Anderson Air Force Base Guam

USAF. 1998b. United States Air Force. Groundwater Summary Report for Andersen Air ForceBase, Guam (Draft). The United States Air Force Installation Restoration Program. February 1998. ...

In the past, naturally-occurring radon levels in the indoor air of on-base housing units wereabove EPA's recommended action level of 4 pCi/L. The full extent of this past exposurepathway is unknown and therefore the hazards associated with potential exposures areuncertain. The Air Force has renovated 755 homes for radon abatement (as of May 2000).Only a few housing units recently tested contained elevated levels (between 4 and 20 pCi/L)of radon. The Air Force continues its radon monitoring and abatement program, and istaking action to ensure that base housing meets health guidelines established for radon. ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Anderson Air Force Base, Yigo, Guam
Table 1. Exposure Hazards Summary Table, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam ...

Table 3. Summary of Radon Monitoring at Andersen Air Force Base ...

Table 2. Summary of Exposure Pathways at Andersen Air Force Base ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Anderson Air Force Base, Yigo, Guam
During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Corps built and maintained three air bases on the island:North Field, a B-29 bomber facility; Northwest Field, a fighter-plane base; and Harmon Field, anaircraft depot and maintenance base. During this time of rapid military growth, the Air Forcedisposed of some wastes (of unknown type) on private lands adjacent to Andersen AFB. After WorldWar II, large quantities of war materials and left-over equipment (e.g., ammunition, artillery, andvehicles) were disposed of at Andersen AFB. Harmon Annex and Northwest Field closed soon afterthe war ended, but the rest of the base continued to be used for ongoing Air Force activities,including logistical and military support during the Korean and Vietnam Wars (USAF 1992a,1993). ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Anderson Air Force Base, Yigo, Guam
The Air Force, Guam Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA), and U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), agencies overseeing remediation at the base,are well aware of the groundwater contamination issue at Andersen AFB. With GEPAand EPA oversight, Andersen Air Force Base (Andersen AFB) routinely collectsgroundwater samples from a network of groundwater monitoring wells to trackgroundwater contamination. Through this effort, Andersen AFB has identified thehighest levels of TCE within base property, at the northwest side of the MARBOAnnex (in the Yigo Subbasin) near the Waste Transfer Stations. Additionally, elevatedlevels of PCE have been measured in monitoring wells adjacent to the MARBOAnnex laundry. Andersen AFB has committed to a long-term groundwater monitoringprogram to ensure that contamination does not threaten local or base water supplies inthe future. ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Anderson Air Force Base, Yigo, Guam
A NFRAP is recommend by the Air Force for this site based on the results of historical records search, document review, field investigations, and a risk assessment. ...

The Air Force has not used FTA-2 since December 1988 due to closure by GEPA. ...

Potentially Exposed : The condition where valid information, usually analytical environmental data, indicates the presence of contaminant(s) of a public health concern in one or more environmental media contacting humans (e.g., air, drinking water, soil, food chain, surface water), and there is evidence that some of those persons may have an identified route(s) of exposure (e.g., drinking contaminated water, breathing contaminated air, having contact with contaminated soil, or eating contaminated food). ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Anderson Air Force Base, Yigo, Guam
To address the contamination in the base production wells, the Air Force installed two air stripping towers at Booster Station 2. The air stripping towers were designed to remove up to 99% of the PCE and TCE before the drinking water reached the base taps. The towers have treated incoming water from MW-2 for TCE and water from the Tumon-Maui well for PCE. MW-2 and the Tumon-Maui well, however, closed again in 1999 due to calcification of pumps associated with air stripping towers. (The base planned to add sodium metaphosphate to the water supply to remedy the calcification and to resume operation.) Today, both MW-2 and the Tumon-Maui well are closed indefinitely. The base has no plans to reuse the Tumon-Maui well in the future (Earth Tech 1998; USAF 2001). ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHAs - Region 9
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Ross (AR04) - Floor Statements - In Memory of Ssgt. Dustin "Bob" Peters
After graduating from Shirley High School in 1996, SSgt. Peters enteredthe Air Force where he attended technical training at Fort Leonard Wood,MO, and graduated as a vehicle operator journeyman. He completed assignmentsat Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and Anderson Air Force Base in Guam.  ...

SSgt. Peter's exemplary service did not go unnoticed; his military decorationsinclude the Air Force Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster andwith Valor, and an Air Force Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster.  ... [Read More]

Closed Circuit newsletter, Nov. 7, 2003, Western Area Power Administration
A DSW maintenance management technician, Dukauskas joined the Air Force in Knoxville, Tenn., on Oct. 1, 1974, near the end of the Vietnam conflict. While stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, she learned to dismantle and reassemble diesel engines and made sure the engines provided uninterrupted power during Titan and Minuteman missile launches. She used these skills and learned many others as a training technician, work scheduler and manager for a power production crew stationed at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. She also served in such diverse places as Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., Castle Air Force Base, Calif., Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Osan Air Base, Korea, and finally, Anderson Air Base in Guam. ... [Read More]

47:0786(73)AR - - Air Force, OK City Air Logistics Command, Tinker AFB, OK and AFGE Local 916 - - 1993 FLRAdec AR - - v47 p786
The grievant, a WG-10 mechanic assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, was directed to travel to Anderson Air Force Base in Guam to repair an aircraft. The grievant departed for Guam on a Sunday, and arrived there the following Wednesday. After completing the repairs, the grievant left Guam on a Tuesday, and arrived home early Wednesday morning. The Agency paid the grievant for 3 and 1/2 hours of overtime for his travel time on Sunday during those hours which corresponded to the grievant's normal work hours, in accordance with 5 C.F.R. 551.422. ... [Read More]