CNMI officials cautioned against ‘Tinian or nothing’ approach on divert base issue

Consultants cautioned CNMI officials yesterday against taking a “Tinian or nothing” approach on a proposal by the U.S. Air Force to designate Saipan or Tinian as preferred site for an alternate airfield in the event that access to Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base is limited or...
Posted On Jul 20 2012 02:09
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‘It doesn’t matter where divert airfield is as long as it’s in NMI’

Rep. Ramon A. Tebuteb (R-Saipan) has no particular preference where the U.S. Air Force should build its divert or alternative airfield long as it’s in the CNMI. In an interview with the Saipan Tribune, the longtime lawmaker said the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative...
Posted On Jul 17 2012 05:50
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Marine from Micronesia wraps up second Afghan tour

  By CPL. KENNETH JASIK Special to the Saipan Tribune FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGEE, Kajaki District, Afghanistan-Marines seem to come from all walks of life, some more distant than others. For one Marine, growing up in Micronesia was his childhood. Corporal Jordi Inoke, a...
Posted On Jul 14 2012 07:26
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Fitial urged to endorse Tinian again as preferred divert base

The Tinian Joint Leadership said the environmental impact study that identified Saipan as the “preferred Alternative 1” and Tinian as “preferred Alternative 2” for a divert or contingency airfield for the U.S. Air Force is “flawed” and “outdated.” Tinian officials asked Gov....
Posted On Jul 12 2012 06:01
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