Andersen Air Force Base

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Andersen Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation on Guam that serves as a strategic hub for air operations in the Pacific region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force base
military installation
belongsTo unincorporated territory of the United States
continent Oceania
country United States of America
elevation 187 feet
FAAcode UAM
garrison 36th Wing
hasFacility large aircraft parking aprons
munitions storage areas
hasRunway Runway 06L/24R
Runway 06R/24L
hasTenantUnit 36th Wing
734th Air Mobility Squadron
Army units
Detachment 1, 69th Reconnaissance Group
Marine Corps units
Navy units
hosts Andersen Air Force Base self-linksurface differs
surface form: Andersen South training area

deployed fighter aircraft
rotational bomber deployments
IATAcode UAM
ICAOcode PGUA
ISOcountryCode GU
locatedIn Yigo, Guam
locatedOn island of Guam
location Guam
namedAfter Brigadier General James Roy Andersen
nearbyCity Hagåtña, Guam
opened 1944
operator United States Air Force
partOf Eleventh Air Force
U.S. Pacific Air Forces
surface form: Pacific Air Forces
runwayCount 2
runwaySurface concrete
strategicImportance key node in U.S. nuclear deterrence posture in the Pacific
power projection platform for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
strategicRole strategic hub for U.S. air operations in the Pacific region
timezone Chamorro Standard Time
usedDuring Cold War
Global War on Terrorism
Korean War
Gulf War
surface form: Operation Desert Storm

Vietnam War
World War II
usedFor aerial refueling operations
airlift operations
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief staging
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations
long-range bomber operations

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UAM appliesTo Andersen Air Force Base
UAM associatedWith Andersen Air Force Base
this entity surface form: Andersen Air Force Base passenger terminal
Brigadier General James Roy Andersen commemoratedBy Andersen Air Force Base
subject surface form: James Roy Andersen
36th Wing garrison Andersen Air Force Base
Detachment 1, 69th Reconnaissance Group garrison Andersen Air Force Base
Thirteenth Air Force garrison Andersen Air Force Base
Yigo, Guam hasMajorFacility Andersen Air Force Base
Guam hasMilitaryBase Andersen Air Force Base
Thirteenth Air Force headquartersLocation Andersen Air Force Base
this entity surface form: Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Andersen Air Force Base hosts Andersen Air Force Base self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Andersen South training area
Yigo, Guam hosts Andersen Air Force Base
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam hostsUnit Andersen Air Force Base
this entity surface form: Pacific Air Forces headquarters
PGUA identifies Andersen Air Force Base
Runway 06L/24R isPrimaryRunwayOf Andersen Air Force Base
Runway 06R/24L isPrimaryRunwayOf Andersen Air Force Base
PGUA locatedIn Andersen Air Force Base
PGUA locatedIn Andersen Air Force Base
this entity surface form: Andersen Air Force Base census-designated place
Runway 06L/24R locatedIn Andersen Air Force Base
Runway 06R/24L locatedIn Andersen Air Force Base
Detachment 1, 69th Reconnaissance Group location Andersen Air Force Base
UAM mapsTo Andersen Air Force Base
this entity surface form: Andersen Air Force Base airfield
Brigadier General James Roy Andersen namesakeOf Andersen Air Force Base
subject surface form: James Roy Andersen
Detachment 1, 69th Reconnaissance Group operatesFrom Andersen Air Force Base
Runway 06L/24R partOf Andersen Air Force Base
this entity surface form: Andersen Air Force Base airfield
UAM represents Andersen Air Force Base