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Pearl Harbor Day graphic
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is commemorating National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, now 82 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Early on that Sunday morning, imperial Japan made a deadly surprise attack from aircraft carriers against Pearl Harbor and other sites on Oahu,...
Retired Chaplain Major Folauga Jr Tupuola
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A retired Chaplain Major, Folauga Jr Tupuola, 61, of Iliili, from the U.S. Army, has returned home to American Samoa after 15 years of service, which included a knee replacement and hip replacement — so he decided to retire medically. It’s been 5 months since he...
Agaalofa S. Tauane
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Agaalofa S. Tauane is embracing a significant milestone in his life through his promotion to Major in the U.S. Army. Hailing from the village of Alofau where he is an alumnus of Fagaitua High School and American Samoa Community College ROTC program, Major Tauane's rise...
Toa o Samoa
O le vaiaso ua mavae na tatala aloaia ai se nofoaga autu mo Fitafita o Amerika Samoa sa tautua ma o lo o fa’aauau pea ona tautua i totonu o vaega’au a le malo tele.  O lenei nofoaga autu mo Toa o Samoa o lo o i le Pago Plaza i Pago Pago. [ata foai]
Governor and First Lady at Veterans Day wave
Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga and First Lady Ella, both Veterans themselves, join many other Veterans and their families and supporters in an early morning WAVE in celebration of Veterans Day and those that continue to serve in the US Armed Forces to this day. Malo Toa. Malo Tau. Thank you for...
Sergeant 1st Class, Lisa Tavai Knight
Apia, SAMOA — A young woman with Samoan roots is creating waves by being a senior geospatial engineer at the Rock Island Arsenal, a prominent military installation located in the U.S. state of  Illinois. Sergeant 1st Class, Lisa Tavai Knight, 33, holds the distinction of being the sole individual...
Command Sergeant Major Joshua J. Kazaka
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Change of Responsibility Ceremony between Command Sergeant Major Wylie Ramos and Command Sergeant Major Joshua J. Kazaka was held on Oct. 12, 2023 for the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 428th Field Artillery Brigade, located at Fort Sill, north of Lawton,...
GT Andrea Faaleiua Asuao with two others
Our newly promoted Toa o Samoa — SGT Andrea Faaleiua Asuao of Malaeimi, American Samoa. She is the daughter of Siu Faaleiua and Toeleiu Faaleiua. The promotion ceremony was held at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. Congratulations SGT Asuao!  [courtesy photo]
USCG vessels in Pago Pago Harbor
US Coast Guard vessels in Pago Pago Harbor during the recent visit by the USCG Marine Safety and Security Team Honolulu where they held a recruiting event earlier in the month. [ASG photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Spc. Jacob Tagaloa, part of the Australian TasmanSabre23 or Task Force Sabre 23, is training along side with the Australian Task Force. U.S. Soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force 7 conduct logistics over-the-shore operations during Talisman...

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