USS Stingray (SS-186) Memorial, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Hello PHG fans! Today we're headed back to the Philippines, and taking a look at a memorial for the USS Stingray (SS-186). This monument is located not far from the northernmost point on Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines. On 27 August 1944, Stingray made a secret drop near here of 15 Filipino guerrillas (trained in Brisbane by the Allies) and six tons of supplies. Small deliveries such as this one helped soften the beachhead in Luzon as the plans to retake the Phil
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On this day: Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami - March 11, 2011
On this day in 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean roughly 80 miles east of Miyagi, Japan. The earthquake, the strongest in recorded Japanese history, set off a series of tsunamis that killed 18,000 throughout the northeast coast of the country. Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures had all but a hundred or so of the casualties. The tsunami that struck Fukushima knocked the power out in the Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which led to a partial meltdow
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Bonus Blog post: Comparing Crises
Hello friends, this week I've got a bonus blog post, somewhat different than the normal topics we usually cover. Inspiration hit and I had to get it out. I hope you enjoy it! This week, my squadron had the pleasure of hosting Rita J. King for a talk on color mindset, and her project Power Pairs . As part of her presentation, Rita facilitated a thought exercise in which we looked at different sides of a historical event. She chose the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, in
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