International Operations East is responsible for operations in the Eastern Hemisphere, including: 1  HSI operations and activities in Europe; 2  HSI operations and activities in the Middle East and Africa; 3  HSI operations and activities in Asia and the Pacific; 4  HSI representation at U.S. Africa Command;
The Life of a Day. Today's Reading: The Life of a Day by Tom Hennen from CRAWLING OUT THE WINDOW, published by Black Hat Press. It's the FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN, the equinox occurring at 1:37 a.m. EDT. We've got nearly identical amounts of daylight and darkness today: 12 hours, 8 minutes of each. It's RAY CHARLES' birthday.
A day is a unit of time. In common usage, it is an interval equal to 24 hours. It also can mean the consecutive period of time during which the Sun is above the horizon, also known as daytime. The period of time during which the Earth completes one rotation with respect to the Sun is called a solar day.