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A Kurdish infant relaxes in his mother's lap as Kurdish evacuees from northern Iraq wind down from their long trip to 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 2,400 Kurds 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

An airman guides a taxiing E-3A Sentry aircraft during exercise Giant Warrior '89

060807-N-9662L-021 (Aug. 7, 2006)US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Todd Lassiter raises the National ENSIGN during Morning Colors at Commander, Naval Forces Marianas, located at Santa Rita, Guam. SEAMAN Lassiter is assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas as a Postal Clerk. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class John F. Looney (RELEASED)

Flight operations take place abord the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) as it cruises near Grenada during Operation URGENT FURY. Visible in the background is the tail of a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter and the front of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter

Kurdish children take advantage of Guam's warm climate by relaxing outside their temporary residence at Andersen Air Force Base as part of Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort conducted by the US military, entails the evacuation of over 2,100 Kurds 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

One F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing holds position as another receives fuel from 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-10A Extender aircraft during Exercise Giant Warrior '89

Evacuees from Naval Station, Subic Bay and Naval Air Station, Cubi Point stand in line for processing en route to the United States. Civilian and military personnel and their dependents are being evacuated from the Philippines in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption as part of Operation FIERY VIGIL.

The US Navy (USN) Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711) departs its former homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, escorted by the Goliath a tug based at Piti Guam, for its journey across the Pacific Ocean to her new homeport of Bremerton, Washington (WA). The SAN FRANCISCO was part of Submarine Squadron 15 operating from the Mariana Islands

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6), Detachment 3, delivers supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) during vertical replenishment off the coast of Lebanon

Portside view of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) departing Naval Station (NS) Marianas, Guam (GU), after a four-day port visit. An SH-60 Seahawk helicopter is flying off the port stern of the ship

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit run past Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters secured on the bow of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) during morning physical training (PT)

Straight on medium shot of US Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Elder, Platoon Sergeant, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, lands safely with his MC5 Freefall Square Parachute after completing a 9-thousand foot combat jump from a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft (Not shown) during Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam