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A member of the maintenance crew directs a RAAF P-8A Poseidon post-flight on the apron, at United States Air Force Andersen Air Base, Guam, during Exercise Sea Dragon. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jody Blakeley. Photo by Aircraftman Jakob Reid.

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Enhancing Poseidon lethality and readiness

01/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 913 Views 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Exercise Sea Dragon, No. 12 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

In the deep waters near Guam, RAAF deployed a P-8A Poseidon and 50 aviators to Andersen Air Force Base for

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilot Captain Nakanishi, United States Air Force pilot Lieutenant Mike Watson and Royal Australian Air Force pilot Flight Lieutenant Ryan Turner during Exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Story by Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photos: by Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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Lightning strikes thrice in Guam

04/03/202505/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2820 Views 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Exercise Cope North, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, No. 75 Squadron, US Air Force

For the first time, the Royal Australian Air Force, United States Air Force (USAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)

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A member from the Republic of Korea Air Force, centre, helps Australian Army air dispatchers Corporal Ryan Cheevers and Private Kurt Matthews prepare a 'bundle' for Operation Christmas Drop 24. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

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Air dispatchers pack Christmas spirit

20/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4187 Views 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, No. 37 Squadron, Operation Christmas Drop, Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), US Air Force

A specialist team from Army’s 176 Air Dispatch Squadron has helped bring Christmas cheer to isolated Pacific islands as part

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Royal Australian Air Force airfield defence guards from No. 1 Security Forces Squadron conduct an assault as part of Exercise Pacific Defender 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Story by Flight Lieutenant Pierce Dilettoso. Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Gossett.

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ADGies show agile and lethal capabilities in Guam

31/03/202203/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 4498 Views 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Exercise Pacific Defender, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., US Air Force

Aviators from Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 1 Security Forces Squadron participated in Exercise Pacific Defender earlier this year at

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A Guam-based B-52 Stratofortress departs Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, on a training sortie over south-east Queensland (20 June 2018). US Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Richard P. Ebensberger.

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Guam-based B-52 bombers on SE Queensland training run

22/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4733 Views 0 Comments Andersen AFB, B-52 Stratofortress, Continuous Bomber Presence, Guam

Australian Defence Force elements combined with United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers for a training exercise in

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