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.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command’s Officer in Charge of Construction Florence (OICC Florence) completed a five bridge project for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point on Jan. 18.

SAN DIEGO - Approximately 50 international students from the U.S. Naval War College visited USS Tripoli (LHA 7) for a brief and tour of the ship Jan. 9.

SINGAPORE - Senior enlisted leaders from amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in a Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) exchange, Jan 9.

NORFOLK, Va. - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, concluding Continuing Promise, Dec. 21, 2022.

GUAM - The amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) departed Guam after a scheduled port call, Dec. 10.

BIBRA LAKE, Australia - Sailors from the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) volunteered at a Perth-area wildlife center during their scheduled port visit to Royal Australian Navy HMAS Stirling Naval Base, Australia, Dec. 2.

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week to Miami during the week of Jan. 23-29, as the first Navy Week of the calendar year. Miami Navy Week will give the community an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its Sailors and its importance to national security and prosperity.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece - On Sept. 10, volunteers from Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, including the 2022 Chief Selects, participated in an outdoor beautification project at the Daily Care Center for Children and Young Adults of Chania.