Originally North Guam Air Force Base Andersen Air Force Base was renamed on October 7 , before 1950 .
Originally named North Field , the base was redesignated North Guam Air Force Base in 1947 , and then renamed in honor of Brigadier General Roy Andersen on October 7 , 1949.The base was conceived as part of an Army Air Forces plan to prevent the need for a full-scale invasion of the Japanese mainland after development of the B-29 Superfortress .
Andersen Air Force Base