A woman has been sworn in as head of Coast Guard.
John
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With her appointment, Fagan also becomes the first female service chief in American history.
At a change-of-command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, Biden noted the history-making nature of Fagan’s promotion.
“There’s no one more qualified to lead the proud women and men of the Coast Guard, and she will also be the first woman to serve as commandant of the Coast Guard, the first woman to lead any branch of the United States armed forces,” Biden said. “And it’s about time.”
Fagan thanked her parents for “their courage to allow me to begin this journey 41 years ago.”
“I was 16. I announced my intent to attend the academy, full of righteousness as only a 16-year-old can be. And like all good parents, they said, ‘Oh, she’ll outgrow it,’ ” Fagan said, drawing laughter from the crowd of about 1,800 uniformed Coast Guard members and guests.
“I did not,” she added.
Fagan, 58, succeeds Adm. Karl L. Schultz, who is retiring
Fagan was previously vice commandant, a role she assumed last summer. Her decades of Coast Guard service include a tour on the heavy icebreaker Polar Star — the only woman aboard the ship — as well as assignments on every continent. She is also the Coast Guard’s first Gold Ancient Trident, which means she is the officer with the longest service record in the marine safety field.
In her remarks Wednesday, Fagan gave a symbolic nod to Adm. Owen W. Siler, the former Coast Guard commandant who played a key role in integrating women into the service beginning in the 1970s. She told the crowd that the shoulder boards she was wearing, which display an officer’s rank, were the same ones Siler wore while leading the service.
“If it was not for Owen Siler’s courage, I do not believe I would be standing here today,” Fagan said.
Biden’s nomination of Fagan in April followed the president’s promise to diversify the leadership ranks of the government and his administration. He noted Wednesday that Fagan joined the Coast Guard only five years after the first women graduated from the academy.
Women comprised 8 percent of Fagan’s Coast Guard Academy graduating class in 1985, Biden said. By contrast, about 40 percent of the academy’s cadets today are women.
“We need to ensure women have an opportunity to succeed and thrive throughout their professional careers, and that means providing support and resources so women can compete fairly and fully for promotions and make sure women are not penalized in their career for having children,” Biden said. “It also means creating an environment where every member of the armed forces feels safe in the ranks — including from sexual assault and harassment — where their contributions are respected.”
Mars Must Rule The Waves
Posted on September 19, 2021 by Royal Rosamond Press
Visions of the Ghost Fleet will prove to be one of the most literary importance. There is a love story here, between myself and Rena Easton. The Crusade of the Radical Christian-right, ended yesterday in front of our Capitol. The armed fake patriots I perceived that were behind Rena having Deputy Dan Mayland call me – had their day! It is over for them. Turn out the lights!
Now, it is Frances turn. A naval celebration is canceled over Uncle Sam putting his long arm around the Britannia of Australia. Does that work? I found a new Goddess of War, Bellona, that should replace the Statue of Liberty that France gave us. We need a more aggressive goddess, one that has to be kept on a leash, a chain, so eager is she to shred China.
Seer John
Bellona was originally an ancient Sabine goddess of war identified with Nerio, the consort of the war god Mars, and later with the Greek war goddess Enyo. Her temple in Rome was dedicated in 296 BCE near the Circus Flaminius by Appius Claudius Caecus, during the war with the Etruscans and Samnites.[1]
Her festival was celebrated on 3 June, and her priests were known as Bellonarii and used to wound their own arms or legs as a blood sacrifice to her.[3] These rites took place on 24 March, called the day of blood (dies sanguinis), after the ceremony. In consequence of this practice, which approximated to the rites dedicated to Cybele in Asia Minor, both Enyo and Bellona became identified with her Cappadocian aspect, Ma.[4]
Often in poetry the name Bellona is used simply as a synonym for war, although in the Thebaid of Statius the goddess appears as a character, representing the destructive and belligerent aspect of war. There she is described as carrying a spear and a flaming torch or riding in a chariot and waving a blood-stained sword.[7] Classical allusions to Bellona later appear in Shakespeare‘s plays in the appropriate context of warrior characters: Hotspur describes the goddess as “the fire-eyed maid of smoky war”, for example,[8] and Macbeth is referred to as “Bellona’s bridegroom”,[9] that is to say, the equivalent of Mars.
Marianne (pronounced [maʁjan]) has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, and a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.
Marianne is displayed in many places in France and holds a place of honour in town halls and law courts. She is depicted in the Triumph of the Republic, a bronze sculpture overlooking the Place de la Nation in Paris, and is represented with another Parisian statue in the Place de la République. Her profile stands out on the official government logo of the country, appears on French euro coins and on French postage stamps.[1] It was also featured on the former franc currency. Marianne is one of the most prominent symbols of the French Republic, and is officially used on most government documents.
By Alex Marquardt, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN
Amid a rift over a new security agreement between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, the French Embassy in Washington has canceled a Washington reception and toned down celebrations commemorating a Revolutionary War naval victory by the French that helped the US to win its independence.
The embassy said the celebrations have been made “more sober” and the reception planned for Friday at the ambassador’s residence to mark the 240th anniversary of the Battle of the Capes has been called off. A reception on a frigate in Baltimore has also been downsized, a senior French official told CNN, who said the changes were “to make the people more comfortable.”
“It’s not anger. We are not happy but it’s the practical way of adapting ourselves,” the official said. “In the context we have taken some things from the program, kept some others so that we kept the celebrations but don’t want to have people to be obliged to be together.”
Other parts of the celebration will continue, including a wreath laying in Annapolis on Saturday and a visit by a French destroyer to Baltimore Harbor on Monday.
The move comes a day after the United States announced a trilateral security arrangement with the Australians and British focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Under that agreement, the US will help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, costing Paris a multi-billion dollar submarine deal.
In a tweet Wednesday, French Ambassador to the US Philippe Etienne noted, “Interestingly, exactly 240 years ago the French Navy defeated the British Navy in Chesapeake Bay, paving the way for the victory at Yorktown and the independence of the United States.”
The French must see there is no point in wailing about having been shoddily treated. They were.
But who ever heard of a nation short-changing its defence priorities out of not wanting to give offence? The fact is that the Australians calculated they had underestimated the Chinese threat and so needed to boost their level of deterrence.
They acted with steely disregard for French concerns but, when it comes to the crunch, that is what nations do. It is almost the definition of a nation: a group of people who have come together to defend their own interests. Their own, not others’.
Of course, sometimes nations decide their interests are best served by joining alliances. That’s what the US did in suppressing its isolationist instincts in the last century.
- France: US and Australia ‘lying’ over defence deal
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But the second painful truth exposed by the Aukus affair is that the US no longer has any great interest in the outdated behemoth that is Nato. Nor does it harbour any particular loyalty to those who have stood by its side.
Pacific Rim Unity
Posted on May 6, 2022 by Royal Rosamond Press
Greg Clark MP has been chosen to spearhead the next chapter between the UK and Japan, as Japanese companies invest billions of pounds into the UK economy through major infrastructure projects, including windfarms and high speed rail. The announcement comes as the UK negotiates accession to CPTPP, an Indo-Pacific trade block worth $11trn. Japan is chair of the UK accession working group to CPTPP.
Pacifica Apartments
Posted on February 8, 2022 by Royal Rosamond Press
I awoke from my old man nap and had a vision of Stackpole’s statue of Pacifica standing where Taylor’s used to be. A corner of the proposes twelve story apartment building is sliced away, and there she stands…..The Goddess of the Pacific! She will not be a full statue, but a relief. The original was used as target practice by the Navy. Eugene, nor the University, has a iconic photo shot. Perhaps there can be fountain at her feet with plaques honoring…The Newspapers of the Pacific Rim?
John Presco
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During the meeting at Downing Street, the leaders are expected to enjoy food products from the Fukushima region, including Japanese popcorn, as part of the marking the lifting of remaining restrictions on food products from the Japanese region.
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Now able to carry on a adult conversation, John was able to get at the core of his theory.
“I have uncovered evidence there was a special group of people rescued somewhere on the Russian Swedish border at the beginning of the war. This group may be a cadet branch of the Romanov family, and noble Germans who were invited to settle in Russian by Catherine the great. There is a ancient Viking bloodline in the mix. It looks like another attempt to create a master race. As you know Putin wants to restore Russian nobility and the true orthodoxy. Hitler was hunting for these people in order to install them in the Nazi government in Moscow once Operation Barbarossa was a success.”
UK and Japan set to rapidly accelerate defence and security ties with landmark agreement
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in London today.From:Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MPPublished5 May 2022
- PM will host Japanese leader Fumio Kishida in London today as an RAF fly-past marks his first Guest of Government visit to the UK.
- Leaders expected to agree in principle a landmark new defence agreement to deepen military ties in the Indo-Pacific.
- UK and Japan expected to agree joint action to help key economies reduce reliance on Russian energy supplies.
- Meeting will boost trade links as PM announces new trade envoy to Japan and plans to lifts remaining restrictions on food produce from Fukushima.
The Prime Minister will host his Japanese counterpart today to deepen the UK’s relationship with our closest Asian security partner, and rapidly accelerate collaboration across defence, trade and green energy.
The leaders will agree in principle a Reciprocal Access Agreement, allowing Japanese and British forces to work, exercise and operate together, boosting the UK’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific and further safeguarding global peace and security. The UK will be the first European country to have such an agreement with Japan.
The landmark defence partnership, which will see UK and Japanese Armed Forces deploy together to carry out training, joint exercises and disaster relief activities, will build on our already close collaboration on defence and security technology, such as the Future Combat Air System programme.
Symbolic of the UK and Japan’s close ties, the leaders will observe a Royal Air Force fly past and inspect a Guard of Honour as part of the official welcome to the United Kingdom for Prime Minister Kishida. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said:
As two great island democracies, and the third and fifth largest economies in the world, the UK and Japan are focussed on driving growth, creating highly skilled jobs and ensuring we remain technology superpowers.
The visit of Prime Minister Kishida will accelerate our close defence relationship and build on our trade partnership to boost major infrastructure projects across the country – supporting our levelling up agenda.
As two G7 leaders and each other’s closest security partners in Asia and Europe respectively, tomorrow’s bilateral meetings are expected to focus on Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and how international alliances can continue to exert maximum pressure on President Putin’s regime while supporting Ukraine and other European countries affected by the barbaric invasion.
They are also expected to agree closer collaboration as part of the UK’s Clean Green Initiative, allowing the UK and Japan to work together to support countries in Asia develop renewables, supporting their transition to green energy and helping to provide alternative supplies to Russian oil and gas.
Deepening trade and investment ties, the Prime Minister will also announce a new trade envoy to Japan – accelerating the strong trade and investment relationship between the two countries.
Greg Clark MP has been chosen to spearhead the next chapter between the UK and Japan, as Japanese companies invest billions of pounds into the UK economy through major infrastructure projects, including windfarms and high speed rail. The announcement comes as the UK negotiates accession to CPTPP, an Indo-Pacific trade block worth $11trn. Japan is chair of the UK accession working group to CPTPP.
During the meeting at Downing Street, the leaders are expected to enjoy food products from the Fukushima region, including Japanese popcorn, as part of the marking the lifting of remaining restrictions on food products from the Japanese region.
King and Queen of New Prussian Union
Posted on December 24, 2020 by Royal Rosamond Press
The Prussians tried to purchase California. Would they have established a kingdom in America? The Duke and Duchess of Sussex just moved into ‘The Chateau’ in Santa Barbara. If they want a kingdom, I believe as a Nazarite I can bless them with a crown – or two! Samuel the Prophet as a Nazarite, as was John the Baptist. Both Nazarites may have anointed two kings of the House of David. Samuel was titled ‘The King Maker’.
Why not a European-like Union in the West that has ties to the European Union – as well as the Royal Windsors? Brexit removes Queen Elizabeth from the European Union. This Prussian Kingdom of California will create a New Link that would thwart the intrusions of the Neo-Confederate Christian Militia Cults that attacked the Oregon State House. With the pardoning by Trump of people imprisoned in the investigation of Russia hacking into our election process, we need a confederation of loyal states who will look to protecting the interest of our European trading partners – who feel threatened by Putin – a leader the Trumpites adore!
John ‘The Nazarite’ welcomes this royal couple to California and the area my grandfather begat four beautiful Rosamond Women. Ventura by the Sea is just 20 miles from the new home of the Duke and Duchess. Royal Rosamond camped on the Channel Islands with Dashiell Hammet and other Black Masks authors. Royal taught Erl Stanley Gardener how to write. Erl lived in Ventura. Further down the coast is the Getty Villa that was built by my kindred, J.Paul Getty. My kin, Garth Benton, rendered the murals of this villa modeled after the resident of a Roman Emperor. The residence of Harry and Meghan is a royal rival. It is alleged that Harry’s mother, ‘England’s Rose’ was going to purchase a home in Malibu and live there with her two sons, one who may be the next King of England.
I am on the Historic Welcoming committee, as are my fictional characters, Victoria Rosamond Bond, and Myriam Starfish Christling, who I put in Monterey at the historic Del Monte Hotel that was built in the style of home Archie lives in. I did not know this royal move was coming. Or, did I – somehow? I am a Anglophile like Sir John Getty. I put my heroines in Santa Barba on June 8, 2020. Harry and Meghan took residency on July 1st. When did a Royal Windsor purchase ‘The Chateau’? I just found out this fact an hour ago. Need I tell you there are hundreds of James Bond Lovers who hated me when I made Bond a woman, and took her to Oregon – then California! Victoria’s bodyguard, is about to become a California Girl when she wears the most daring bikini on the beach where I told Rena Easton;
“You are afraid of the Ocean, aren’t you?”
“How did you know?”
“How dare you you take James to California! You should be locked up – lunatic!”
I found Yulia Rose two years ago. When I saw her video on the beach, I knew she had a dream of living in California. Now, she will double as the Bodyguard of Archie and his Parents. I believe she has real connections to a Guardian Angel. The plot thickens!
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LONDON — Britain and the European Union struck a hard-fought trade agreement on Thursday, settling a bitter divorce that stretched over more than four years and setting the terms for a post-Brexit future as close neighbors living apart.
The deal, which must be ratified by the British and European Parliaments, came together in Brussels after 11 months of grinding negotiations, culminating in a last-minute haggle over fishing rights that stretched into Christmas Eve, just a week before a year-end deadline.
Despite running to thousands of pages, the agreement leaves critical parts of the relationship to be worked out later. And it will not prevent some disruption to trade across the English Channel, since British exports will still be subjected to some border checks, adding costs for companies and causing potential delays at ports.
But it is nonetheless a landmark in the long-running Brexit drama — the bookend to Britain’s departure from the European Union in January and a blueprint for how the two sides will coexist after severing deep ties built over a 47-year relationship. A failure to come to terms could have left Britain and the European Union in a bitter standoff, poisoning relations for years to come.
The Lee Line Battleship
Posted on June 8, 2020by Royal Rosamond Press
The Royal Janitor
by
John Presco
Copyright 2020
John von John heaved a sigh of relief when Starfish reluctantly obeyed orders to go sit in the car.
“I never saw anyone get so drunk on one beer!” John said.
“There is no history of alcoholism!” Victoria said rubbing her chin with her sleeve, a tell that said she was truly puzzled.
“I think she is faking it. I suspect she has gone off to meet a lover. You know how women are….a lover in every port!”
Victoria was about to take John’s remark under serious consideration. If he had not added “You know how women are” suggesting Miram was a slut. This bit of misogyny would change the course of human history. For indeed Miriam made a beeline for the microfish room at the library of the University of Oregon where a male hand locked the door after she entered.
Now able to carry on a adult conversation, John was able to get at the core of his theory.
“I have uncovered evidence there was a special group of people rescued somewhere on the Russian Swedish border at the beginning of the war. This group may be a cadet branch of the Romanov family, and noble Germans who were invited to settle in Russian by Catherine the great. There is a ancient Viking bloodline in the mix. It looks like another attempt to create a master race. As you know Putin wants to restore Russian nobility and the true orthodoxy. Hitler was hunting for these people in order to install them in the Nazi government in Moscow once Operation Barbarossa was a success.”
Rosamond Press 