Military Relief Efforts Begin In American Samoa

Scores of National Guardsmen from Hawaii and a Navy frigate left Wednesday for American Samoa to help with earthquake recovery efforts there, the Air Force Times reports.

The Pacific island was hit with a magnitude-8.4 earthquake Tuesday morning, triggering a destructive tsunami that hit the east side of the island. At least 119 people were killed.

Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 154th Wing, based at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, are en route to the island, as is the USS...