In 1944, during World War II, American forces overcame remaining Japanese resistance on Guam.
The smoking habit he had acquired while on Guam stayed with him for years after he came home.
Urquico has lived on Guam for 19 years so he's used to a military backdrop to everyday life.
He was a decorated Major in what was then the Air Force, spending most of his time on Guam.
There could be as many as 2 million of the snakes on Guam, where they have no natural predators.
Then he heard about a discovery made on Guam, during World War II.
The incident took place in Tumon on Guam's west coast, said Andy Gibson, an official in Gov. Eddie Calvo's office.
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That would put US bases on Guam within range, although it is not believed that the Musudan has been tested before.
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Benito says most people on Guam are generally prepared for disasters given the region's frequent storms, and are well-equipped with flashlights and other necessities.
It's specifically designed to shoot down missiles during their final stage of flight, and is expected to arrive on Guam within the next few weeks.
Besides its effect on bird populations, the snakes also take an economic toll on Guam by causing numerous power outages each year when they cross from tree into electrical lines, the FWS says.
According to the New York Times, when such a mission was conducted in July near U.S. bases on Guam, the Pentagon says it did not even bother scrambling fighters to intercept the Russian bombers.
The men, who were in Okinawa on the way to Guam, will be sentenced on Friday.
It replicates a smaller-scale test drop tried on Naval Base Guam in 2010, he said.
U.S. forces on Okinawa will be reduced by 9, 000 by reployments to Guam, Hawaii, and Darwin, leaving 10, 000 on the island.
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Soon he was aboard a ship carrying 6, 000 refugees on a six-day voyage to Guam.
In addition, we continue to work closely with Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander professional and advocacy groups to support health initiatives and research through agencies including NIH, CDC, SAMHSA, and HRSA. Our Office of Minority Health (OMH) has a long history of working with AANHPI organizations and works closely with Guam and other Pacific jurisdictions on prevention and testing for HIV, sexually transmitted infections and other co-morbidities.
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Guam's economy is heavily dependent on tourism, with much of it coming from Asian countries.
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The US says it is planning to relocate several thousand marines off Okinawa to Guam, but has linked their departure to progress on a new base in the north of the island - which many residents oppose.
The U.S. said on Wednesday it would move an advanced missile-defense system to Guam to defend U.S. bases in the Pacific against medium-range missiles from North Korea.
In 2010, the Air Force tested employees at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam with an irresistible offer: the chance to work on a nearby shoot for a "Transformers 3" movie.
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At the heart of the shelter was a kickback: The taxpayer avoided taxes on U.S. income because the income was supposedly being taxed in Guam, when in reality, the territory had agreed to rebate the tax after six months.
En route to Asia the President will visit Guam, where he will speak with U.S. service members on the island.
On the other hand, with roughly 60 B-2s, the U.S. could station 20 at three bases around the world (Guam, Whiteman AFB and Diego Garcia) and be able to reach any target anywhere on the planet within hours.
The prosecution requested the bail after saying the suspect committed "heinous, extreme" violence rarely seen in Guam, a tropical island about 1, 500 miles south of Tokyo that is heavily dependent on tourism.
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