Imperial Valley News Center
Wasp Departs to be Forward Deployed to Japan
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Norfolk, Virginia - Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departed for Sasebo, Japan, yesterday, where it will assume duties as the forward-deployed flagship of the amphibious force of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
How to encourage kids to learn history
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Washington, DC - Educator and award-winning author Robyn Gioia encourages the use of historical fiction to stimulate a love of reading and--more important--of learning, says David Bruce Smith, co-founder of the Grateful American Book Prize.
Celebrate Autumn’s Harvest with Food Tank’s Fall Reading List
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Washington, DC - For fall, Food Tank has compiled a list of 17 books we hope will educate, inform, and inspire. As the weather cools and we turn to more savory foods, learn about the history of butter, duck season in France, and the life of Patience Gray, the visionary behind the modern slow food culture. For reflecting during the turning of the seasons, read about how antibiotics changed our food, how to combat a hot and hungry planet, and the food truck movement. Or, in the spirit of the fall harvest, learn about migrant workers in California.
Kyrgyz Independence Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson: "On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, congratulations and best wishes to the government and people of the Kyrgyz Republic in celebration of the Kyrgyz Republic’s 26th anniversary of independence on August 31.
Slovak Republic Constitution Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson: "On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, congratulations to the people of the Slovak Republic on your Constitution Day September 1st.
USS Kearsarge and USS Oak Hill to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief
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Norfolk, Virginia - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. Phil Davidson, has ordered the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) to get underway from their Norfolk, homeports to support federal, state and local authorities ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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