National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

Engineering Aid Second Class (EA2) Sean Henderson is directing the unloading of pallets of supplies for detachment personnel of Civic Action Team Palau. Work continues through adverse weather conditions of sudden rain and tropical thunderstorms

Personnel from the 345th and 21st Tactical Airlift Squadrons stack boxes of Christmas gifts which will be airdropped onto islands in Micronesia

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia [48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07__DI13741.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-09-30-08_SOI_K_Isl_Conf_Final] Final day of Insular Areas Health Summit [("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in] Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties [48-DPA-09-30-08_SOI_K_Isl_Conf_Final_DOI_0826.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia [48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07__DI13848.JPG]

Builder 2nd Class James A. Corter inspects the title work of Jackson Saburo as the two work on a Civic Action Team project at McDonald Memorial Hospital, Palau. The team, composed of United States Navy construction battalion members, is deployed to the island to aid villagers with construction projects and offer vocational training

[Assignment: 48-DPA-02-05-08_SOI_K_Mori] Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [meeting at Main Interior] with delegation from the Federated States of Micronesia, led by Micronesia President Emanuel Mori [48-DPA-02-05-08_SOI_K_Mori_DOI_9662.JPG]

Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Timmy W. Albrecht plays with pets from his base camp at Palau. Albrecht is a United States (US) Navy construction battalion member assigned to Civic Action Team deployed to the area to aid villagers with construction projects and offer vocational training

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia [48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07__DI13939.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia [48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07__DI13654.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia [48-DPA-SOI_K_Pohnpei_6-10-11-07__DI14066.JPG]

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force in Washington, D.C. Norton was among officials from 12 federal agencies, 7states and territories, as well as the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau, discussing projects to improve conservation and management of coral reefs, the impact of climate change, international trade issues, and other matters