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☆ Huge rogue waves smash into remote US military base in Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

US military buildings damaged by the rogue waves on Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein AtollPhotos released by the US military showed damage to Roi-Namur infrastructure in Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. Photos released by the US military showed damage to Roi-Namur infrastructure in Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll“The impacts of these waves are also more strongly felt across low-lying islands, which includes the Marshall Islands,” he said. Photos released by the US military showed personnel being moved from Roi-Namur island on Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024.

Persons: “, Drew Morgan, U.S . Army Garrison, Robert Shackelford, Shackelford, ”, Ronald Reagan Organizations: CNN, US Army, Marshall, Facebook, Army, U.S . Army, National Weather Service, Geological Survey, Missile Defense Command, Ronald, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense, Department of Defense, U.S . Strategic Command Locations: Roi, Namur, Kwajalein, Republic, Atoll, Kwajalein Atoll, USAG, Marshall, Hawaii

☆ Powerful Waves Slam U.S. Army Base in the Marshall Islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Amanda Holpuch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A surge of unexpected waves swamped the island of Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands on Saturday, forcing evacuations from a U.S. Military base and causing damage that could take months to repair. A video from inside a building at U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll that circulated widely on social media showed a surge of water crashing through a set of double doors, knocking them off their hinges and upending people who were standing nearby. Another burst of water rushed through the windows, forcing the people to wade through waist-high water as furniture and vegetation floated around them. Roi-Namur is a small island about 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii and is the second-largest island of the Kwajalein Atoll, a loop of coral reefs in the Marshall Islands.

Persons: U.S . Army Garrison Organizations: U.S, Military, U.S . Army Locations: Roi, Namur, Marshall, Hawaii, Kwajalein

☆ A US military base was pummeled with rogue waves from a storm surge on the Marshall Islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

'Get out of here'The Café Roi dining facility was heavily flooded in the storm. US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDSShocking viral video captured heavy flooding on the US military base around 9 p.m. Saturday night. A surge of water broke down the front doors of a local restaurant, the Outrigger Bar and Grill, flooding the building and causing some people inside to lose their footing under the waves. Erik Hanson, a scuba instructor on the Marshall Islands, posted the video on Instagram, saying the flooding was caused by a "combination of wind, tides, and swell direction." "Get out of here," a voice on the video is heard saying before the lights in the building cut out.

Persons: Erik Hanson Organizations: US Army Locations: Roi, Kwajalein, Marshall

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is one of three sprawling but sparsely populated nations that have U.S. ties governed by so-called Compacts of Free Association (COFAs), under which Washington is responsible for their defense and provides economic assistance, while gaining exclusive military access to strategic swathes of ocean. Yun said he signed the agreement with RMI Foreign Minister Jack Ading in Honolulu, Hawaii, at a ceremony also attended by Marshallese President David Kabua. Analysts and former officials had blamed a delay in finalizing the Marshall Islands COFA on U.S. State Department lawyers wanting to control how new funds were spent and objecting to their being earmarked to address the nuclear legacy, fearing this could lay the U.S. open to more claims. A person familiar with the deal said all current federal programs, including education programs and the U.S. Reporting by David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina; Editing by Sandra Maler and Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Louis Mapou, Hu'akavemeiliku Siaosi, Surangel Whipps, Kausea Natano, Joseph Yun, Biden, Yun, Jack Ading, David Kabua, David Brunnstrom, Michael Martina, Sandra Maler, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: U.S ., Country, New, Tonga's, Tuvalu's, United, Marshall, Reuters, The, Free Association, Washington, Northern, RMI, RMI Foreign, U.S, Congress, . State Department, U.S . Postal Service, U.S . Congress, Thomson Locations: U.S, Federated States, Micronesia's, WASHINGTON, United States, The Republic, China, Northern Pacific, Palau, Micronesia, Washington, Honolulu , Hawaii, Marshall, Kwajalein

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is one of three sprawling but sparsely populated nations that have U.S. ties governed by so-called Compacts of Free Association (COFAs), under which Washington is responsible for their defense and provides economic assistance, while gaining exclusive military access to strategic swathes of ocean. Yun told Reuters he planned to sign the COFA deal with RMI Foreign Minister Jack Adding in Honolulu, Hawaii, at 2 p.m. local time (0000 GMT Tuesday). Analysts and former officials had blamed a delay in finalizing the Marshall Islands COFA on U.S. State Department lawyers wanting to control how new funds were spent and objecting to their being earmarked to address the nuclear legacy, fearing this could lay the U.S. open to more claims. A person familiar with the deal said all current federal programs, including education programs and the U.S. Reporting by David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Louis Mapou, Hu'akavemeiliku Siaosi, Surangel Whipps, Kausea Natano, Joseph Yun, Biden, Yun, Jack, David Kabua, David Brunnstrom, Michael Martina, Sandra Maler Organizations: U.S ., Country, New, Tonga's, Tuvalu's, United, Reuters, The, Marshall, Free Association, Washington, Northern, RMI, RMI Foreign, U.S . Congress, . State Department, U.S, U.S . Postal Service, Thomson Locations: U.S, Federated States, Micronesia's, WASHINGTON, United States, Marshall, Pacific, The Republic, China, Northern Pacific, Palau, Micronesia, Washington, Honolulu , Hawaii, Kwajalein

☆ US Air Force tests nuclear-capable long-range missile
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Michael Callahan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The US Air Force on Wednesday tested an unarmed nuclear-capable long-range missile, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command. The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with three test reentry vehicles, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and traveled 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 1:26 a.m. PT. The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the safety, security, effectiveness, and readiness of the weapon system, according to Air Force Global Strike Command. The other two parts of the triad are the Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile and nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers.

Persons: Kadielle, ”, Chris Cruise, Pat Ryder Organizations: CNN, US Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, Minuteman, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Kadielle Shaw, . Space Force, Airmen, Guardians, Pentagon, Trident Locations: California, Marshall, Calif, Russia, United States, Hague, ” Brig

Racheta destinată pentru test a fost lansată de pe o navă de război a marinei americane și detonată în aer. O astfel de capacitate va întări sistemul de apărare antirachetă împotriva potențialelor amenințări cu rachete, care provin din țări precum Coreea de Nord. Dacă testele se vor încheia cu succes, rachetele se vor regăsi rapid în bazele americane din lume, precum cea de la Deveselu. Racheta de test a fost lansată din zona atolului Kwajalein din Insulele Marshall, înainte de a fi interceptată în nord-estul statului Hawaii. Oficiali ai armatei americane au menționat că noile capacități de apărare dezvoltate pe nave de război se vor adăuga la sistemele existente de apărare antirachetă.

Persons: Insulele Marshall Locations: marinei, Coreea de Nord, Deveselu, Kwajalein, Insulele, Hawaii, Alaska, California

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