“This is important to support international partnerships as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in our region and further afield,” Andrew Little said.
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A satellite captured several images showing the before and after situation of a volcanic eruption at the South Pacific island of Tonga.
The images have been taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, around 12 hours after the eruption. They show how the uninhabited volcanic island had vanished after the blast.
An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami on the shores of Tonga and cutting off phone and internet lines for the entire island.
As of now, there are no official reports of injuries or deaths in the region.
Pentagon Report on P-8A Readiness for Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission
May 25, 2021 5:57 AM
The following is the May 19, 2021 Department of Defense Inspector General investigation, Evaluation of the Readiness of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Meet the U.S. European Command’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Requirements.
From the Report
The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the readiness of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon fleet met the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) requirements of the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM).
Background
The P-8A Poseidon is a multi-mission maritime aircraft. It is primarily used by Theater Commanders to conduct ASW operations to deny the enemy the effective use of its submarines against the U.S. and its allies. The Navy began developing and acquiring the P-8A Poseidon in April 2000 to replace its P-3C Orion fleet, which entered Navy service in 1962. In FY 2019, the estimated total acquisition cost for the Navy’s P 8A Poseidon fle
there s always hope for extraordinary or miraculous circumstances. perhaps there could be two or three additional days. but there s not a whole lot of time left. reporter: the rescue efforts intensifying. in the air. including the u.s. navy sophisticated poseidon aircraft. technology used in the hunt for missing flight mh-370. and below the ocean. american sailors set to deploy unmanned underwater vehicles capable of diving to 5,000 feet for 30 hours. the submarine was last heard from on wednesday. so what could have happened? it reported a short circuit in its batteries. but it could have been overcome by bad weather or faced a catastrophic accident. is it in shape to survive this long? it was built in the mid-1980s but refitted five years ago and can withstand depths of up to a third of a mile. still, rough seas are hampering the search. the seas out there right now are going to be about 24 or more