JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 16, following a seven-month deployment, the submarine's first deployment to the Western Pacific. 104 Sailors assigned to Vermont earned their...

Camp Smith, HAWAII - Active-duty military components under U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing support to firefighting efforts on Maui and Hawaii islands...

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii - “This process is a sacred duty that honors the iwi kūpuna and preserves the connections to the past,” PMRF Cultural Resources Manager and Archaeologist Tara del Fierro said, about the annual Mauiki‘iki‘i O Ke Kauwela, Summer Solstice,...

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), announced the 2023 Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held June 1, 2023 aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Operations Specialist 1st Class Matthew Yeager was selected as the Sea Sailor of the Year and Logistics Specialist 1st Class Putra Nagara...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - What do you do with 500,000 bees? After Kupono Solar Project personnel discovered a wild beehive on Feb. 13 while working on a berm at the construction site of the future solar panels at the West Loch Annex on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, they...

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...

HONOLULU - The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) Naval ROTC Midshipmen completed, April 28, a massive renovation project of their facilities at UHM – a significant milestone accomplished with training and mentorship support from Seabees assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit...

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...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, hosted the Group and Major Commanders’ Officer Training Symposium (GAMCOTS), a three-day leadership training symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 25-27, 2022...