Category: Military
American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam at the forefront of US-China tensions
As tensions rise between the US and China, the territories of American Samoa, Northern Mariana...
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#TBT: August 3, 2023
On August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered to the United States, allowing the US military to take the...
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#TBT: June 29, 2023
#TBT: President Harry Truman’s Executive Order 10265, dated June 29, 1951, transferred the...
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#TBT: June 8, 2023
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz speaking at the northwest airfield’s commissioning...
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Context of conflict
Understanding the context of conflict in Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands,...
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#TBT: May 18, 2023
During World War II, on June 15, 1944, two US Marine divisions went ashore on Saipan Island in the...
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#TBT: April 27, 2023
On April 27, 2019, the United States Navy christened the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam in...
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Northern Mariana Islands shift approach on military relationship with the US
On February 14, Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold Palacios (I) met with the Department of...
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US opens new Marine base in Guam
In the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the uprising in Iran, and increased Chinese...
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Coconut Colonialism: Mediators
According to a famous Samoan proverb, the pathway to leadership is through service (ʻO le ala i le...
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What does Veterans Day Mean to the US Territories?
On November 11, Americans celebrated Veterans Day. This federal holiday honors veterans of the...
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US military prepares to move marines to Guam despite danger to sacred areas
Recently, the United States Department of Defense has begun to advance its process of Guam’s...
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