CAMP DENALI, Alaska — Approximately 80 Alaska National Guard members have arrived in Mongolia to participate in Exercise Khaan Quest 2013, scheduled to take place until Aug. 14 at Five Hills Training Area and the city of Ulaanbaatar.
At a ceremony in Yokohama on Tuesday, Japan unveiled its newest helicopter destroyer, the "Izumo." At 820 feet long, the Izumo is the largest warship built by Japan for its fleet since World War II.
Following a number of public engagement efforts, NOAA Fisheries today announced it is denying the Georgia Aquarium’s request for a permit to import 18 beluga whales from Russia for public display in the United States. NOAA Fisheries based the decision on requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
Non-Essential staff at the American Embassy in Yemen has been ordered by the United States State Department to evacuate because of the continued potential threat of terrorist attacks and civil unrest on Tuesday.