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US Army Lieutenant General William M. Steele, Commanding General US Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, meets with troops operating at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort conducted by the US military, entails the evacuation of over 2,100 Kurds (not shown) from northern Iraq to avoid retaliation from Iraq for working with the US government 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

Several US Marines from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, glide down with the MC1-1 static line round parachutes over the drop zones after they jumped out of two US Air Force C-141 Starlifters, 800 feet above sea level, during Force Reconnaissance Exercises

Starboard view of the Japanese submarine ARASHIO (SS 565) moored in Apra Harbor

Evacuated Kurdish children play in the playground at their temporary housing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation Pacific Haven. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort 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

Alumni of the U.S. Naval Academy stationed on Guam show their support for the academy's football team prior to this year's Army/Navy games. (From L to R) LT. Mike Elton, Class of '89; LT. Bill Byrne, Class of '87; CDR. Jim Poole, Class of '76; LT. Keith Spencer, Class of '87; ENSIGN Tracy James, Class of '92; LT. Piper Spencer, Class of '89; Rear Admiral Edward E. Christensen, Commander U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas, Class of '65; Captain Charlie Young, CO of USS HOLLAND (AS-32), Class of '70; CDR. Brian Robertson, Class of '71; and LT. Gerald Peoples, Class of '84

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Blake Soller, a Military Working Dog (MWD) handler, pets the head of working dog Rico, at the War Dog Cemetery, on Oct. 27, 2006, located on Naval Base Guam. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class John F. Looney) (Released)

SPECIALIST (SPC) Alexander Reitan, US Army (USA), 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division mans a 7.62mm M240G Machine Gun inside a camouflaged bunker as he secures an area at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99

Marine Corps CPT Robert Kimbrell attached to Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Six Three (HMM-263) of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) checks his AH-1 Cobra helicopter before flight operations from the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9). GUAM is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft performs 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)

Marine Corps Colonel J. Karl Miller, commander Marine Barracks Guam, speaks at the Congressional Medal of Honor Monument dedication ceremony. The monument was erected to honor four Marines for heroism during World War II. They are Captain Louis Wilson, Jr., Private First Class (PFC) Leonard Mason, PFC Luther Skaggs and PFC Frank Witek

US Army Major (MAJ) Patrick McAarthy answers questions from the local media about the armys involvement at Anderson AFB, Guam, during OPERATION PACIFIC HAVEN

CPT Dikki Stanley of the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots a WC-130 Hercules aircraft through a typhoon in order to get first hand information on barometric pressure, wind strength, temperatures and directions. This information is relayed to meterorological specialists at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center