STRIPES (Chad Garland) - Cross country teams find strength in ‘family’ competition at Vicenza | Stars and Stripes
Newcomers from Naples and Rota win the girls and boys races in the first meet of the DODEA-Europe season featuring team competition.
STRIPES (Kent Harris) - Rota comes up just short on Aviano’s unusual field | Stars and Stripes
The Saints win 28-26 in the season-opening game between the two squads in DODEA-Europe nine-man football action.
STRIPES (Alex Wilson) - ‘Every aspect’ of Pacific island damaged or destroyed by Super Typhoon Bavi | Stars and Stripes
Super Typhoon Bavi battered the small Pacific island of Rota, leaving its 2,000 residents without power or running water.
DAILYCALLER (Nathan Johnson) - Rota and Guam Wrecked By Catastrophic Typhoon
No casualties reported so far
STRIPES (Alex Wilson) - ‘Catastrophic’ Super Typhoon Bavi barrels through US Pacific islands | Stars and Stripes
Super Typhoon Bavi delivered extreme winds and heavy rains to the United States’ westernmost territories Monday morning.
STRIPES (Alison Bath) - US Navy presence in Europe to get boost after months of Iran operations | Stars and Stripes
A destroyer slated for a fall arrival in Spain can’t get there soon enough, the commander of U.S. 6th Fleet said.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - Wartime-level Northern Marianas typhoon hit tests US commitment
Originally published by Asia Times
FEMA needs to do its job well – but especially carefully, since the commonwealth is a place where money can disappear One hears a lot recently that the United States lacks the wherewithal or the bandwidth to protect its allies, partners and interests in the Asia-Pacific owing to demands of the Iran War. This is said within the context of America deterring or defeating potential Chinese aggression. It’s not just timorous American allies who wonder. US citizens in the US territory of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are wondering as well. Super Typhoon Sinlaku plowed through CNMI and its main islands, Saipan, Tinian and Rota last week, causing widespread destruction. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management…Open
STRIPES (Alison Bath) - Naples, Rota share goal of steady improvement before championships | Stars and Stripes
Four-time defending champion Wildcats win once Saturday and tie with the Admirals in a DODEA-Europe baseball doubleheader.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean
A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover.
STRIPES (Alex Wilson) - Guam hunkers down as powerful super typhoon churns toward Northern Marianas | Stars and Stripes
U.S. military bases on Guam are battening down for a near miss from Super Typhoon Sinlaku.