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NEWS ABOUT: Guam

Guam stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - Astronauts walking outside the International Space Station lost communications with NASA ground control for 33 minutes today, Reuters reports, after a storm cut the link through a relay station on the Pacific island of Guam. “This is no safety of flight issue,” said a spokesman, who added that... More »

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NASA • storm • astronauts • International Space Station • spacewalk • Guam • communications

 Airbus 330 Makes 
 Emergency Landing in Guam 

Cockpit fire forces move; plane same type as in Air France crash

Jun 11, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(AP) - An Airbus 330 carrying 203 people has made an emergency landing in Guam after an electrical problem sparked a small fire in the cockpit, airline officials said. There were no injuries. Though it's the same type of plane as the Air France flight that crashed last week in the Atlantic,... More »

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Australia • Japan • Airbus • Guam • emergency landing • Airbus A330

No Survivors in Crash of
US Bomber off Guam

With 6 crew members considered dead, rescue focus shifts to recovery

Jul 23, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(AP) - The US Air Force said today all six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam were killed. A wide search effort has shifted focus from rescue to recovery of the crew, said officials at Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific island. More »

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plane crash • Guam • US Air Force • B-52 bomber

 B-52 Crashes Off Guam 

Search under way for 6 crew members

Jul 21, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US B-52 bomber with six crew members crashed near the island of Guam today, AP reports. A dozen planes and ships have been deployed by the Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard to search for survivors. Rescuers have found at least two people, but their condition was not immediately... More »

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Air Force • Coast Guard • plane crash • Guam • B-52 bomber

updated

Obama Wins in Guam by 7 Votes

More than 4,500 Democrats give
senator winner's
share of 9 delegates

May 3, 08 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton in Guam's caucuses today by a mere seven votes, Reuters reports. With four pledged delegates and five superdelegates at stake, more than 4,500 Democrats voted—despite the candidates' MIA status and residents’ inability to vote in the November elections. More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Guam • Democratic campaign

Pilots Safe in 1st-Ever B-2 Crash

3 other Guam-based Stealth bombers staying put, for now

Feb 23, 08 6:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A B-2 stealth bomber crashed after takeoff from a US base in Guam this morning—the first-ever failure for the $1.2 billion bat-winged craft, AP reports. Thick, black smoke could be seen billowing from the wreckage, one witness said. Both pilots successfully ejected and are in good condition; one... More »

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plane crash • Guam • pilot • stealth bomber • US Air Force

Russian Bombers Harry US Ship

Yank fighters scramble to intercept jets

Feb 12, 08 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - US fighter jets intercepted Russian bombers near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz south of Japan today, Reuters reports. In an apparently tense moment, one of the Russian "Bear" bombers flew over the deck of the carrier. Four US F18 fighters took off from the Nimitz to escort the hostile... More »

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Russia • Japan • Guam • USS Kitty Hawk • USS Nimitz • F-18 Fighter • Bear bomber

Quakes
Rattle
Pacific

Big Shakers hit
Guam and
New Zealand

Sep 30, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Major earthquakes rattled Guam and New Zealand last night but no major damage or injuries were reported. A 6.8 quake off the coast swayed high-rise buildings and knocked goods off supermarket shelves in Guam. Hours later the uninhabited Auckland Islands south of the New Zealand mainland were struck by... More »

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New Zealand • Pacific • Guam

Russia Relaunches
Cold War
Patrols

Pointed message
to US from Putin

Aug 18, 07 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a resumption of some of the tension reminiscent of the Cold War and a message to the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin has relaunched long-range Russian bomber patrols after a 15-year hiatus. Fourteen bombers took off yesterday just days after Russian jets buzzed the skies off Guam and began... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • State Department • North Pole • Cold War • Guam • bomber patrol • Sean McCormack

Russians Hot for Cold War Habit

Nuclear-capable bombers again tweaking US, NATO forces

Aug 9, 07 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia's air force has revived the Soviet-era practice of flying to areas policed by NATO and the US, Reuters reports. A Tu-95 bomber "exchanged smiles" today with American pilots who raced to track it as it flew over Guam. As during the Cold War, Russian officials called the incident... More »

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Russia • NATO • Vladimir Putin • Soviet • Cold War • Guam • Russian military

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