SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Ascension Island Robinson seeks to woo Wu Vote  Sep 12, 2009 " Robinson now serves the City of Hillsboro as director of Fleet and Facilities. He most recently worked on planning of the intermodal transit facility, now under construction between Seventh and Eighth avenues along Baseline Street, and the implementation of electric charging stations for automobiles both in that parking structure and streetside at the Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza. He also is a commander in the Navy Reserves, continuing a history of military service that began with his... (OregonLive, OR -- News) Remote Air Force Base Powers With Natural Energy  Jul 28, 2009 Remote base uses natural energy to power facilities. Called Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, the small base serves as a satellite tracking station for the 45th Space Wing. (DOD DefenseLINK) Briefing: Scramble for the seabed  May 19, 2009 Britain has made a second in respect of Ascension island in the South Atlantic, a third concerning the Hatton-Rockall area in the North Atlantic and a fourth concerning the Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands in the South Atlantic. All of this last area is also claimed by Argentina, which went to war with Britain in 1982 over the Falklands. (The Economist) Back to Geography News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009