Military News – Page 131 – Virgin Islands Free Press

U.S. Coast Guard Cleanup of Abandoned Boats In Water Moves To St. John

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- U.S. Coast Guard Petty officer Jake DiPaola arrived on St. John about a week after Hurricane Maria. In Coral Bay, on the…

John McCarthy February 17, 2018

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Virgin Islands National Guard Explains What Soldiers Should Do With Bounced Government Checks

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) issued instructions today on what soldiers should do if they received checks from the government that bounced, the V.I. Free Press has…

John McCarthy February 12, 2018

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Seventh Circuit Court Says Residents of U.S. Territories Can’t Vote Absentee For President Per Former Residence on Mainland

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHICAGO — Residents of the Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico have no right to vote absentee in their former state of residence, the 7th…

John McCarthy January 20, 2018

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Walla Walla USACE Volunteers To Continue Working in Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WALLA WALLA, Washington – Volunteers from the Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to work to bring relief to the Virgin…

John McCarthy January 19, 2018

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1,000 Generators Owned and Maintained By Federal Government Are Key To Maintaining Quality of Living in Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Maintenance operations conducted as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporary emergency power mission in Puerto Rico are keeping nearly 1,000…

John McCarthy January 17, 2018

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Coast Guard and DPNR Wrap Up Boat Salvage Operations in St. Croix on Monday

V.I. Free Press photo by GARY DAVIDSON https://www.facebook.com/DreamlifePhotographySTX/ CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), the U.S. Coast Guard and salvage contractors completed vessel salvage operations on…

John McCarthy January 16, 2018

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Major Earthquake Strikes Caribbean Between Honduras and the Cayman Islands … Tsunami Warning Extends Out 621 Miles From Epicenter

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] TEGUCIGALPA -- A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean region between the coast of Honduras and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night and the Virgin…

John McCarthy January 10, 2018

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Venezuela Extends Air and Maritime Trade Ban With Three Caribbean Islands … Including Aruba

CARACAS -- Venezuela has extended its ban on air and maritime ties with three nearby Dutch Caribbean islands, citing out of control smuggling, officials said today. Venezuela is pressing for high-level…

John McCarthy January 9, 2018

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: WAPA Needs 50 Flagmen and You Don’t Need A High School Diploma To Get The Job

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is in the holiday spirit early. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED - Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced 50 jobs are available for flagmen to assist in managing traffic…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

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U.S. Army SATCOM Supports Hurricane Relief Efforts in Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN -- Some 2,000 miles away from the path of devastation cut by hurricanes Irma and Maria, network engineers at the Rock Island Arsenal Integrated Network Operations…

John McCarthy December 7, 2017