Guam’s governor has issued a mandatory evacuation order for low-lying coastal areas ahead of Super Typhoon Mawar. Mawar barreled into Guam as a powerful Category 4 storm Wednesday, pummeling the U.S. Pacific territory with high winds, heavy rains, and a dangerous storm surge that swamped low-lying areas as residents hunkered down in homes and shelters….
Evacuation Order Issued as Super Typhoon Mawar Lashes Guam as Category 4 Storm
US Must Defend Its Pacific Territories Against Chinese Threat: Former NSC Director
May 20, 2023
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In light of the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Indo-Pacific, it is imperative for the United States to devote as much attention to the defense of its Pacific territories as it does to the defense of its states, said a former National Security Council (NSC) director during an oversight hearing…
‘Cook the World’: Sweetwater Chef Introduces Students to Multicultural Cuisines
By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh—Andrew Alvarez’s immigrant parents had high standards. From an early age, he knew they hoped a career in medicine or engineering would follow his 2004 graduation from Quaker Valley High School. There was only one problem, and it was a biggie: Cooking is what actually fired the Sewickley, Pennsylvania…
China Sends a Carrier Task Force Toward Guam and a Message to America
Commentary While much of America was focused on the drama and theatrics of the election of a new Speaker of the House and a domestic American airline system disrupted by winter weather, there was an unprecedented surge of naval and air challenges by China toward Japan and Taiwan. One of the two existing Chinese carriers,…
Six Countries Join Forces for Humanitarian Christmas Drop to Remote Pacific Islands
December 7, 2022
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Five countries are joining the United States this year in a humanitarian assistance Christmas drop, which kicked off on Dec. 4. Air forces from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and India are going to make deliveries to over 20 thousand islanders across 56 remote islands throughout Micronesia and Palau. Based out…
Guam: The Hinge of America’s Pacific Defense Begins
Commentary The people of Guam say “America’s day begins” when the sun shines on their island. That Chamber of Commerce claim is geographically and politically accurate. Guam, in the western Pacific east of the Philippines and north of New Guinea, is sovereign U.S. territory on the bright side of the International Date Line. In 2022,…
Guam Sends First Republican Delegate to the House in 30 Years
A Republican was elected as Guam’s U.S. House delegate for the first time in decades, according to the Guam Election Commission on Tuesday. In the race for Guam’s non-voting House delegate, Republican James Moylan defeated Democrat Judith Won Pat 17,075 votes to 15,427 votes, according to data provided by the island territory. Moylan is the first…
US Indo–Pacific Chief Sees Largest Military Buildup in Chinese Army’s History
China’s army is undergoing the largest buildup in the Chinese regime’s history since World War II, according to Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo–Pacific Command. Aquilino made the comment in a conversation hosted by the research institute the Foundation for Defense of Democracies on June 24 (pdf). The buildup encompasses all army domains and capabilities,…
Satellite Imagery Shows Construction of US Military Facility in Pacific
Satellite imagery revealed that the United States is constructing a new military facility in the Pacific, possibly preparing an alternative landing site for its airforce should the military bases on Guam become inoperable. Land-clearing activity has been spotted at Tinian International Airport in the Northern Mariana Islands, based on satellite images obtained by The War…
The Lessons Taiwan Can Learn From Ukraine—With John Mills
April 22, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party seeks to destroy the United States—from economics to the military—all while their eyes are on Taiwan and beyond. Taiwan is on the front line of freedom. If Taiwan falls, the next island chain is American territory like Guam. I speak with John Mills—former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs…
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