Breaking New Ground

A sign points to a parking area around the construction site where Airmen from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 11th Combat Air Base Squadron begin groundbreaking work for future storage units that will protect U.S. Air Force assets and heavy machinery at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 18, 2025. The 11 CABS’ primary function is to provide the 11th Air Task Force base operation support, but its members are also trained in the Air Force’s Mission Ready Airmen model to enable them to support other mission needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen to the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 11th Combat Air Base Squadron operate a bulldozer and excavator, removing debris from a construction site at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 18, 2025. Airmen assigned to the 11th CABS train, prepare and deploy together, delivering combat capabilities to the joint force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez)

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A bulldozer assigned to the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron sits on the dirt before heavy machine operators from the 11th Combat Air Base Squadron and the 36th CES begin removing debris from the construction site at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 18, 2025. Airmen assigned to the 11th CABS train, prepare and deploy together, delivering combat capabilities to the joint force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez)

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A bulldozer assigned to the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron sits on the dirt before heavy machine operators from the 11th Combat Air Base Squadron and the 36th CES begin removing debris from the construction site at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 18, 2025. The 11th CABS’ primary function is to provide the 11th ATF base operation support, but its members are also trained in the Air Force’s mission ready Airmen model to enable them to support other mission needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Brett Cassidy, 11th Air Task Force commander, tours heavy machinery and meets with the civil engineering operators from the 11th Combat Air Base Squadron taking part in the groundbreaking labor at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 17, 2025. Integrating with projects across the base while the unit is deployed to Guam, the 11th CABS team demonstrates that the U.S. Air Force is agile and ready to operate in austere environments across the globe in support of national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Sharreen Taylor, 11th Air Task Force command chief, tours heavy machinery and meets with the civil engineering operators taking part in the groundbreaking labor at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 17, 2025. Deployed to the Pacific for six months, the 11th ATF executes agile combat employment principles, demonstrating how forces can be dispersed, mobilized and sustained across a broad operational theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez)

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11th Air Task Force leadership and 36th Civil Engineer Squadron leadership overview the start of groundbreaking work for future storage units that will protect U.S. Air Force assets and heavy machinery at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 17, 2025. The 11th ATF executes agile combat employment principles, demonstrating how forces can be dispersed, mobilized and sustained across a broad operational theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Natasha Garcia, 11th Air Task Force junior executive to the command chief, learns about an excavator vehicle assigned to the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, while supervised by civil engineering heavy machine operators at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 17, 2025. The 11th ATF is trained and equipped to meet today’s challenges with the flexibility and resourcefulness to ensure America’s future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez)

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Breaking New Ground at Andersen

Published Dec. 13, 2025
By Senior Airman Mark Angelo Fernandez
355th Wing

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --

U.S. Air Force Airmen to the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 11th Combat Air Base Squadron operate a bulldozer and excavator, removing debris from a construction site at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 18, 2025. Airmen assigned to the 11th CABS train, prepare and deploy together, delivering combat capabilities to the joint force.

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