed by a practical exercise involving a chemical accident with real-time responses evaluated. The Air Force Surgeon General's

  • Elmendorf Airman captures American Legion award

    An Elmendorf Airman was recently honored as the Air Force winner of the American Legion Spirit of Service Award. Senior Airman Robb Hulet, 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, received the award during the American Legion's National Convention in Reno, Nev., Aug. 28. The award was presented for

  • Fireballs blaze skies with aerial intercept training

    The 522 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed here took advantage of having other airframes present on the island to practice some unique joint training scenarios. The F-16 crews assigned to the 522nd EFS practiced rapid response situations, which allowed other functional experts to fuse their

  • Pacific conference builds enlisted forces

    The 13th Air Force hosted a 17-nation conference here this week focusing on aviation safety and mishap prevention. The 13th Air Force Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium, formerly the PACRIM Director of Operations Conference, brought together representatives from Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada,