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DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive
Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."
Environmental survey, legal battle put Guam buildup years away
Two key projects in the U.S. military buildup on Guam remain in limbo more than a year after they were first delayed due to environmental concerns.
Andersen air wing now designated as permanent
It might mean thousands of new business cards for airmen on Guam. The wing at Andersen Air Force Base earned a new name Thursday, changing from an Air Expeditionary Wing to a permanent wing.
Revising plans for construction on Guam brings new challenges
The U.S. military’s plans to build Guam into a Pacific hub by 2014 are proving too much too fast, according to the retired Marine general in charge of the project.
Creepy, crawly cargo gets ship removed from Guam port
Guam officials Friday afternoon ordered a commercial ship from South Korea to leave port after thousands of spiders poured out of cargo intended for a construction site where a facility is to be built to house crews that will one day build new U.S. military bases on the island.
Guam will be key steppingstone for PACAF
At the height of the Vietnam War, Guam’s sprawling Andersen Air Force Base was home to massive numbers of lethal B-52 bombers, ballistic-missile submarines and 10,000 sailors stationed in and around the 212-square- mile island.
Guam seeing buildup into a Pacific hub
Just months ago, waves splashed only against Polaris Point’s shores. Now they roll upon the hull of fast-attack submarines.