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Fisheye lens view showing US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing (BW), preparing to launch at USAF B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam

The unveiling of the Congressional Medal of Honor Monument takes place during a dedication ceremony. The monument honors four Marines for heroism above and beyond the call of duty while fighting the Japanese during World War II. They are Captain Louis Wilson, Jr., Private First Class (PFC) Leonard Mason, PFC Luther Skaggs and PFC Frank Witek

Captain John Keane, SENIOR Arabic Linguistic, Combat Service Support Detachment 37, in support of Operation PACIFIC HAVEN, holds a conversation with Kurdish evacuees during their festivities of Eid-af-altar. This is a Muslim tradition that celebrates the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting and gaining spiritual enlightenment. PACIFIC HAVEN provided Kurdish evacuees political asylum from Iraq. While on Guam, the Kurds are provided shelter, food, clothing, medical care and assimilation classes for life in the United States

A member of a naval mobile construction battalion uses a grinder to shave down a steel bar

A Kurdish boy waits with his mother during immigration processing 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 2,700 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

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class George Berbohm, receives instruction from PETTY Officer 2nd Class Josef Muench, on how to properly adjust the rear sight on a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at the Naval Base Guam Armory. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class John F. Looney) (Released)

Lieutenant (LT) Micheal Simek US Army (USA), 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division sit atop a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) as he reads a map in preparation for the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99

Crew members man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) as their relatives and friends gather on the pier for the ship's departure. The GUAM and several other U.S. Navy ships are deploying from Norfolk to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A fire control technician performs preventive maintenance on one of the 20mm Mark 15 Phalanx close-in weapons systems (CIWS) on the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9)

A view of an antenna at the Comsat Earth Station for Satellite Communications

Members of the bridge crew of the submarine tender USS HOLLAND (AS-32) stand watch in the pilot house as the ship departs Guam on a 45 day cruise which will include a stop over at Sasebo, Japan

A view of the U.S. Army's headquarters building on Kwajalein Atoll