PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii - The young eyes locked on Timothy Golden in eager anticipation of what was to come. A quiet fell over the crowd and then, POP!, a white plume suddenly appeared and delightful cheers erupted from the visiting schoolchildren.

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).

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.