ARMY RESERVE
Washington, D.C. — Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is no longer a part-time soldier with the Hawaii Army National Guard. Instead, she’s a major in the U.S. Army Reserve at a command post in Silicon Valley.
Gabbard, who opted against running for reelection after a failed presidential campaign,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The two Army Reserve soldiers who appeared in uniform during the American Samoa delegations’ presentation at the Democratic National Convention in August, will not be disciplined for appearing in uniform, but their supervisor will, according to a Marine Corps Times...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking at Sunday’s government COVID-19 task force meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga said “enforcement” is very important now while the territory is under a COVID-19 declaration.
He points out that Public Safety enforcement has started to improve with additional...
US Navy Capt. Nathan King (left) administered the oath of office for 17 American Samoa young men and women during the swearing in ceremony Thursday afternoon, Feb. 6th at the US Army Reserve Center in Tafuna. Family members and friends were in attendance for the brief ceremony along with US Army...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — When Tropical Cyclone Gita devastated American Samoa in February 2018, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, residing in American Samoa, took immediate action to aid in the recovery efforts. Under the direction of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Soldiers assisted in...
![[l-r] Brig. Gen. Douglas F. Anderson, Commander of the US Army 9th Mission Support Command; Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale, who is the acting governor; and Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dps_n_msar.jpg?itok=0hxqNvCv "[l-r] Brig. Gen. Douglas F. Anderson, Commander of the US Army 9th Mission Support Command; Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale, who is the acting governor; and Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson, holding up copies of the Memorandum Of Understanding at yesterday’s MOU signing ceremony between the parties, for the Dept. of Public Safety’s use of the Army’s Modular Small Arms Range (MSAR), the indoor shooting range that was dedicated last Friday. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Memorandum of Understanding was signed yesterday between the Army Reserve and DPS, for the Dept. of Public Safety’s use of the Army’s Modular Small Arms Range (MSAR), the indoor shooting range that was dedicated last Friday.
The MOU outlines responsibilities of both...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 200,000 Soldiers are currently serving in the U.S. Army Reserve. Out of those 200,000, there’s bound to be a few siblings serving together. However, when two brothers serve in the same Army Reserve infantry company on the small Pacific Island of American Samoa...
Pago Page, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has a rich history of “Firsts” in a long U.S. Army Reserve lineage, like hosting two companies from the 100th Infantry ‘Go for Broke’ Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, 9th Mission Support Command, which is the Army Reserve’s only infantry battalion....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Army Reserve Soldiers of American Samoa will soon train at the first indoor rifle range in the Army Reserve, a Modular Small Arms Range scheduled for a grand opening the end of April.
“The sons and daughters of American Samoa serving in the Armed Forces will have the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A private school in American Samoa is objecting to the construction of a United States military indoor firing range adjacent to their school.
The principal and Board of Directors of South Pacific Academy have written to Congresswoman Aumua Amata asking her to intervene....