Due to COVID-19 limitations, 50 guests were able to attend the ceremony for the ship named in honor of Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Lance Cpl. Miguel Keith, who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam exactly 51 years to the day his namesake ship joined the fleet.
“This ship is named after an inspiring leader - a Marine,” said Adm. Craig S. Faller, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, who delivered the ceremony’s principal remarks. “Lt. Gen. Heckl ran through Miguel’s career and a more detailed action of that day. But can any of us truly imagine? Close your eyes for a minute and try to think. The sound of gunfire like the worst violent storm any of us have ever been through. The searing heat, suffocating humidity, the chaos, and confusion of battle. The smell of death and destruction. When many would have stepped back, Miguel stepped up. He led the charge courageously focused on his team above all else, and he made a difference. A difference that is continued today.
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First Japan-U.S. Joint Statement to Mention Taiwan in Half a Century
On April 16, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga became the first foreign leader to be welcomed into the White House by newly inaugurated U.S. President Biden. The Japan-U.S. joint statement includes words like “peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait” and “the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues” for the first time in half a century.
On November 21, 1969, when Prime Minister Eisaku Sato visited Washington, he emphasized the importance of Taiwan’s peace and security to Japan’s security in a U.S.-Japan joint statement. The Republic of China (Taiwan) was an ally of the United States at the time.
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A clean energy agenda for the US Department of Defense EnergySource by Jon Powers and Michael Wu
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, display the Ground Renewable Expeditionary Electronics Network System during the Energy Capability Exercise, in alignment with the Great Green Fleet initiative, at Camp Wilson aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 6, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)
President-elect Biden called climate change the “greatest threat” to US national security, echoing many national security and military leaders. He has already made historic commitments to climate action and clean energy to address this threat. As the largest institutional consumer of energy in the world, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has a critical role in fulfilling those commitments. Energy is essential to every aspect of military operations, from fueling ships and aircr