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Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) into the harbor

Lance CPL. Sidney Aviz, a Marine deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9), wears an American flag in his helmet during exercise Imminent Thunder, a readiness exercise conducted by forces operating in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker, 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, takes off from the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam in support of exercise COPE NORTH. COPE NORTH is an exercise where troops from the US Air Force (USAF), US Navy (USN), and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines train with troops from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF)

A Canadian CP-140 Aurora (P-3 Orion) aircraft, 407th Maritime Patrol Squadron, on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. The aircraft and crew are participating in the Joint exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. The exercise is a joint endeavor including forces from the US, Canada, and Australia

Two Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF), F-4 Super Phantoms, 83rd Wing, Naha Airport, Okinawa, take off from Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during Exercise COPE NORTH. COPE NORTH is an exercise that includes troops from the US Air Force, US Marines, and US Navy training with troops from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF)

Aircrews work on an EA6B Prowler assigned to the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, on Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, in support of Exercise COPE NORTH 2002

Young Kurdish refugees take advantage of the play ground at their temporary home at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. OPERATION PACIVIC HAVEN provides airlift for some 2,700 refugees fleeing Iraq. The refugees will be housed at Anderson AFB, Guam, while they go through the immigration process for residence into the United States

Kurdish refugees carries food supplies from the dining facility back to their temporary home at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. OPERATION PACIVIC HAVEN provides airlift for some 2,700 refugees fleeing Iraq. The refugees will be housed at Anderson AFB, Guam, while they go through the immigration process for residence into the United States

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Randy Dowdy chips ice from a padeye on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9). The ship is participating in the NATO exercise Cold Water (COLDEX-FLOTEX '81). The exercise is intended to test all phases of amphibious operations in sub-freezing weather

The first Kurdish evacuee to become an American due to her birth on US soil at Naval Hospital Guam is given a basic pediatric examination by US Navy Lieutenant Joyce Siler. The 8 lb. 13 oz. girl was named Helan, which means "leaving" in arabic. Helan will avoid the immigration processing required for the other Kurdish evacuees of Operation PACIFIC HAVEN currently being housed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort conducted by the US military, entails the evacuation of approximately 2400 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...

The Russian Federated Navy (RFN) Tank Landing Ship BDK 11 (RFN 077) moors at the Apra Harbor, Guam (GU), while participating in Passing Exercise (PASSEX) 2006, off the coast of Guam. PASSEX is an exercise designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the strong cooperative relationship between Russia and the United States

A Navy lieutenant talks on the telephone while working in a temporary evacuation center during Operation Fiery Vigil. The center was set up to process military dependents who were evacuated from the Philippines after volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo disrupted operations at Clark Air Base and Naval Station, Subic Bay.