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US Marine Sergeant Mark J. Palmer (In black shorts and T-shirt), Jumpmaster, 3rd Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, 3rd Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, briefs Marines, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, on the drop zones before they jump from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter (Not shown) aircraft during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises

United States Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Larry Senst and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Adam Ginett of the 36th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight, Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, prepare to detonate ordnance on the Tarague EOD range

US NAVY Admiral (ADM) Joseph W. Prueher, Commander in CHIEF U.S. Pacific Command, laughs with Kurdish evacuees while touring Andersen AFB, 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

A motor whale boat from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) returns to the ship. Alongside the BLUE RIDGE is a fuel barge, and an SH-3 Sea King from the Seventh Fleet command flies overhead

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) board the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship, USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49) at Apra Harbor, Guam, during the Amphibious Ready Groups Spring Patrol

GUNNERY SGT. Rome M. Holcomb from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Five Three Three (VMFA-533) conducts post flight checks on one of four F-18 "Hornet" fighters at Rock Hampton Airport, Australia, on April 29, 2001. The Hornets flew in from Guam to participate in "Exercise TANDEM THRUST," a combined US and Australian military training exercise. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of the exercise is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Diana Rodriguez, a Medical Laboratory Technician, works a specimen analysis at the U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, Branch Medical Clinic laboratory located on Naval Base Guam. Rodriguez performs routine tests in the laboratory to provide data for use in diagnosis and treatment of patients. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class John F. Looney) (Released)

The LOS ANGELES class Attack Submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716) glides past Orote Point as the submarine enters the mouth of Apra Harbor for a short port visit to Guam. The fast attack submarine has one nuclear reactor and measures at 360 feet long. The SALT LAKE CITY is on deployment and homeported out of San Diego, California

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ryan Purvis (foreground) a Military Working Dog handler assigned to the 36th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) and his dog Benno, prepare to enter a room to apprehend an individual during a training exercise at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam

The honorable Ricardo J. Bordallo, governor of 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

Right side front view medium shot of US Marine STAFF Sergeant Pitchford, Company Gunny Sergeant from Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as he gathers up his MC5 parachute after successfully jumping from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter (Not shown) during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, assembles a salad at the Magellan Inn Dining facility during his visit to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North. (DoD photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)