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A joint military Honor Guard carries a casket draped with an American flag containing the remains of believed to be U.S. military member found in the Papua New Guinea, Laos and Burma area during a repatriation ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Dec. 17, 2004. The remains will be taken to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command where the forensic identification process begins. (USAF PHOTO by Jerry Banks, CIV) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shane Cronin videos members of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) unloading cargo from a JASDF C-130 Hercules during Exercise COPE NORTH at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam

Distinguished guests stand (some saluting) during the dedication ceremony for the Congressional Medal of Honor Monument. The monument was erected to honor Marines for heroism 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

A U.S. Marine Corps flag represents the Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) as the vessel departs for the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A ditch-digging machine lifts the scrap from a B-52D aircraft, to load it onto a modular freight container. Three of the strategic bombers are being discarded in accordance with the SALT II treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union

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