US forces on Guam are facing a Chinese missile threat unlike anything else and need more air defenses with deeper magazines, Army officials say

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A group of US airmen stand around a tall, long missile defense system that is pointing up towards a cloudy sky.
A US Army soldier points out the components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile defense system to airmen of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron during a site visit to Task Force Talon in February 2024.

U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Stephen J. Collier

I've spent 6 weeks of my life on Guam and am convinced it's the most underrated tourist destination in the US

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That's the author posing with a shell on one of Guam's pristine beaches in 2001. Hardly any Americans visit Guam, and I think they're missing out.

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Satellite photos show how the US Air Force is reclaiming a WWII-era airfield from the jungle to prepare to dodge Chinese missiles

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Air Force C-130J Tinian
A US Air Force C-130J takes off from Tinian in February 2018.

US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail

Trump declared that 'Guam isn't America' when he was warned that the US territory could be vulnerable to a North Korean nuclear strike, report says

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Former President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Former President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

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The US Air Force's big plan to spread out and take on China may actually make things easier for Beijing

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Air Force agile combat employment F-16
US Air Force airmen perform agile combat employment training while conducting maintenance on an F-16 in Michigan in June.

US Air Force/Master Sgt. David Kujawa

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