Author Archive for Ho'okele Staff
High-altitude F-104A Starfighter lands at museum
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor The iconic Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, Serial No. 56-817, has arrived at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, joining the museum’s expanding collection. The Starfighter is on long-term loan from Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Ga. and is the 43rd aircraft to join the museum’s collection of historical [...]
Honolulu Zoo hosts Military Appreciation Day
Story and photos by MC3 Dustin Sisco Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Detachment Hawaii Military service members along with their family members participated in Military Appreciation Day at the Honolulu Zoo May 19. May is recognized as Hawaii Military Appreciation Month and is observed and celebrated each year to provide an opportunity to publicly [...]
MWR Fitness Biggest Loser contest helps turn patrons into winners
Emily McNulty Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Public Affairs Angela Fortenberry, an active-duty master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force, has been chosen as this year’s winner of the Hickam Fitness Center third annual Biggest Loser contest. Fortenberry lost 20 percent of her body weight and 13.9 pounds in a four-month period. “I wanted a kick [...]
Hickam Bowling Center reopens with new and improved equipment
Helen Ko Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Morale, Welfare and Recreation Marketing Hickam Bowling Center has reopened with the latest equipment. This includes a new Brunswick Scoring System, the latest pinsetters and flat screen scoring monitors. The renovations cost approximately $700,000 and it took two months to complete the project, which finished this month, said Millie [...]
Museum to offer aviation scholarship
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor has announced the availability of the Frank Der Yuen Aviation Scholarship for 2013. “The scholarship encourages personal growth and academic achievement for individuals pursuing goals in aviation,” said Shauna Tonkin, museum director of education. The Frank Der Yuen Aviation Scholarship offers financial grants to Hawaii [...]
Teamwork wins truck pull competition at wellness fair
Emily McNulty Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Morale, Welfare and Recreation Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Fitness Center hosted more than 300 patrons May 15 at its second annual fitness and wellness fair. A fire truck pull competition took place in the fitness center parking lot. In the competition, six-person teams pulled a fire truck 200 feet. [...]
735th AMS club their way past Swaggernauts
Story and photo by Randy Dela Cruz Sports Editor The 735th Air Mobility Squadron (735 AMS) sandwiched a single run in the third with seven runs in the second and fourth innings to cruise past Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific (CNSG MIDPAC) Swaggernauts, 16-4. The contest was a mercy-rule-shortened Blue Division intramural softball game [...]
Pearl City Peninsula moves to top of White Division
Story and photo by Randy Dela Cruz Sports Editor Pearl City Peninsula (PCP) scored three runs in the third inning and five in the fourth before holding on to beat the 324th Intelligence Squadron, 9-7, on May 16 in a White Division intramural softball game at Millican Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The win gave [...]
15th MXG tops Bushmasters to stay in the hunt
Story and photo by Randy Dela Cruz Sports Editor The 15th Maintenance Group (15 MXG) raced out to a 12-0 lead en route to a 15-8 victory over the 25th Air Support Operation Squadron (25 ASOS) Bushmasters on May 21 in a Blue Division intramural softball game at Millican Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The [...]
