Island Snapshots – March 2019
- COPE NORTH Members from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force prepare for movement during Cope North 19 on Tinian last Feb 27, 2019. Cope North is an annual multilateral U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored field training exercise focused on combat air forces large-force employment and mobility air forces humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training to enhance interoperability among U.S., Australian and Japanese forces. (U.S. AIR FORCE/MASTER SGT JT MAY III)
- BED DONATION The Marianas Visiting Nurses donates a hospital bed for Northern Marianas College nursing students to use in the Nursing Skills Lab to help in their studies toward becoming registered nurses. Photo includes NMC interim president Frankie Eliptico, standing ninth from right, and Marianas Visiting Nurses human resource manager Gloria Salazar, standing eighth from right. For more information about NMC’s nursing program visit www.marianas.edu. (NMC)
- ACHIEVE3000 AWARDEE Mount Carmel School 3rd grade student Do Geon Kim, center, is recognized by readers around the world for Achieve3000’s Global Literacy Achievement Award. Kim’s 3rd grade teacher, Zyron Castillo, left, and acting MCS principal Barbara Merfalen presented the award to Kim during a school assembly. (Contributed Photo)
- MARIANAS RUGBY CLUB OFF TO GUAM The Marianas Rugby Club’s men’s and women’s teams will play in the Guam “True Grit” Rugby International Tournament this weekend.