15 July 2024 Hawaii Native Serves with U.S. Navy at RIMPAC 2024 Chief Equipment Operator David “Kawika” Earley, a native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, is serving in the U.S. Navy at Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3. Earley graduated from James Campbell High School in 2003. According to Earley, the skills and...
19 December 2023 University of Hawaii Celebrates First Commissioning of Midshipman UH established its Naval ROTC program in fall 2021; Midshipman 1st Class Mahinalani Vongsy, a native of Hawaii, transferred to UH just as it was starting the program...
22 November 2023 Save our Shearwaters Releases Indigenous Birds Back into the Wild ʻAʻo or Newell’s Shearwater are seabirds that are native to Kauaʻi and have strong cultural roots with the people of Kauaʻi; they are even included in the Kumulipo – a Hawaiian creation story...
13 October 2023 Navy works with local partners to eradicate invasive species Divers are going into the water; some are Navy divers, some are Army divers and others are contractors, all sharing the same goal of protecting the marine ecosystem in and around Pearl Harbor. The Navy is actively working to stop the spread of several aquatic invasive species (AIS) that were first...
12 September 2023 Naval Postgraduate School Expands Educational Reach with New Hawaii Campus PEARL HARBOR - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) celebrated a significant milestone on Sept. 8 with the establishment of an NPS branch campus at Pearl Harbor...
09 August 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Assets Provide Firefighting Support to Maui and Hawaii Islands CAMP SMITH, Hawaii - Active-duty military components under U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing support to firefighting efforts on Maui and Hawaii islands...
02 June 2023 2023 U.S. Pacific Fleet Sailors of the Year Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), announced the 2023 Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held June 1, 2023 aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Operations Specialist 1st Class Matthew Yeager was selected as the Sea Sailor of the Year and Logistics Specialist 1st Class Putra Nagara...
18 May 2023 University of Hawaii Naval ROTC Upgrades Facilities with Training Support from Navy Seabees HONOLULU - The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) Naval ROTC Midshipmen completed, April 28, a massive renovation project of their facilities at UHM – a significant milestone accomplished with training and mentorship support from Seabees assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU)...
25 April 2023 Navy Announces Commitment of $6 million to Kalaeloa Community Revitalization JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment (EI&E) and Chief Sustainability Officer Meredith Berger announced a key commitment of $6 million to an historic Oahu community that the Navy long called home. Working with Hawaiian...
21 April 2023 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Completes Group Sail in Hawaiian Islands Operating Area PACIFIC OCEAN - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) completed Group Sail in the Hawaiian Islands operating area April 17, in preparation for an upcoming deployment...
31 March 2023 MDA Test Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target PACIFIC OCEAN - The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a)...
13 March 2023 NAVFAC Pacific Awards $2.8-Billion Contract Task Order for Pearl Harbor Dry Dock Replacement JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hi. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $2.8-billion task order under a previously-awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award construction contract to Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, based in Honolulu,...
20 January 2023 Special Interest: Let it Bee PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY - KEKAHA, Hawaii - Pollinators play a vital role in life on Earth. Seventy-five percent of the world's flowering plants and approximately 35% of the world's food crops depend on pollinators to reproduce. One of the world's top eight pollinators is bees...
08 November 2022 Pacific Submarine Force Holds GAMCOTS at Pearl Harbor Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, hosted the Group and Major Commanders; Officer Training Symposium (GAMCOTS), a three-day leadership training symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 25-27, 2022...
01 November 2022 USS Daniel Inouye Sails to Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i and Maui The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) made port calls to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii from Oct. 21-24 and Lahaina, Maui from Oct. 28-31 on their trip around the Hawaiian Islands...
19 October 2022 USS Daniel Inouye Rescues Fishing Vessel in Vicinity of Hawaii The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), assisted the Commercial Fishing Vessel Sea Diamond in towing operation back to Honolulu following casualty to Sea Diamond’s engine, in the vicinity of Hawaii Operating Area, (JBPHH), October 18...
29 September 2022 USS Port Royal Decommissions during Pearl Harbor Ceremony PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – USS Port Royal (CG 73), the 27th ship of the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser, recognized more than 28 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony Sept. 29 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...
22 September 2022 CNSG MIDPAC hosts AEGIS Fleet Symposium The AEGIS Fleet Symposium, a continuation of efforts fleet wide, was held for the waterfront at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Sept. 20-21...
06 September 2022 Navy partners with Hawaii to improve Waiawa Watershed JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), in partnership with the State of Hawaii, were the recipients of a $14,881,880 grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) through the DoD Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI) Challenge...