Seventy-six years ago today, the Marines landed at Tarawa. During this three-day battle, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps lost more than 1,600 men. Today, we honor them. | U.S. Marine Corps

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In Tarawa, the capital and the most densely populated part of Kiribati, a bridge built by CREC solved the travel problem that has plagued the local population for years. The only link between North and South Tarawa was a bridge in disrepair that was no longer drivable. In late December last year, the reconstruction of the bridge began. CREC, undertaking the project, quickly built a strong and durable bridge. In April this year, the project successfully passed the completion inspection of Kiribat

Mauri awaits you on Kiritimati Island! With new flight services from Tarawa, travel to Kiritimati has never been easier! Kiritimati is a Pacific Ocean atoll in our easternmost northern Line Islands. The name is derived from the English word "Christmas," written in Gilbertese according to its phonology, in which the combination ti is pronounced s. Kiritimati has the greatest land area of any atoll globally, about 388 square km or 150 square miles. Kiritimati comprises over 70% of the total land a