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Operation New Life has been described by many as one of the largest humanitarian evacuations in U.S. military history. Guam received thousands of Vietnam War refugees following the fall of Saigon, and the wider Republic of Vietnam in 1975. 

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — Large funding streams under the Compact of Free Association for the Marshall Islands have yet to be released as the start of the third year of a 20-year funding package approaches.

Engineers with the 513th Expeditionary Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers Squadron painted "Leading the Way" on a bulldozer in Tinian, as homage to Air Force civil engineers in the region during the 1940s, as shown in the July 18 photo. The group was in Tinian to reclaim the runway for future construction. 

Southern Guam’s scenic coastlines and historical landmarks should be enough for the more adventurous and curious visitors to venture south. Especially with renewed interest in cultural heritage, and the rise of rental cars as tourists explore beyond Tumon.

Across Micronesia, career and technical education is being reshaped by home-grown institutions in an effort to meet the region’s workforce needs head-on. 

Michael Little and Lawrence Ryder are seeing the fruits of their efforts in Guam almost a year after Marunda Private Ltd. opened doors on the island in late August 2024. 

Barrigada may be best known as a quiet, centrally located village, but it’s quickly becoming an active business corridor — fueled by new commercial investments, rising home values, and a growing sense of community pride.