US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated March 23, 2013 shows the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) and the German navy frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) for a replenishment-at-seain the Arabian Sea. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon via ABACAPRESS.COM

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated March 23, 2013 shows the German navy frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) and the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) are underway with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) while the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) transits astern of Hamburg during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon via ABACAPRESS.COM

Singer Mina Aoe dies of cancer at 54

Singer Mina Aoe dies of cancer at 54

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows veteran Japanese blues singer Mina Aoe, who died of pancreatic cancer on the night of July 2 at a Tokyo hospital, according to her family July 3. She was 54. Aoe, a native of Tokyo whose real name was Shizuko Ihara, made her debut as a singer with ''Kokotsu-no-Blues'' (Blues of Rapture) in 1966. She received the prestigious Japan Record Award in 1968 for ''Isezakicho Blues,'' which turned out to be a big hit.

Buddhist monk known for cooking skills prepares breakfast

Buddhist monk known for cooking skills prepares breakfast

Kakuho Aoe, a Buddhist monk known for his cooking skills, prepares breakfast at his Ryokusen-ji temple in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Kakuho Aoe, chief priest of Buddhist temple Ryokusen-ji in Tokyo's Taito Ward, offers counselling through video conferencing on May 13, 2020 to people who have developed problems due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Kakuho Aoe, chief priest of Buddhist temple Ryokusen-ji in Tokyo's Taito Ward, offers counselling through video conferencing on May 13, 2020 to people who have developed problems due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Singer Mina Aoe dies of cancer at 54

Singer Mina Aoe dies of cancer at 54

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows veteran Japanese blues singer Mina Aoe, who died of pancreatic cancer on the night of July 2 at a Tokyo hospital, according to her family July 3. She was 54. Aoe, a native of Tokyo whose real name was Shizuko Ihara, made her debut as a singer with ''Kokotsu-no-Blues'' (Blues of Rapture) in 1966. She received the prestigious Japan Record Award in 1968 for ''Isezakicho Blues,'' which turned out to be a big hit.