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Mrs. Borja stands behind her husband, Vincente Borja, a disabled World War II veteran, after he was presented the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. Borja received the medals during a Veterans Day memorial service at Skinner Plaza

US Navy Admiral (ADM) Joseph W. Prueher, Commander in CHIEF U.S. Pacific Command, meets with US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Elwood Johnson, "Mayor" of the temporary housing complex at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during OPERATION PACIFIC HAVEN. Pacific Haven, a joint humanitarian operation conducted by the U.S. Military, evacuated over 2,100 Kurds from Northern Iraq. The evacuees will be housed temporarily at Andersen AFB, Guam, while they go through the immigration process for residence into the United States. The Mayor, a US Military Liaison Officer, serves as a representative for the evacuees while they are on Guam

A female runner participates in a 5K run during the Team Andersen Challenge at Andersen Air Base, Guam, on Feb. 25, 2005. U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 13th Air Force and 36th Air Expeditionary Wing, and U.S. Navy Sailors from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5), also particpated in the event. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bennie J. Davis III) (Released)

A port bow view of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered maritime prepositioned ship 1ST LT JACK LUMMUS (T-AK-3011) anchored in the harbor during exercise Tempo Brave '94

Destroyed buildings display the effects of Typhoon Omar, which struck on August 29th, causing severe damage to Andersen; Naval Station, Guam; and the surrounding area

A mother carries her sleeping child as she and other evacuees from bases in the Philippines congregate in the base gym while stopping over en route to the United States. Civilian and military personnel and their dependents have been evacuated from Naval Station, Subic Bay and Naval Air Station, Cubi Point as part of Operation Fiery Vigil in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption on June 10th.

Sean McCool, son of the late Columbia space shuttle Astronaut Commander (CDR) William McCool, helps unveil a new school sign during the renaming ceremony of the Department of Defense Education Agencys (DODEA) Guam South Elementary and Middle School, in his fathers honor

1ST LT. Mike Mathews, co-pilot of a KC-10A Extender aircraft, prepares for a Military Airlift Command channel cargo mission in the base operations center. LT. Mathews is a member of the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, March Air Force Base, California

Lance Corporal (LCpl) Micheal Schrum, A-gunner, and LCpl Kenneth Konopka, gunner, from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, India Company, set up M224 60mm morters in preperation for an airfield seizure during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. KOA THUNDER is an exercise involving elements of 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW), and 3rd Marine Division, where Marines conduct an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). The Aviation Support Element (ASE) from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will be tested on command and control of several different missions, to include Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personal (TRAP), airfield seizures, and a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Amy Christopherson, from Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), directs STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Allan Abistado, from Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, as he drives a 10K All Terrain (AT) forklift and moves cargo pallets at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam

A local resident begins cleaning up after an earthquake struck the region on August 8th and destroyed her home

Over the Pacific Ocean a US Air Force (USAF) B-2 Spirit bomber, 509th Bomber Wing (BW), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), prepares to refuels from an Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) KC-135 Stratotanker, 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Scott AFB, during a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam (GU). The bomber deployed as part of a rotation that has provided US Pacific Command (USPACOM) officials a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region, enhancing regional security and the US commitment to the Western Pacific