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- Thanks for joining us.

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I'm Staff Sergeant Marie Gofrazie.

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All seven crew members are safe following

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a B-52 bomber mishap on the flight line

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at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Thursday morning.

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The aircraft crew safely exited the aircraft

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and no injuries have been reported.

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The B-52 was deployed from Minot Air Force Base,

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North Dakota as part of Andersen's continuous

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bomber presence mission in the Pacific.

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Elsewhere on the island, exercise Tricrab 2016

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is wrapping up on Naval Base Guam.

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The combined exercise works to strengthen relationships

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within the Asia Pacific region involving military forces

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from the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore.

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Tricrab focuses on the maritime environment.

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Practicing skills ranging from unexploded ordinance

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response, ship and pier attack response,

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and airfield recovery.

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The exercise takes place throughout the land

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and territorial waters of Guam.

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Looking over to Japan, Petty Officer Lorelei Vander Griend

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tells us how kids at Yakota Air Base were recognized

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for their service.

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- [Voiceover] Kids who were nominated

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^by their deployed parents were received recognition

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^for being a homefront hero.

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374th Airlift Wing Commander, Colonel Douglas Delamater

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awarded 13 children for their achievements in support

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during this difficult time.

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Two of those kids, Kaede and Yvonne Rusler tell us

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how they felt when their dad left.

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- I was super sad.

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^And crying
- [Yvonne] We were both crying

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^to be specific.
[Kaede] A lot

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for the first few days.

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But then we started getting to used to it.

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- I'm sure and I'm starting to not worry so much.

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- [Voiceover] Kids know their parents will be back

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but there's still that missing place at home.

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^- Knowing that he would be over to support me,

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^but he won't be there at the moment.

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- [Voiceover] Petty Officer Lorelei Vander Griend

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Yakota Air Base, Japan.

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- That's it for this news break.

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around the Pacific.

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Thanks for watching.

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