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An Australian Army helicopter lands on Pikelot Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, where three men were found on Sunday after missing for three days.

SOS on the sand saves trio

The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days when their distress signal was spotted.

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The USS Theodore Roosevelt docked in Guam.

Sailors on sidelined aircraft carrier get coronavirus for second time

Five US sailors on an aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to the pandemic have been diagnosed with the virus for the second time, the US Navy says.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, pictured anchored off Manila Bay in 2018.

Theodore Roosevelt sailor dies of COVID-19, 585 crew infected

The aircraft carrier has more than 4000 crew. Hundreds have tested positive, including the captain who lost his job because he pleaded for help for his crew.

  • Eric Schmitt, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Helene Cooper
The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is anchored off Manila Bay in 2018.

Captain of aircraft carrier in the Pacific pleads for help as virus cases rise onboard

In a four-page letter, the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt laid out the dire situation unfolding aboard the warship deployed to the Pacific Ocean.

  • Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Helene Cooper
Mark Apuron, 45, sits beside a photo of himself when he was 15 years old, the age when he says he was raped by his uncle, former Archbishop Anthony Apuron, in Guam.

'Don't touch me': How a culture of sex abuse devastated a Catholic community

More than 220 former altar boys, students and Boy Scouts are suing Guam's archdiocese over sexual assaults by 35 clergy, teachers and scoutmasters.

  • David Goldman
Beautiful Guam Guam is an island in Micronesia, but is a US territory. It is known as the place "where America starts its day" as it is the first US land that sees the sun each day.

Guam, Pacific: Seven things you need to know about the island North Korea wants to bomb

Guam, a tiny US territory in the Pacific, has suddenly become a focal point of world attention.

  • Paul Chai
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Tumon Bay in Guam

Guam, US territory: The US island closer than Hawaii

Ghosts and shooting galleries are part of the rare mix of attractions in this Pacific US territory.

  • Paul Chai
Micronesia

Wide blue yonder

Lance Richardson explores nations rich in culture, charm and conflict as he hops over a key expanse of the Pacific.

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