The U.S. is the fourth largest country in the world, coming in after Russia, Canada, and China. This lends it a diverse climate courtesy of vast differences between longitudes and latitudes.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA When the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Rainier docked at the Pago Pago Harbor wharf last Friday with a total of 55 cr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA The U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel, ‘Raineir’, named after Mount Rainier an active volcano
The U.S. is engaged in a strategic competition with China across the political, economic, and military spectrum, and maritime security and resource protection is an important but often overlooked aspect of this competition. As recent events make evident, the potential incursion of a large Chinese fishing fleet protected by paramilitary units into U.S. waters is here. The challenge is such that any response must act in concert with Pacific allies to secure significant U.S. economic, military, and ecological interests. The threat is greatest in U.S.