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Kurdish women relax outside a family housing complex used as their temporary lodging 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 2,400 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

U. S. Air Force Commander of Pacific Air Forces GEN. Paul V. Hester, along with Mrs. Teresa Rice, pin a second star on MAJ. GEN. Edward A. Rice Jr., at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, on Jan. 25, 2005. (U. S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bennie J. Davis III) (Released)

A joint services honor guard participates in a Veteran's Day memorial service held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in Skinner Plaza

U.S. Air Force 36th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander COL. P.K White, salutes before presenting medals to team Mission Support, 36 Support Group, during Warrior Day Challenge at Arch Light Memorial Park, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Jan. 14, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bennie J. Davis, III) (RELEASED)

A partial port view of the guided missile frigate USS JOHN A. MOORE (FFG-19) docked at the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility. A large crane (YD-120-SRF) is positioned alongside the frigate

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter hovering over the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9)

A pilot flies a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from Guam to Darwin Royal Australian Air Force Base, Australia, during Exercise Glad Customer '82. The pilot is from the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, 43rd Strategic Wing, Pacific Task Force

Onboard the US Coast Guard (USCG) Island Class; Patrol Craft, GALVESTON ISLAND (WPB 1349), Commanding Officer, Lieutenant (LT) Jerome E. Dubay signals to a civilian fishing boat known as a "long liner" to heave to and clear the harbor entrance, as the ship conducts escort operation into Apra Harbor, Guam

A Kurdish woman passes time sewing while outside her temporary residence at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 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

A crewman aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) takes a break to read Christmas cards displayed on a bulletin board, during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon

Captain (CPT) Joe Bulmer, a member of the US Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team, pilots his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a performance on their 1987 Pacific tour which encompasses nine countries and Guam

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