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A Kurdish boy holds a bag of toys given to him upon arrival at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, following an almost 17 hour flight from southern Turkey. Operation PACIFIC HAVEN represents a series of airlifts designed to provide sanctuary for some 2,400 refugees fleeing Iraq. Many are considered traitors by the Iraqi Government for working with the CIA-funded Iraqi National Congress and international humanitarian agencies. The Kurds will be housed at Andersen AFB, while they go through the immigration process for residence in the United States

Specialists (SPC) Jeff Miller and SPC Micheal Swanson both US Army (USA) assigned to A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division guard their defensive position at Orote Point, Guam while manning a 7.62mm M240G Machine Gun, during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft performs an inverted flight maneuver during a performance for the Open House Air Show, Sept. 12, 2004, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bennie J. Davis III) (Released)

Flight deck crewmen perform a preflight inspection on a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9). A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter is taking off in the background

A1C Robert Jeffery makes a beach landing in a raft made from his poncho and foliage, during jungle warfare training

Port quarter view of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS 3) arriving at Naval Station Guam

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) into the harbor

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters and an AH-1J Sea Cobra helicopter parked on the forward flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) during flight operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon

A member of the Red Horse Air National Guard, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, nails together wall studs as part of the conversion of old dorms at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into temporary housing for victims of Typhoon Paka

Members of the 43rd Munitions Maintenance Squadron load Mark 52 training mines into a 43rd Strategic Wing B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) into the harbor

A partial port view of the guided missile frigate USS JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19) docked at the US Naval Ship Repair Facility. A large crane (YD-120-SRF) is positioned alongside the frigate