2 month agoThe @USGC Cutter Midgett interdicted a low-profile go-fast vessel and seized more than 2,100 lbs of cocaine. The Midgett was en route to its future homeport in Honolulu where it's scheduled for commissioning Aug. 24.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 30km NW of Taron, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 139km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 125km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 104km NNW of Hirara, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 121km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 - 16km SE of Su'ao, Taiwan
Australian Defence Minister @lindareynoldswa: "the Australian government remains very concerned about the increased tensions in Straits of Hormuz and we are considering the American request and also the request from the United Kingdom, but we have not yet made any decision"
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to raise South China Sea ruling with Xi Jinping
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 57km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 - 43km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $405,770,000 contract modification to design, develop and build rocket motors, missile body flight articles and related support equipment for the Army's Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike Weapon System
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 87km N of Laiwui, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 3km SSW of Tingloy, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 168km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 36km S of Hualian, Taiwan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 33km S of Hualian, Taiwan
Pompeo: We asked more than 60 countries to provide assistance to secure shipping lines in the Strait of Hormuz
Duterte says he will focus on fighting corruption in his remaining years as president.
2 month agoJapan-based US assault ship WASP LHD1 operating her embarked Marine Corps F-35B STOVL Joint Strike Fighters in the Coral Sea 1 Aug, just after taking part in Exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia. She's been underway with the 31st MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit since early June
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 199km WSW of Kuripan, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 36km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 58km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 140km SSE of Muara Siberut, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 76km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia
Australian Defense Minister @lindareynoldswa on proposed Gulf security operation: "The request that the United States has made is a very serious one and it is a complex one. That's why we are currently giving this request very serious consideration.no decision has yet been made"
Thirty dead and missing in three wrecks in the Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 9km SSW of Honiara, Solomon Islands
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 269km NW of Auckland Island, New Zealand
Police have body slammed a man in the carpark of a Sydney hospital after he became abusive while his partner was being treated.
