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Nearly $2M available for military families in Guam after typhoon
Relief societies are providing grants to military, families in Guam for basic needs such as shelter, food and gas.
By Karen Jowers
Amphibious warship Ashland, Marines, toil to save Tinian
The amphibious dock landing ship Ashland is ferrying heavy equipment to Tinian, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the wake of the devastating Super Typhoon Yutu.
By Carl Prine
Military forces from Hawaii to Guam pitch in to save Saipan, Tinian in the wake of super typhoon
Tinian was battered by sustained winds clocked at 178 miles per hour, making it the most powerful cyclone on record to ever wallop U.S. soil, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Carl Prine
Overshadowed by Florence, Navy and Marines race to save typhoon-ravaged Rota
Packing winds higher than 201 miles per hour and driving waves 50-feet high, the eye of Super Typhoon Mangkhut is now about 500 miles west of Manila on a trek to tear apart the northern Philippines, destroying rice crops and pancaking houses in a rural region that’s home to 10 million residents.
By Carl Prine
Navy braces for Florence, digs out from Olivia and Mangkhut
The summer storm season affects Navy, Coast Guard, Marine and National Guard troops from the Western Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard.
By Carl Prine and Mark D. Faram
Military bases, troops brace for ‘monster’ Hurricane Florence on East Coast, ‘super’ typhoon in Pacific
Florence may be one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the East Coast in decades.
By Staff Reports
Guam cleans up after Mangkhut, Hawaii and Norfolk brace for Olivia and Florence
Tropical cyclones threaten communities stretching from the western Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard.
By Tara Copp, AP and Carl Prine
Guam B-52s left behind to face typhoon as B-2s, C-17s scramble from 2 other major storms
Air Force finds itself in cross hairs of three major storms.
By Tara Copp, AP
Estonia halts NATO air drills after jet misfires missile
NATO air exercises in Estonia are on hold pending an investigation.
By Jari Tanner, The Associated Press
Spanish fighter jet accidentally fires missile in Estonia
Estonia’s military says it is looking for the remains of a missile that a Spanish fighter jet accidentally fired while drilling in the air space of the Baltic country and NATO ally.
America’s ‘oldest ally’ runs naval aviation drills to strengthen NATO, strike techniques
Two NATO members have joined together to improve naval aviation readiness.
By Daniel Cebul