With a 17-gun salute, Rear Adm. James Kelly assumed command of the U.S. Naval Forces in Japan today, replacing Rear Adm. Frederic Ruehe. The change of command ceremony was held aboard the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier at the port of Yokosuka, where the U.S. 7th Fleet is based. Kelly becomes the second-most senior officer for the U.S. Navy in Japan following the 7th Fleet commander, Vice Adm. Jonathan Greenert. The U.S. Navy has about 10,000 sailors forward deployed to Yokosuka in the 7th Fleet and related operations.
Britain: School junk food banned
In Britain’s schools, chocolate and chips will soon be history. The government announced plans Wednesday to ban school cafeterias from serving poor-quality hamburgers and hot dogs, and to outlaw vending machines selling soft drinks, chocolate bars and potato chips to students. Education Secretary Ruth Kelly told the annual conference of the governing Labor Party that “the scandal of junk food served every day in school canteens must end.” She said the ban would take effect next September.
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