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The folded rotor blades of CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Squadron 261 form a pattern on the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9). The ship is participating in operations off the coast of Lebanon

View of the Marine Corps war dog cemetery built in memory of the twenty-five combat trained dogs that lost their lives in the bitter fighting for the liberation of Guam. The dogs acted as sentries, messengers, and scouts along with searching for booby traps and anti-personnel mines. Twenty-four of the animals are buried here

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 12, 2006) The brow is ready as the nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN 715) pulls into her berth at Pearl Harbor Naval Station following a six-month deployment to the western Pacific. This marked BUFFALO's last Pearl Harbor homecoming, as it is scheduled to transfer to Guam next year. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Cynthia Clark (Released)

Kurdish evacuees 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 approximately 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

Workers take apart the cockpit of a B-52D aircraft, one of three that are being scrapped in accordance with the SALT II treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union

Military working dog trainer, MASTER at Arms Second Class (MA2) Robert A. Adamson, of the Naval Activity Guam Security Detachment, stands by with his dog "Max" while Dental Technician Second Class (DT2) C. J. Phillips prepares the dog's teeth for cleaning. Private First Class Neil of the U.S. Army Medical Corps is assisting

A U.S. Air Force hazardous materials response team AIRMAN, attired in protective suit, goes through a decontamination line after responding to a minor explosion in a warehouse at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, on Jan. 12, 2005. The AIRMAN is from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron here at Andersen AFB. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Cecilio Ricardo) (Released)

An overhead bow view of the submarine tender USS PROTEUS (AS 19) with two submarines moored alongside

A silhouetted view of flight deck crewmen signalling to a Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon

A member of the Hawaii Air National Guard checks his life support equipment before a flight

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Edgardo Dizon (front) and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Matthew Copps work on the Enhanced Terminal Voice Switch (ETVS) at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. The ETVS controls all radio and telephone systems needed to control air traffic

Sergeant Major Joel Williams, Sergeant Major Marine Forces Pacific, talks with Marine Forces personnel stationed at Andersen South, Guam, during Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. 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