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Army vessels could be transferred to Marines to counter China threat
The Marine Corps said it desperately needs a new type of vessel called Light Amphibious Warships that can rapidly conduct beach landings in the Western Pacific to deliver troops and missile-firing vehicles. → Read More
Suspected bomb hoax at Pearl Harbor leads to large-scale police response
The Navy is investigating a bomb threat that is suspected to have been a hoax Thursday evening at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam that led to a shelter-in-place order, gate closure and large-scale response from the Honolulu Police Department, base security forces and bomb-sniffing dogs. → Read More
Coast Guard acquiring new aircraft, $45 million hangar at Barbers Point
In late October the Honolulu-based Coast Guard cutter Kimball returned home after a 66-day patrol to the Bering Sea and Arctic during which it shadowed four Chinese navy ships — a guided missile cruiser and destroyer and intelligence and auxiliary ships — operating as close as 46 miles off the Aleutian Islands. → Read More
U.S. and Japan continue to heal wounds of war in Ford Island ceremony
At the end of Pearl Harbor anniversary events, after the veterans who fought back that day and fought during World War II are rightly honored, after the 2,403 American service member and civilian casualties from the day of infamy are memorialized, there is another remembrance. → Read More
The Navy and nation salute World War II veterans during a ceremony at Pearl Harbor
John Pildner, a former Army infantryman and Battle of the Bulge veteran, had a simple explanation for why he traveled all the way to Pearl Harbor for the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack that catapulted America into World War II. → Read More
WATCH LIVE: 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor gets under way with aged veteran salute
UPDATE: 7:05 a.m. → Read More
80th Pearl Harbor Remembrance events include solemn ceremonies, live underwater dive
The National Park Service and Navy Region Hawaii, with the support of Pacific Historic Parks, are hosting a series of events Sunday through Thursday as part of the 80th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration to honor the 2,390 American lives lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu on Dec. 7, 1941. → Read More
Pearl Harbor survivor to get final wish when his ashes are interred within the USS Arizona
Harvey Hollis Milhorn served 30 years in the Navy, including as a gunner’s mate on the USS Arizona, his first of at least seven ships, as well as a year in Vietnam, and finally as an officer and ships superintendent at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia. → Read More
More than 20 nations expected in 2022 for RIMPAC exercise in Hawaii
More than 20 nations and 25,000 personnel are expected to participate in RIMPAC maritime exercises in Hawaii from late June to early August, the Navy said today. → Read More
151 WWII veterans are expected to attend event at Pearl Harbor
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro will be the keynote speaker for the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, an auspicious milestone that is planned to include a large number of aged survivors and World War II veterans — 151 total — despite the relentlessness of COVID-19. → Read More
Marine Corps restructuring continues at Kaneohe Bay
More Hawaii Marines are on the move as the Corps continues a wholesale reorganization to focus on becoming a fast-moving, island- hopping, missile-firing force capable of striking enemy ships at sea to aid the Navy in a possible conflict with China. → Read More
First orbital SpaceX Starship to splash down, sink off Kauai
At the end of the first orbital test flight for its 164-foot Starship, SpaceX envisions a reentry into the atmosphere at speeds approaching Mach 25, or 19,000 miles per hour, followed by 15 minutes of hypersonic flight. → Read More
Hawaii’s 4 members of Congress doubt safety at Red Hill
All four members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation said Monday in a letter to the secretary of the Navy that they have “increasing concerns” about the safety of the Navy’s fuel operations in Hawaii. → Read More
New ‘citizen suit’ takes aim at aging Red Hill fuel tanks
The Wai Ola Alliance, an “environmentally and culturally focused” community group, said it’s issuing a 90-day notice of its intent to sue the Navy in federal court to speed up major repairs to the Red Hill fuel farm. → Read More
Amid calls for relocation of Red Hill, the Navy pushes a double-tank test
Amid ongoing fuel leaks between Red Hill and Pearl Harbor, the Navy said it is investing over $750 million in improvements to its aging fuel storage tanks that lie 100 feet above the Moanalua-Waimalu groundwater aquifer — while also pursuing a double-wall tank experiment. → Read More
USS Arizona member and USS Oklahoma crew interments set for Dec. 7
Eighty years after their service and sacrifice on Dec. 7, 1941, final respects will be paid to a former USS Arizona member and multiple USS Oklahoma crew with a pair of interments and full military honors planned for the Pearl Harbor defenders on the big anniversary of the day that will live in infamy for America. → Read More
Hawaii is linked to Taiwan-China tensions
Taiwan’s president said over the weekend that her country will not bow to pressure from China, while Chinese President Xi Jinping said that “peaceful reunification” is sought, but complete reunification “must be realized.” → Read More
Army exports ‘combat training center’ exercise to Hawaii for first time
Schofield Barracks, until now, would send about 5,000 soldiers annually to Fort Polk, La., for culminating training to certify an infantry brigade’s combat readiness for war. → Read More
Army deploying Iron Dome missile defense system to Guam
The Hawaii-based 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command is overseeing what it’s calling a “temporary” and “experimental” deployment of one of the Army’s Iron Dome Defense Systems to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam for operational testing. → Read More
80th Pearl Harbor attack anniversary on Oahu to be invite-only event due to COVID-19
The 80th anniversary of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day — a major milestone in history and for its dwindling survivors who are now around a century old — will be held at Pearl Harbor on Kilo Pier with the relentlessness of COVID-19 still a concern. → Read More