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Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

Storage trailers were tossed around by the wind during Hurricane Omar

An elevated starboard view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) entering the harbor

The Russian Federated Navy (RFN) GORYN (Type 714) Class, Salvage Tug, (ARS 522) (right), navigates through Apra Harbor, Guam (GU). Also pictured are the RFN Parchim II Class (Type 133.1m) Frigate, PARCHIM II (foreground left) and a RFN Sovremenny Class (Type 956), Destroyer (background left). A US Navy (USN) Harbor Tugboat operates background center. Four RFN Ships are participating with US Navy Ships in Passing Exercise 2006 (PASSEX 06) off the coast of Guam. PASSEX 06 is an exercise designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the strong cooperative relationship between Russia and the United States

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division attend a class on search and control of suspect techniques near the Tent City living facilities at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99

A navigator aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft operates a sextant during a flight from Guam to Darwin Royal Australian Air Force Base, Australia. The navigator, from the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, 43rd Strategic Wing, Pacific Task Force, is participating in Exercise Glad Customer '82

US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) Christopher White (left), Mobile Security Squadron Seven (MSS-7), Detachment 72, Guam, signals to another rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a small boat tactics demonstration with the Indonesian Navy's Kopaska Pasukan Katak (Frogman Force) in support of the Indonesian phase of Exercise COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING (CARAT). CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of bilateral military training exercises with several Southeast Asia nations designed to enhance interoperability of the respective sea services

SEAMAN Kristine Garvey surveys damage sustained by Trader Andy's Hut, a pierside bar and grill, during an earthquake which struck the region on August 8th

During the Passing Exercise (PASSEX) 2006, Santa Rita, Guam (GU), the CHIEF of STAFF and First Deputy Commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation Navy (RFN), Vice Admiral (VADM) Konstantin Sidenko, presents a Russian Pacific Fleet photo book to the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided-missile Destroyer USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93) Commanding Officer (CO), Commander (CDR) Dave Welch, after a tour of the RFN ship

An elevated starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) entering the harbor

Two members of the Red Horse Air National Guard, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, get their first look at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as they wait to disembark. They have come with 45 others of their unit to help in the housing relief effort after Super Typhoon Paka

Deployed from a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC), a US Marine Corps (USMC) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) arrives at the beach in Inner Apra Harbor, Guam. Both are here taking part in Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003