Peleliu sees runway restoration and other efforts

Peleliu sees runway restoration and other efforts

Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Engineer Detachment - Palau continue to work on restoring a World War II runway to operating conditions on Peleliu. The work is part of an ongoing rotational deployment of Navy Seabees and Marine Corps Engineers.

Marines have made it a priority to assist with large community projects including road rebuilding, assistance with garbage disposal sites and building a volleyball court, even though the primary mission is runway restoration, according to the 1st Marine Logistics Group.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Perez, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Corps Engineer Detachment Palau, removes brush as part of a runway clearing project on Peleliu. Photo by Staff Sgt. David Bickel, 1st Marine Logistics Group

Palau and U.S. host Coastal Resilience Workshop

Palau's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command will host a Coastal Resilience Workshop at Palau Community College from Sept. 12 to Sept.14.
The event is in collaboration with the Palau International Coral Reef Center and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and supported by Joint Region Marianas, and the U.S. Embassy in Palau.

The workshop will “engage academia, military, and civilian agencies from across the Indo-Pacific on research and development topics concerning coastal ecosystem preservation, conservation, and restoration,” according to a Sept. 11 release. Attendees will come from Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand, and Tonga. mbj

US Federal Motor Carrier ruling on Commercial Driver’s Licenses could affect COFA citizens

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that “Only those in lawful immigration status (who provide “evidence of lawful immigration status” as defined in 49 CFR § 383.5) in the United States in one of the following employment-based nonimmigrant statuses will be permitted to obtain a non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permit or a Commercial Driver’s License.

Shared Prosperity: Government officials, businesses talk investment in the Pacific

HONOLULU, Hawaii — More than 170 representatives from Pacific Island nations, the U.S. government, and the private sector convened at the inaugural Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security, and Shared Prosperity Summit held at the Imin International Conference Center at Jefferson Hall in the University of Hawaii Manoa campus from Feb. 23 to Feb. 24.

Peleliu sees runway restoration and other efforts