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[Assignment: 48-DPA-07-13-08_SOI_K_Philly_Rec] Reception at Independence National Historical Park for attendees at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and Independence National Historical Park Deputy Superintendent Darla Sidles delivered official remarks; and the Secretary conversed with fellow NGA attendees, among them Pennsylvanina Governor Edward Rendell, Vermont Governor James Douglas, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, and former Michigan Governor John Engler.] [48-DPA-07-13-08_SOI_K_Philly_Rec_IOD_9340.JPG]

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LCDR Spencer R. King, right, Commanding Officer of the salvage and rescue ship USS BRUNSWICK (ATS-3), and another officer wear garlands and leis presented to them after the ship's arrival at Majuro Atoll. The BRUNSWICK will be in the islands for 90 days while its crew salvages a wreck that is blocking the harbor at the island of Jaluit

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World War II – Marshall Islands

[Assignment: 48-DPA-07-13-08_SOI_K_Philly_Rec] Reception at Independence National Historical Park for attendees at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and Independence National Historical Park Deputy Superintendent Darla Sidles delivered official remarks; and the Secretary conversed with fellow NGA attendees, among them Pennsylvanina Governor Edward Rendell, Vermont Governor James Douglas, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, and former Michigan Governor John Engler.] [48-DPA-07-13-08_SOI_K_Philly_Rec_IOD_9320.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Palau_6-7-9-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Palau Islands, Republic of Palau [48-DPA-SOI_K_Palau_6-7-9-07__DI13038.JPG]

The large harbor tug WEEHAWKEN (YTB-776), foreground, maneuvers the combat stores ship USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS-4) back toward the water after it ran aground at Polaris Point, Apra Harbor. The WHITE PLAINS dragged its anchor across Apra Harbor and ran aground after heavy winds broke the vessel free from its moorings when Typhoon Omar passed through the area on August 28th

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, damage control vehicles and cargo line the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9), during flight operations off the coast of Beirut. The ship is providing support to U.S. Marines deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Guam, U.S. Territory [48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07__DI11062.JPG]