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Hickam Elementary School fifth-grader wins island-wide HECO award
Story and photo by Jazzmin Williams Contributing Writer Ashley Zadel, a 10-year-old fifth grade student at Hickam Elementary School, won an award in the Hawaiian Electric Company’s (HECO) 2012 Sustainable Gift Contest on April 28. “I couldn’t even take her photo, I was shaking,” said Shannon Tanabe-Clark, Zadel’s fifth-grade teacher. “I was extremely excited and [...]
JBPHH Sailor participates in 2012 Warrior Games
Story and photo by MC1 Katherine Hofman Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (NNS) – Team Navy/Coast Guard welcomed 17 rookie athletes to the 2012 Warrior Games which were held May 1 through 5. One newcomer to the Warrior Games was Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Jeannette Tarqueno, who sustained a traumatic brain [...]
Navy culinary specialists compete in cook-off
Story and photo by MC2 Daniel Barker Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Detachment Hawaii Three teams of Navy culinary specialists participated in a cook-off competition May 4 at the Navy dining facility Silver Dolphin Bistro at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH).The competition consisted of three, two-person teams preparing food for guest judges. Teams were [...]
USNS Mercy hospital ship arrives in Hawaii
MC2 Daniel Barker Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det. Hawaii Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on the ship’s first stop of Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12). PP12 is a four-and-a-half month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Pacific Partnership [...]
Vice Adm. Kihune served in Navy for 35 years
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Vice Adm. Robert K.U. Kihune was the first vice admiral of Hawaiian descent. After serving 35 years, Kihune retired in 1994. Department of Defense still media photograph
Leadership excellence: Asian and Pacific Heritage Month 2012
Rear Adm. Frank Ponds Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Throughout May, our Navy is saluting the achievements and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans. The 2012 theme is “Striving for Excellence in Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion.” Here in Hawaii, Asian and Pacific Heritage Month has a special meaning. These are [...]
Veterans, U.S. and Royal Australian navies remember Battle of Coral Sea
Story and photo by MC3 Christopher Farrington USS Halsey (DDG 97) Public Affairs BRISBANE, Australia (NNS) — More than 50 U.S. Sailors and distinguished guests attended the Australian-American Association 70th anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea commemoration ceremony May 5 at Newstead Park in Brisbane, Australia. Throughout the service, speakers paid tribute to the [...]
HURREX is set for May 14-18 to prepare for hurricanes
Grace Hew Len Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Public Affairs Navy Region Hawaii will gear up for hurricane season by conducting the annual hurricane preparedness exercise, HURREX 2012, set for May 14-18. In preparation for hurricane season beginning in June, HURREX allows Navy and Air Force activities in Hawaii to review, exercise and validate their response [...]
NAVSUP FLCPH earns environmental ‘triple crown’
Story and photo by Jim Murray Naval Supply Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor Public Affairs The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor earned the environmental “triple crown” in May when it won the Secretary of Defense Environmental Quality Team Award. The logistics command was notified in February that it had won the Chief of Naval [...]
PACAF honors 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year
Story and photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs Pacific Air Forces Airmen were honored April 27 as PACAF’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year at the Tradewinds Enlisted Club at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH). Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, with the help of Chief Master [...]