First Samoan promoted to the rank of Command Master Chief in the US Navy on-island
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Josephine Tauoa, who has etched her name in the history books of the United States Navy as the first Samoan to be promoted to the rank of Command Master Chief,

![Command Master Chief Josephine Tauoa (right) with Captain Tommy Edgeworth and Navy Recruiter Nofo Alesana. She is the first Samoan to be promoted to the rank of Command Master Chief in the US Navy and is on-island as part of the Navy’s Executive Engagement Visit program, as well as the recruiting effort by Navy Talent and Acquisition Group Pacific. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Command Master Chief Josephine Tauoa (right) with Captain Tommy Edgeworth and Navy Recruiter Nofo Alesana](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_5184.jpg?itok=x6Z12T7e)






![A Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association staffer at the Haleakalā National Park visitor center holding a plush petrel, an example of items for sale whose proceeds support the National Parks in Hawaii and American Samoa. The Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA), through its fundraising campaign — “90 For 90” has raised over $100k in support of national parks and historic sites in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa. [HPPA photo] Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association staffer](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/plush_petrel_.jpg?itok=gVvVXxut)

