Military

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata  was delighted to meet up with many troops from American Samoa in her first stop Wednesday at Fort Lee in Virginia, before continuing to other major military installations in several states along the U.S. East Coast, with reports on those visits and the Samoan Service Members at those locations to follow.

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement celebrating the 108^th birthday of the U.S. Navy Reserve:

Pago Pago – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata along with her office’s Chief of Staff Leafaina Yahn, District Director High Chief Pulu Ae Ae, Jr., and District Office Manager and Executive Assistant Ola Foster, toured the CGC Juniper in Pago Pago Harbor, and met Thursday with Admiral Michael Day, Commander of the 14^th District, and the Juniper’s commanding officer Lt. Commander Timothy Bonner, with other officers and personnel of the U.S. Coast Guard on board.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing the U.S. Department of Defense decision to restore the students from American Samoa to the National Guard Youth Challenge Academy in Hawai’i.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is delighted to announce the nominations of 11 excellent students from American Samoa for consideration by the prestigious military service academies in 2023. As the students can apply to more than one academy, there are 17 nominations in all.

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amatawas in Qatar the day after Christmas celebrating the season with members of the U.S. military, the third nation in the Middle East for the bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL), and then they wrapped up their visits spending time with U.S. personnel in Greece.

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amatawas in Kuwait for Christmas Day with U.S. Service Members as part of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL), visiting the second country of their holiday weekend with the military. Delegation Members first served Christmas dinner to the troops before joining them for the meal.

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is once again visiting U.S. Service Members in international locations for Christmas. Each time, she is humbled and delighted to thank them in person for their service, and be able to show support in this way. So far, Members of Congress spent time with Service Members in Bahrain, before going on to their next Christmas destination.