02 September 2025 Events Marking 80th Commemoration of End of World War II Offer Time for Reflection, Gratitude Access to Ford Island and other areas on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman are usually off limits to the general public, but from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, Hawaii residents had an opportunity to visit the base to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The open base event included...
20 June 2025 Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill Submits Tank Closure Plan to Regulators JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill (NCTF-RH) submitted Supplement 4 of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) Closure Plan to the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), marking a significant...
18 March 2025 USS Vermont Returns Home From First Western Pacific Deployment 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...
02 June 2023 U.S. Pacific Fleet Names Sailors of the Year 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...
17 September 2022 Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center Completes First Planned Maintenance Availability Aboard USS Tulsa (LCS 16) JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) conducted its first-ever planned maintenance availability (PMAV) for Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) in the Pearl Harbor basin this past July...
08 June 2022 Annual Joint Typhoon Warning Center “Road Show” PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) kicked off their annual “Road Show” a two-week outreach tour across U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and the western Pacific during the climatological lull in global tropical cyclone activity, June 5 - 21, 2022...
18 May 2022 WWII Sailor to be laid to rest in Fresno after 80 years NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE, Calif. - After 80 years, USS Oklahoma Sailor Seaman 2nd Class Denver True “D.T.” Kyser will be laid to rest on Saturday, May 21, in Fresno, Calif...
22 February 2022 CMC and SMMC visit 11th MEU while deployed Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, visited the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled port visit in Pearl Harbor, HI, Feb. 19. While aboard...
03 February 2022 USS Michael Murphy Returns to Homeport JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation, Feb. 3...
08 December 2021 Sailor visits Pearl Harbor Survivor PITTSBURGH, Pa. - In honor of the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Navy Counselor 1st Class Ty Elmquist, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pittsburgh, visited Virginia Flickinger, who was a live witness to the attack 80 years ago. Flickinger, now 101, grew up in the Waikiki...