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Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale

Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.

Budget battle could bite into brown tree snake eradication program

The fight on Capitol Hill over spending this summer has taken a dire turn that could come back to bite the U.S. territory of Guam.

Guam's brown menace could spread with military buildup

To say the brown tree snake is a pest on Guam would be an understatement.

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.