News 8 Throwback: Navy ship homecomings in San Diego 1965 - 1996
From four destroyers returning in 1965 to a Desert Storm-era ship return in 1996, this week s Throwback collects memories of Navy homecomings in San Diego. Author: Jennifer Lothspeich (Digital Content Producer), Barbara Nielsen (Archives Editor) Published: 4:10 PM PDT April 26, 2021 Updated: 4:10 PM PDT April 26, 2021
SAN DIEGO As a military town, San Diego has served as homeport to several Navy ships over the years. News 8 was there to capture the emotional homecomings whenever these vessels returned to America s Finest City after lengthy deployments. From multiple destroyers coming home in 1965 to military spouses greeting loved ones in 1996, this week s News 8 Throwback captures some of the magic moments of these happy reunions.
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News Briefs: Pascagoula to host food service job fair
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PASCAGOULA, Miss. The City of Pascagoula, in conjunction with Main Street Pascagoula, will host a food service job fair on April 30 at the Pascagoula Senior Center.
Restaurants from across the city will be on hand to discuss job openings with potential applicants On-site interviews will be conducted and, in some cases, on-site hirings are a possibility.
Applicants are encouraged to bring several copies of their resume.
“Our restaurants dealt with a lot of hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic and now they are struggling to hire staff,” said Rebecca Davis, Executive Director for Main Street Pascagoula. “We need to do something to help this industry that is so important to our community.”
Building resilience in small island states: Akka Rimon on Kiribatiâs continual transformation
Akka Rimon has seen firsthand how development can change lives. As the Country Liaison Officer for the World Bank in Kiribati she has coordinated large investments, including establishing permanent access to freshwater and creating infrastructure to accelerate connectivity speeds, among other developments that are overcoming the communication divide and improving living standards in her country.
What was your childhood like?
I had a very happy childhood. I was born and raised in Fiji but spent much of my time in Kiribati. My father went to study in Australia, so I lived there for a while too.
Japanese Marines Are Ready To Defend Japan s Islands Against China
Concerns that Beijing might seize outlying islands led to the formation of Japan s Amphibious Rapid Response Brigade in 2018.
Here s What You Need to Know: Tokyo is developing a modest capability to respond to incursions on its many vulnerable islands.
Seventy-five years ago, the sight of 300 Japanese marines storming rolling onto a Queensland beach in hulking tracked amphibious vehicles would have heralded a catastrophic setback to Australia’s national security.
But obviously, the world has changed quite a bit since World War II. The soldiers from Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARB) were not invaders, but participants in the international 2019 Talisman Sabre exercise held biennially on Australian soil.