Photo by Melissa Bitter | War.gov | 01.05.1998
A U.S. Air Force airman directs the driver of a utility truck out of a C-5 Galaxy at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Jan. 6, 1998. The Air Force is flying in utility trucks and other equipment to aid the Guam Power Authority in restoring power to the island after by Super Typhoon Paka. The typhoon hit the island the evening of Dec. 16 with sustained winds of 175 mph. One wind gust recorded......
Photo by Melissa Bitter | War.gov | 12.30.1997
A little boy has a Humanitarian Meal Ready to Eat for a late lunch on Dec. 31, 1997, as his family waits for a room assignment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Air Force is converting some dormitories into temporary housing for people displaced by Super Typhoon Paka. The typhoon hit the island the evening of Dec. 16 with sustained winds of 175 mph. One wind gust recorded at Andersen was......
Courtesy Photo | War.gov | 12.16.1997
The U.S. Navy tug Ketchikan and a barge lie where they were beached by super typhoon Paka at Naval Station Marianas, Guam, on Dec. 17, 1997. Super typhoon Paka hit the island the night before with average sustained winds of 175 mph. One wind gust recorded at nearby Anderson Air Force Base was the strongest ever recorded on earth at 236 mph. (DoD photo by Lt. Rick Naystatt, U.S. Navy.)...
Courtesy Photo | War.gov | 12.16.1997
Military quarters in the Nimitz Hill housing area near Naval Station Marianas, Guam, lie smashed in the aftermath of super typhoon Paka on Dec. 17, 1997. Super typhoon Paka hit the island the night before with average sustained winds of 175 mph. One wind gust recorded at nearby Anderson Air Force Base was the strongest ever recorded on earth at 236 mph. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class......
Courtesy Photo | War.gov | 12.15.1997
A U.S. Navy barge and tug boat lie where they were beached by super typhoon Paka at Naval Station Marianas, Guam, on Dec. 17, 1997. Super typhoon Paka hit the island the night before with average sustained winds of 175 mph. One wind gust recorded at nearby Anderson Air Force Base was the strongest ever recorded on earth at 236 mph. (DoD photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Kiniry, U.S. Navy.)...
