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  • Past and present members of the 44th Aerial Port Squadron and the 624th Aerospace Medicine Squadron participated in their 3rd annual "RUN-4-TOYS" event dedicated to improving the lives and spirits of the patients at the Guam Memorial Hospital’s Pediatric Ward, Dec.12, 2012. From left - Lisa Nangauta, Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Sayama, Senior Master Sgt. Michael Williams-ret., Senior Master Sgt. Edith Mesa-ret., Sharmain Shoda, event co-ordinator, Maj. Anthony San Niccolas, 44th APS commander, and Master Sgt. Ramon Peredo-ret. (Courtesy photo)

    Guam Reservists spread holiday cheer

  • JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- 624th Civil Engineers and 48th Aerial Porters practice their pallet making and forklift driving as a part of their training on Nov. 3. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel)

    624th RSG November Drill Photo Round Up

  • JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Chaplain (Capt.) Jason Barker gives the benediction during an assumption of command ceremony for the new 624th Regional Support Group commander Col. Max Mendoza held Sept. 8 at the Missing Man Formation, Aloha Aina Park, here. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel III)

    COMMENTARY - Quotes I Learned from the 624 RSG

    In the noisy days we live in sometimes it is hard to know what noises to give your attention. You can easily become overloaded by information that tells how you should eat, sleep, dress, exercise, rest, vacation, work, etc. With so much going on it is easy to shut down and go into autopilot. It is important to have a few voices that help give you
  • Master Sgt. Abner Ganigan, 48th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation superintendent (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Crystal Charriere)

    IN FOCUS - Master Sgt. Abner Ganigan

    Master Sgt. Abner Ganigan is the 48th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation superintendent. Ganigan is the person everyone in the squadron goes to for just about everything for the past 24 years, from deployment prep to annual tour paper work. He says that helping the people in his squadron every day is what keeps him going. I sat down with
  • Col. Max Mendoza, 624th Regional Support Group commander, contemplates his choices before donating to the 2012 Combined Federal Campaign. The annual fund-raising drive is conducted by Federal employees in their workplace to encourage philanthropy and to provide all Federal employees the opportunity to donate to the worthy cause of their choice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daniel H. Nathaniel III)

    624th RSG kicks off CFC 2012 season

    The 624th Regional Support Group kicks off its 2012 Combined Federal Campaign season this year with a goal of contacting each and every member of the organization by the end of their respective drill weekend in November.The annual fund-raising drive is conducted by Federal employees in their workplace to encourage philanthropy and to provide all
  • CMSgt Gregory Boyer, a Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility volunteer from the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, stands in the CASF tent at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012. Boyer is a regular volunteer for the Craig Joint Theater Hospital’s CASF missions. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

    48th APS Chief volunteers at Bagram CASF

    [The following story features Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Boyer who is deployed from the 48th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii] The state-of-the-art Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield is widely recognized as the premier medical facility in Afghanistan. CJTH treats about 4,000 patients each month - as many as
  • The Saipan Southern High School Manta Ray Band perform for recently deployed members of the 44th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Andersen-Marianas, Guam, and their loved ones at a post-deployment event held Aug. 11-12 in Saipan. The event hosted by the Air Force Reserve Command the 624th Regional Support Group focused on giving the deployers and their families. The Manta Rays volunteered to play at the event after returning from a two-week trip to the 2012 London Olympics where they received a second place at the London Celebration Music Festival. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel III)

    Yellow Ribbon Saipan photo round up

  • JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Cherry Mendoza sings the National Anthem while her father Col. Maynard “Max” Mendoza waits to assume command of the 624th Regional Support Group during a ceremony held Sept. 8 at the Missing Man Formation, Aloha Aina Park, here. Colonel Mendoza is now responsible for managing the largest Air Force Reserve presence in the Pacific, which is comprised of six units in Hawaii and Guam. The group provides combatant commanders more than 650 combat-ready Airmen who specialize in aerial port, aeromedical staging, civil engineering and security forces operations for worldwide deployment. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel III)

    Mendoza assumes command of 624th RSG

    Col. Maynard "Max" Mendoza assumed command of the 624th Regional Support Group during a ceremony held Sept. 8, 2012 at the Missing Man Formation, Aloha Aina Park, here.Distinguished visitors in attendance included Brig. Gen. Joseph Kim, deputy adjutant general Hawaii National Guard, Brig. Gen. Pamela Milligan, vice commander 4th Air Force, Robert
  • Staff Sgt. Michelle Falcetti, 624th Security Forces Squadron training manager (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier)

    IN FOCUS - Staff Sgt. Michelle Falcetti

    Training manager, Staff Sgt. Michelle Falcetti is one of only two full-time personnel currently assigned to the 624th Security Forces Squadron. Prior to joining the Air Force Reserve last year, she served on active duty for six years. She moved to Oahu because she wanted to experience life on a tropical island and the outdoor recreational
  • JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Master Sgt. Tammy Thompson watches as the base honor guard folds a flag at a retirement ceremony held in her honor July 7, 2012, at the Courtyard of Heroes at the Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces building here. Sergeant Thompson retires from the Air Force Reserve after twenty-four years of service. She began her career as a C-5 Galaxy Crew chief in 1988. In February 1995, she cross-trained to become a structural craftsman with the 704th Civil Engineer Squadron here, the present 624th CES. After a few years stint with the 477th CES, Elmendorf, Alaska, she returned to her home with the 624th CES to serve as a First Sergeant. She supported Operation Iraqi Freedom and was chosen as PACAF’s Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year in the Reserve category. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel)

    Thompson retires after twenty-four years of service

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