North Field (Guam)

Andersen Air Force Base
Part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Part of Joint Region Marianas
Located near: Yigo, Guam
Deployed B-52s from Barksdale AFB, Louisiana with KC-135s in the background
Coordinates	13°34′52″N 144°55′28″E / 13.58111°N 144.92444°E / 13.58111; 144.92444
Site information
Owner	United States
Operator	Joint Region Marianas
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Site history
Built	1944
In use	1944–present
Garrison information
Garrison	36th Wing (USAF)

Airfield information
IATA: UAM ICAO: PGUA FAA LID: UAM
Summary
Elevation AMSL	612 ft / 187 m
Coordinates	13°34′34″N 144°55′28″E / 13.57611°N 144.92444°E / 13.57611; 144.92444Coordinates: 13°34′34″N 144°55′28″E / 13.57611°N 144.92444°E / 13.57611; 144.92444
Website	www.andersen.af.mil
Map
PGUA Location of Andersen Air Force Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6L/24R 10,558 3,218 Asphalt/Concrete 6R/24L 11,185 3,409 Asphalt/Concrete
Sources: FAA, official site

Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: UAM, ICAO: PGUA, FAA LID: UAM) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Yigo near Agafo Gumas in the United States territory of Guam. Along with Naval Base Guam, Andersen AFB was placed under the command of Joint Region Marianas on 1 October 2009. The two bases are about 30 miles apart at opposite ends of the island. Administration offices for Joint Region Marianas are about half-way in between, at Nimitz Hill.

The host unit at Andersen AFB is the 36th Wing (36 WG), assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force. A non-flying wing, the 36 WG's mission is to provide support to deployed air and space forces of USAF and foreign air forces to Andersen, and to support tenant units assigned to the base.

Andersen AFB was established in 1944 as North Field and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen (1904–1945). The 36th Wing Commander is Brig. Gen. Douglas A. Cox. The Vice Wing Commander is Colonel Scott Hurrelbrink and the Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Orlando Ureña.

Andersen is one of four bomber forward operating locations in the US Air Force. These locations provide forward support to bomber crews deploying overseas in Europe, Southwest Asia and in the Pacific. The Air Force is establishing forward-deployed bomber beddown support at key locations throughout the world and Andersen is one of two critical bases in the Asia-Pacific region. The other location is Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Guam's almost unrestricted airspace and the close proximity of the Farallon de Medinilla Island, a naval bombing range 184 miles (296 km) north, makes this an ideal training environment.