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Pago Pago, American Samoa — Rep. Andra Samoa welcomed trainees of the 2nd In-Country Training of the NOAA/NWS Pacific International Training Desk (Pacific Desk) at the US Army Reserve Center in American Samoa.
Training runs from July 15-26, 2019 and will focus on basic weather forecasts and...

![Fofo Rep. Andra Samoa stressed the importance of regional collaborations and sharing of resources in the Pacific Region at the NOAA/NWS training that began Monday and runs through the 26th of this month. Pictured (l-r): H. Gingerlei Porter, Director of Pacific Desk; Elinor Lutu-McMoore, MIC WSO Pago Pago; Rep. Andra Samoa; and Jennifer Strahl, Lead Meteorologist Pacific Desk. [courtesy photo] Pictured (l-r): H. Gingerlei Porter, Director of Pacific Desk; Elinor Lutu-McMoore, MIC WSO Pago Pago; Rep. Andra Samoa; and Jennifer Strahl, Lead Meteorologist Pacific Desk](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/noaa-nws_pacific_training-1.png?itok=JZTEOqQM)