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Museum guests experience open cockpit day
Kids, both big and little, inspected the open cockpits of jets and helicopters May 11, at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor during the museum’s first open cockpit day. Guests donned flight suits and helmets, climbed in, manned the controls, and talked about aircraft with the aviator docents. The event was held in the museum’s 87,000-square-foot [...]
Talent show at joint base highlights skills of musical performers
David Underwood Jr. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Public Affairs A recent talent show at Hickam Memorial Theater highlighted the skills of 10 performers vying to become a musical idol in front of an audience of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam community. The contestants in the show included members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Guard [...]
Women in Hawaiian history will be focus of May 20 event
Don Robbins Assistant Editor As part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 20 at Makai Recreation Center, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH). Makai Recreation Center is located at building 1859, McChord Street. The professional development seminar [...]
Ancient fishponds of Pearl Harbor give insight into Hawaiian history
Becky Hommon Environmental Counsel, Navy Region Hawaii Arriving today at Pearl Harbor by vehicle or entering Pearl Harbor from the sea, our senses tell us we’re entering an urban, densely populated area. The high-rise structures, the houses packed one beside the other, the 24-hour lights and the sounds of almost constant traffic communicate that many [...]
Navy embraces inclusion, remembers Inouye’s legacy during Heritage Month
Navy Office of Diversity and Inclusion Public Affairs The Navy joins our nation in celebrating the contributions of generations of patriots during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout May. The Navy announced this year’s national theme is “Building Leadership: Embracing Cultural Values and Inclusion.” Inclusion is a recognition that diversity of ideas, experiences, [...]
Sailor captures award for bicentennial cake
Mess Management Specialist Romeo Basmayor captures the grand award overall in the military division with his bicentennial celebration cake. The “Red, White and Blue” 200-pound-cake took Basmayor three days to make for the Fourth of July, 1976. Photo by PH2 Doug Cunningham, U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System completes successful intercept flight test in Hawaii
Missile Defense Agency The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie (CG-70) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in the intercept of a separating ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean by the Aegis BMD 4.0 Weapon System and a Standard [...]
Juster relieves Ray as O’Kane commanding officer
Ensign Calvin A. Sessions USS O’Kane Public Affairs Officer Cmdr. James J. Juster relieved Cmdr. Michael E. Ray as commanding officer of USS O’Kane (DDG 77) during a traditional change of command ceremony held May 10 at pier B-17 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Juster, former executive officer of O’Kane, is the ship’s 10th commanding [...]
JBPHH enacts strict new speeding regulations
Brandon Bosworth Staff Writer Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) is taking steps to keep the base safer by instituting tough new traffic regulations. Speeders in particular will face stiff penalizes for violating base speed limits. Drivers will be ticketed for going just one mph above the posted limit. Those going eight mph or more above [...]
Zoo offers ‘wild’ time for military on Sunday
Military Appreciation Month is observed and celebrated each May to provide the people of the nation with an opportunity to publicly express thanks to military service members. Several events on Oahu have been scheduled to commemorate Military Appreciation Month. They include: * May 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Military Appreciation Day hosted by the [...]