Officials at Andersen AFB, Guam, have said the base will get around 3,000 new personnel in 2007 as part of the overall buildup of operations at the key Pacific region facility, reports Associated Press news service. Air Force leaders have been talking for some time about building up Andersen, including adding a permanent unit of Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, one of two National Guard members shot in a Washington, D.C., attack, will soon be awarded the Purple Heart.
