This website was created and maintained from May 2020 to May 2021 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Stars and Stripes operations in the Pacific.
It will no longer be updated, but we encourage you to explore the site and view content we felt best illustrated Stars and Stripes' continued support of the Pacific theater since 1945.
Guam
Troops in Pacific play Santa in world’s longest-running humanitarian mission
Playing Santa in a C-130 is tricky. The sleigh can break down. And the presents, if not delivered just right, either go to the sharks or go splat right in front of their intended recipients.
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.
Guam remembers former resident, Columbia astronaut McCool
For many on Guam, the deaths of space shuttle Columbia’s crew Saturday really hit home: Columbia’s pilot, Cmdr. William McCool, lived on the tiny Pacific island from 1975-77 as a Navy dependent.
Guam's strategic location has had role throughout history
Guam’s strategic utility and proximity to Far East hot spots again is being demonstrated now that lethal Air Force B-1B and B-52 bombers are nesting there.
Buildup gives boost to Guam businesses
Flight attendant Robyn Chapman looked toward the airplane’s passengers with concern.
Young Marines gain appreciation for predecessors' fight to liberate Guam
1st Lt. Joshua Hays squinted as a relentless morning sun bore down upon him. He looked at his watch and pointed across Guam’s Asan Beach, which stretched before him and a group of junior Marines from the 3rd Marine Division.
