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Denali ranger dies after crevasse fall during patrol
local2 months ago

Denali ranger dies after crevasse fall during patrol

A mountaineering ranger, Robin Pendery, died after falling into a crevasse during a patrol near Denali’s 14,000-foot camp on the West Buttress route. Rescue attempts were made, and Pendery, who joined Denali’s mountaineering staff in 2024, had previously worked as a guide for Alpine Ascents. Her death is the fifth on Denali this year, following two Latvian climbers’ deaths on May 27 and another death from a medical event on May 31 while descending from the summit.

USS Blue Ridge Returns to Japanese Naval Base After Four-Year Patrol
military3 years ago

USS Blue Ridge Returns to Japanese Naval Base After Four-Year Patrol

The USS Blue Ridge, the Navy's oldest operational warship and flagship of the U.S. 7th Fleet, has returned to Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan after completing its first full patrol in the Indo-Pacific region since 2019. The ship spent 40 days at sea, covering 8,840 nautical miles and making port calls in Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines. The Blue Ridge serves as a peacetime emissary, platform for humanitarian efforts, and command-and-control ship during fleet operations. This patrol was seen as important due to the ship's unique mission in the vast region.

Philippines challenges China's sea claims.
international-relations3 years ago

Philippines challenges China's sea claims.

A Chinese coast guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, causing a near-collision in the latest act of Beijing’s aggression in the strategic waterway. The Philippine coast guard had invited a small group of journalists to join the 1,670-kilometer patrol for the first time as part of a new Philippine strategy aimed at exposing China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, where an estimated $5 trillion in global trade transits each year.