USS Kiowa (AT-72) and squirrel monkey Miss Baker, which were the first living creatures the United States launched into space and returned alive to earth. From 1959 until early 1965, "Kiowa" continued towing operations out of Norfolk, and also performed extensive services at Guantanamo Bay. During the latter part of June and all of July 1965, "Kiowa" operated as a unit of a task force patrolling the West Indies during the second Dominican Republic Crisis, her primary task being to maintain the off-shore pump for petroleum products to besieged Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. En route to the United States East Coast
Miss Earth United Kingdom Miss Earth United Kingdom Miss Earth United Kingdom (or Miss Earth Great Britain) is a Beauty pageant that chooses women to represent the British country of the Great Britain at the Miss Earth pageant. Miss Earth United Kingdom identified held for first time in 2005. The official representative since that year was used as "United Kingdom". Before creating Miss Earth UK in 2005, the country already joined at Miss Earth pageant in under other organizations in the country. In 2002 and 2004 the representatives of United Kingdom were used as "Miss Great Britain" at Miss Earth pageant. In 2006 the