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Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Curtis K.A. Phillip teaches nursing students how to use an oxygen tank during a Civic Action Team-sponsored class at Yap Memorial Hospital. The team, comprised of United States Navy construction battalion members, is deployed to Yap to offer vocational training as well as to aid villagers with construction projects

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Emil A. Norby uses a backhoe to dig a waterline on the island of Yap. Norby, a U.S. Navy construction battalion member, is part of a Civic Action Team deployed to the island to aid villagers with construction projects and offer vocational training

A sailor aboard the tank landing ship USS RACINE (LST 1191) studies his surroundings with the ship's binoculars at dusk. The vessel is in the region as part of a civic action program

Beverly Imeong, a mechanic trainee, reviews a technical manual with Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Kevin Griffitts. Griffitts and other United States Navy construction battalion members are part of a Civic Action Team deployed to the island of Yap to offer vocational training and to aid villagers with construction projects

Equipment Operator Second Class (EO2) Larry Fulbright instructs one of several local workers in the basic functions of carpentry. The Seabees operate an apprenticeship program with the local labor force to aid in training for self-help programs

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