Ho'okele - December 30, 2019 (Pearl Harbor-Hickam Magazine)

Year in Review

DECEMBER 30, 2019

A look-back at 2019

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Rainbow shines over Pearl Harbor A rainbow shines over the Pearl Harbor Memorial chapel and the piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Hawaii is also known as the Rainbow State because of the many brilliant rainbows that often appear, arching over valleys, cliffs and beaches. It is also depicted on Hawaii vehicle license plates and drivers licenses. The Hawaiian word for rainbow is “Anuenue.” (Photo by John Burns, CNRH administrative support assistant)

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CONTENTS

Your Navy Team in Hawaii Commander, Navy Region Hawaii oversees two installations: Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam on Oahu and Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, on Kauai.

As Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, we provide oversight for the ten surface ships homeported at JBPHH. Navy aircraft squadrons are also co-located at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Oahu, and training is sometimes also conducted on other islands, but most Navy assets are located at JBPHH and PMRF. These two installations serve fleet, fighter and family under the direction of Commander, Navy Installations Command.

A guided-missile cruiser and destroyers of Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific deploy independently or as part of a group for Commander, U.S. Third Fleet and in the Seventh Fleet and Fifth Fleet areas of responsibility. The Navy, including your Navy team in Hawaii, builds partnerships and strengthens interoperability in the Pacific.

Each year, Navy ships, submarines and aircraft from Hawaii participate in various training exercises with allies and friends in the Pacific and Indian Oceans to strengthen interoperability. Navy service members and civilians conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions in the South Pacific and in Asia. Working with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Navy in Hawaii provides drug interdiction and fisheries enforcement operations for Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In even-numbered years Hawaii hosts the biennial summer Rim of the Pacific Exercise, the world’s largest military maritime exercise, featuring more than two dozen nations and 25,000 personnel.

The Navy family in Hawaii comprises around 50,000 people, most of whom are active duty service members and their families, and includes nearly 15,000 civilians and contractors as part of our workforce.

JBPHH includes the Pearl Harbor waterfront, Hickam flight line, Wahiawa annex and several other areas in West Oahu and provides a major logistics and other support hub for the military and military families.

Supporting the nation’s ballistic missile defense initiative, the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the western coast of “The Garden Island,” is the world’s largest instrumented multidimensional testing and training missile range.

We provide services to the U.S. Pacific Command, one of DOD’s six geographic combatant commands, with an area of responsibility covering half the globe.

We directly support two component commands whose headquarters are on JBPHH: Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander, U.S. Pacific Air Force. Close to our own Region/MIDPAC headquarters command is Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. With 18 forward-deployable combat-ready U.S. Navy submarines, Pearl Harbor is home to the largest submarine presence in the Pacific. The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, on JBPHH, is the largest ship repair facility between the West Coast and the Far East.

Within our region we support more than 100 tenant commands.

4-5

JANUARY

6-7

FEBRUARY

8-9

MARCH

COMMANDER, NAVY REGION HAWAII AND NAVAL SURFACE GROUP MIDDLE PACIFIC REAR ADM. ROBERT CHADWICK

10-11

APRIL

12-13

MAY

14-15

JUNE

16-17

JULY COMMANDER, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM CAPT. JEFF BERNARD

18-19

20-21

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

22-23

OCTOBER

24-25

NOVEMBER COMMANDING OFFICER PACIFIC MISSLE RANGE FACILITY

26-27

DECEMBER Cover photo by MC2 Patrick Semales

CAPT. TIMOTHY YOUNG

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A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and F-22 Raptors with the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing fly near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during an interoperability training mission. The aircraft are deployed here in support of a U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber task force mission.

Bomber aircraft regularly rotate through the IndoPacific region to integrate capabilities with key regional partners and maintain a high state of aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf) Capt. Richard Seif, left, is relieved of command by Capt. Wesley Bringham, during the Commander, Submarine Squadron One change of command ceremony on the submarine piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Melvin J. Gonzalvo)

A U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior takes part in a wheelchair basketball training session at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam fitness center as part of 2019 Air Force Warrior CARE event. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

Japan’s Minister of Defense, his excellency Takeshi Iwaya, and Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Adm. Phil Davidson, are piped aboard during an honors ceremony at USINDOPACOM headquarters at Camp Smith. The alliance between Japan and the United States is the cornerstone for peace and security throughout the Indo-Pacific region and emphasizes both nations’ commitment to a free and open IndoPacific. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Robin W. Peak)

An F-22 Raptor from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron, conducts aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The F-22 Raptors conducted interoperability training with the B-2 Spirit bomber deployed here from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The bombers and more than 200 Airmen are deployed in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber task force mission.

Bomber aircraft regularly rotate through the IndoPacific region to integrate capabilities with key regional partners and maintain a high state of aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)

Hawaii Rep. Cedric Gates delivers remarks during a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration event hosted by the Joint Force Diversity Committee at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King’s birthday, Jan. 15. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin R. Pacheco) Ho’okele Ho’okele/ /December December30, 30,2019 2019/ / 5

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, escort a MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Hawaii, Feb. 26.

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and VMM268 along with A-10 Thunderbolt II conducted training consisting of a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel scenario and a combat search and rescue scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Kouns)

Rear Adm. Brian Fort, left, commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle PaciďŹ c, performs a honi greeting with Kehaulani Lum, president of the Ali’i Pauahi Hawaiian Civic Club at the Pearlridge Shopping Center during the blessing of the Wai Makai building.

The Heritage Center features artwork by native Hawaiian artist Harinani Orme incorporating the Loko Pa’aiau ďŹ shpond at McGrew Point Navy housing area. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

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Navy Lodge Hawaii kicked o the Navy Exchange Service Command’s Navy Lodge Program 50th anniversary with a cake cutting at Ford Island. The Navy Lodge Program celebrated its 50th anniversary with a series of events, activities and surprises for guests and the local military community throughout the year. All Navy Lodge locations worldwide kicked o the anniversary in January 2019. (Photo by NEXCOM Public Aairs)

Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes during the Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Shaun Griffin)

An honor guard detail, comprised of U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii, prepares to fold the American flag over the casket of U.S. Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd class Charles Harris during a funeral at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Feb. 4. Harris was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which sustained fire from Japanese aircraft and multiple torpedo hits during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. He was identified through DNA analysis with the help of the Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Seth Coulter)

Ens. Lauren Osterman, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Paul Bridgers prepare to man the rails as Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) pulls into Pearl Harbor during a deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong and flexible force equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Adam Brock)

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Cmdr. Michael O’Beirne disposes of overgrown vegetation during a Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam “50 for 50� community improvement initiative event. The program comprises 50 community improvement projects, featuring 50 or more Sailors and Airmen, representing Hawaii, the 50th of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Holly L. Herline)

Cmdr. Kevin Louis, left, commanding oďŹƒcer of the Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) turns over command to Cmdr. Chris Forch, right, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 1.

(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

His Royal Highness Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah ibni Sultan Sallehuddin is given a guided tour

by Cmdr. Leonardo Giovannelli, left, commanding oďŹƒcer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), from Mexico City, during ship tours for Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition, which features over 30 ships from more than a dozen nations’ maritime forces. Lima is a

Biennial event that brings together industry stakeholders and government and military leaders from more than a dozen nations for a four-day event dedicated to the maritime and aerospace sectors for defense, civil and commercial applications. Preble is deployed to the U.S 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the IndoPaciďŹ c region. (U.S. Navy photo

by MC1 Bryan Niegel)

Lt. j.g. Jordan Ensz of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii rings a bell in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of Lt. j.g. Francis Toner’s heroic sacriďŹ ce during an insider attack in Afghanistan.

On Sept. 3, 2011, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Sta Adm. Mike Mullen posthumously awarded Toner with the Silver Star. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Corwin M. Colbert)

Sta Sgt. James Almero, 154th Medical Group Det. 1 all-hazards-triage-response team member, receives assistance in donning personal protective equipment prior to his rotation into the ‘Hot Zone’ March 9, at Kalaeloa, Hawaii. The AHTR team’s primary mission is to provide patient triage as well as lifesaving interventions for patients prior to going through decontamination. Members enter contaminated areas, also known as ‘hot zones,’ in back-to-back rotations. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

Sailors, Airmen, and Soldiers test their physical and mental toughness during the inaugural Chief Emory Toughest Warrior competition, hosted by Commander Naval Surface Group Middle PaciďŹ c and held onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) March 4-8. The weeklong event, comprised of nine six-person teams from various commands, included more than 25 physical, critical thinking and teambuilding challenges held at dierent locations throughout JBPHH. (U.S. Navy photo by JBPHH MWR)

(Layout by GSE2 Lexie Perez)

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The 15th Wing Honor Guard performs a flag folding ceremony during a memorial service held for retired Master Sgt. Byram Bates at the Missing Man Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 12. Bates was stationed at Hickam Field during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, and went on to serve in the Pacific war front with the Army Air Forces in Eastern Mandates, Guadalcanal, Guam, Palau, Luzon, and the Southern Philippines. (U.S. Air Force photo

by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Radford High School Navy JROTC cadets work together to remove invasive plant species of the stone path along the coastline of the ancient fishpond, Loko Pa’aiau, as part of an Earth Month event. The fishpond restoration is an ongoing cultural resources project involving a continuing partnership by the U.S. Navy and the local community. (U.S. Navy photo by Anna Marie General)

Los Angeles-Class fast-attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) and its crew arrive at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, after completing their latest deployment, April 26.

(U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Daniel Hinton)

A Sailor assigned to the Los Angeles-Class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) greets his family after arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, after completing their latest deployment, April 22. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Daniel Hinton)

Cmdr. John Loomis, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) receives his command-at-sea pin from his family during a change of command ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. During the ceremony, Loomis took command as the 19th commanding officer of John Paul Jones. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

Sailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) as the ship pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Zumwalt-class destroyers provide the Navy with agile military advantages at sea and with ground forces ashore. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Holly L. Herline)

Military and community members run across the Adm. Bernard Clarey Bridge during the 22nd annual Ford Island 10K Bridge Run, April 6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Ro)

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Steelworker 3rd Class Cameron Fields, cuts a piece of steel salvaged from the USS Arizona. This piece, as well as other historical relics, will be displayed in one of more than 100 locations around the world and will allow the public to consider and discuss the significance of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Allen Michael McNair)

West Loch Disaster survivor Joe Kelly, and his wife, Rebecca Kelly, share in a word of prayer during the 75th anniversary of the West Loch Disaster remembrance ceremony hosted by Afloat Training Group, Middle Pacific, May 21. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93) man the rails as the ship pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 31, following a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet areas. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Holly L. Herline)

Senior Airman Tyler Wandtke, from Evansville, Indiana, lights one of six candles representing the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust during the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at Aloha Jewish Chapel on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo

by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

A Sailor assigned to the Los Angelesclass fast-attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) greets his loved ones after arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, after completing their latest deployment, May 2. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Daniel Hinton)

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Sailors and Marines of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are embarked on Boxer on a regularly-scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin R. Pacheco)

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson speaks with Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) during an all hands call. CNO is visiting Hawaii to participate in Memorial Day services and meet with Sailors. (U.S. Navy Photo by MCC Nick Brown/Released)

Colleen Neumann recieves a folded U.S. flag for U.S. Navy FC1 Grant Clark Cook Jr. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 9. Cook was assigned to the USS Oklahoma and was recently identified through DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s (DPAA) forensic laboratory and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

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The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) sails past the Battleship Missouri Memorial and the USS Arizona Memorial while pulling into Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, after completing its latest deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

Rear Adm. Robb Chadwick, salutes the side-boys during the Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific change of command ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Chadwick relieved Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

Rear Adm. Brian Fort, Navy Region Hawaii; Nainoa Thompson, president, Polynesian Voyaging Society, and Waterkeeper Alliance president, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. lower 300 native oysters into the waters of Pearl Harbor as part of the Oyster Restoration project. By allowing the native oysters to grow in the waters of Pearl Harbor, they hope to repopulate the species, while improving water quality and clarity. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Corwin Colbert)

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Hawaii Air National Guard pilots assigned to the 204th Airlift Squadron, fly a C-17 Globemaster III, near Boboc Drop Zone, Romania.

The aircrew airdropped soldiers and equipment assigned to the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade as part of exercise Swift Response 19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence addresses military spouses at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Mrs. Pence visited with military families and addressed military spouses while in Hawaii. (U.S. Navy photo by MCC Joshua Bryce Bruns)

Honored guests and ceremony participants unveil the U.S. Postal Service commemorative forever stamp celebrating the 75th anniversary of the commissioning of the battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) during a ceremony aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

Leonora Taylor, Jim Taylor’s wife, is presented an American flag during Jim’s funeral at the the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, June 27. Jim Taylor was a retired Navy master chief who continued to serve his country as Navy Region Hawaii’s volunteer Pearl Harbor Survivor Liaison until his passing on May 20. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Class Cole C. Pielop)

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Fireworks burst over Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as part of the Pearl Harbor-Hickam Fourth of July celebration. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Australian Navy, Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ships sail together in formation during Talisman Sabre 2019.

Talisman Sabre 2019 illustrates the closeness of the Australian and U.S. alliance and the strength of the military-to-military relationship. This is the eighth iteration of this exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Jason N. Tarleton)

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), participate in an honorable carry for the possible remains of unidentified service members lost in the Battle of Tarawa during WWII conducted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and MARFORPAC at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 17. The remains were recently recovered from the Republic of Kiribati by History Flight, a DPAA partner organization, and will be accessioned into DPAA’s laboratory facility in Hawaii to begin the identification process in support of DPAA’s mission to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Clifford)

The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), is christened during a ceremony in Bath, Maine. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. service members assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command conduct waterborne operations from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 25. U.S. Navy SEALs engage in a continuous training cycle to improve and further specialize skills needed during deployments across the globe. SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct missions from sea, air, and land.

(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ryan DeBooy)

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) pose on the ship’s weather decks for a group photograph.

Michael Murphy is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin R. Pacheco)

A boarding team from the Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) delivers food, water, and medical aid to mariners aboard a fishing vessel in distress. Five Peruvian mariners were brought aboard Michael Murphy after their vessel suffered engine failure that left them adrift for more than eight days. Michael Murphy is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin R. Pacheco)

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Security floodlights illuminate an F-22 Raptor sitting on the airfield of the Kahalui Airport OGG on Maui, Hawaii, on the evening of Aug. 1. The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) flew four Raptors to Maui to ensure the aircraft would be able to divert to alternate airfields within the Hawaiian Islands in the event of any state emergencies.

The Raptors had completed the first day of air divert training on the island, (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Alison Bruce-Maldonado)

Sailors man the rails as Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returns to its homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Michael Murphy was deployed to the U.S. 3rd and 4th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin R. Pacheco)

First class petty officers selected to become chief petty officers run on the beach during physical training.

Sailors selected for promotion to chief petty officer go through six weeks of initiation training, to include leadership and physical training, to become better suited in their new roles as senior enlisted leaders.

(U.S. Navy Photo by MC2 Devin M. Langer)

First class petty officers selected to become chief petty officers march in formation on the pier in front of Battleship Missouri Memorial, where the Sailors are living aboard for Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy.

The Battleship Missouri Memorial Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy is one of several live-aboard chief petty officer legacy academies around the Navy. These legacy academies provide an opportunity for Sailors selected to become chief petty officers to live Navy heritage. (U.S. Navy photo by MCC Xander Gamble)

The Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41) sails with the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a cooperative deployment off the coast of Hawaii.

Destroyer Squadron 31 staff and several Sailors embarked aboard Brisbane to learn about their shipboard operations and enhance the U.S. Navy partnership with the Royal Australian Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Devin M. Langer)

Hawaii-area Sailors selected to become chief petty officers participate in the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) challenge onboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The challenge is based on the physical fitness and tactical proficiency FMF Corpsmen must have to embed with Marine platoons. Sailors who are selected for promotion to chief petty officer go through six weeks of initiation training, to include leadership and physical training, to become better suited in their new roles as senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Devin M. Langer)

An F-16 Tulsa Viper taxies for takeoff during a Sentry Aloha exercise Aug. 26, at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii. The Hawaii Air National Guard exercise is held several times a year to provide aircraft with dissimilar combat training among participating flying and support units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Michael Huerter plays “Tapsâ€? during military funeral honors held for U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett, a Sailor killed in the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 aboard the USS Oklahoma, held in his hometown of El Dorado, Kansas. In 2015, the Navy exhumed the unidentiďŹ ed remains of 380 Sailors and Marines lost aboard the Oklahoma, to identify them using DNA analysis so they could be returned to their families. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin R. Pacheco)

Newly-pinned chief petty oďŹƒcers stand at attention during a chief petty oďŹƒcer pinning ceremony at Hickam Chapel on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 13. The ceremony recognized 20 newly-pinned chiefs assigned to the Hawaii region. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) returns home following a seven-month deployment. Olympia conducted an around-the-world deployment in support of maritime security operations with allies and partners to ensure high-end war ďŹ ghting capabilities in this era of great power competition.

(U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Amanda Gray/Released)

A sailor assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a funeral for U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class Edwin McCabe, of Newport, North Carolina, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the PaciďŹ c, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 25.

McCabe was assigned to the USS Oklahoma which sustained ďŹ re from Japanese aircraft and multiple torpedo hits causing the ship to capsize resulting in the deaths of over 400 crew members on Dec. 7, 1941. McCabe was recently identiďŹ ed through DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s (DPAA) forensic laboratory and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Seth Coulter)

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Air Force and Navy personnel gather at Atterbury Circle to take part in a Reveille Ceremony starting POW/MIA Remembrance Week at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 16.

POW/MIA Remembrance Week is in recognition of the U.S. military personnel who were prisoners of war, still are, or remain missing. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency will host a POW/MIA Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the PaciďŹ c on in Honolulu, on Sept. 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin Baxter)

Sta Sgt. Derek Wilson, U.S. Air Force Band of the PaciďŹ c vocalist, sings the National Anthem during the Air Force Ball oďŹƒcial ceremony Sept.

20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sta Sgt. Hailey Haux)

Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a POW/MIA 24-hour memorial run at the Hickam track on Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii, Sept. 19. Every year the nation pauses on the third Friday of September to remember the sacriďŹ ces and service of POWs and those still missing in action. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sta Sgt. Rusty Frank)

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) fires rounds from its 5-inch gun while underway conducting its Mid-Cycle Inspection (MCI). From Oct. 9-10, Michael Murphy conducted its MCI, an inspection that takes place every two to three years. The inspection is set in place to bridge the gap between the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) and is used to inspect and assess the material condition of a ship. (U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Aja B. Jackson)

Cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy football team wear the legacy C-17 Globemaster III jerseys during a football game against the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 19. The jerseys featured the tail flashes of U.S. Air Force bases with a global airlift mission. USAFA won the game 56-26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech.

Sgt. Heather R. Redman)

The guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) celebrates the 10th anniversary of the ship’s commissioning while transiting the South China Sea. Named after Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer, the “Father of Aegis, (FOA)” the crew stands in formation in his namesake. Wayne E. Meyer is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Rawad Madanat)

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) pose for a photograph with the cast of the movie Midway on the ship’s forecastle. Stars of the upcoming film visited JBPHH Sailors and Airmen before a special screening of the movie. The production aims to remind viewers just how precariously America’s future teetered in the early 1940s, and what cost, sacrifice and luck were required to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Aja Bleu Jackson)

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Seth Robles, assigned the Arleigh Burkeclass guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) and Royal New Zealand Navy Cmdr. David Turner, New Zealand liaison to U.S. IndoPacific Command, cut the ceremonial birthday cake as youngest and oldest Sailors in attendance during the Navy Region Hawaii 244th Navy Birthday Ball in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme for the Navy’s 244th birthday is “No Higher Honor.” The theme “No Higher Honor” draws upon the extraordinary service and sacrifice of the Sailors who fought the greatest sea battle in history with a particular focus on the heroism of the crew of USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), during Leyte Gulf’s Battle off Samar. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

Lt. Juliann Gonzales performs a plank during a new physical readiness test (PRT) as part of Navy Physical Readiness Test Evaluation Phase II. Throughout the week, groups of volunteers will perform exercises such as pushups, planks, 2k row, upright bike and 1.5 mile run. This is the first of four planned evaluations around the fleet designed to set new performance standards and metrics for future physical readiness tests.(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Cole C. Pielop)

Sailors from the Pacific Missile Range Facility Color Guard parade the colors during the 2019 Navy Ball ceremony. More than 150 guests included PMRF Sailors, current employees, members of local government, and community leaders gathered at the Kauai Grand Hyatt Hotel to celebrate the Navy’s 244th Birthday. (U.S. Navy Photo

by MC2 Sara B. Trujillo)

Hundreds of service members and their families participated at the “Robert Irvine Live” show held at the Paradise Lounge at Club Pearl on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Oct. 17. From entertaining the crowd to having audience members take part in cooking challenges, the free show presented by USO was a smash hit. (Photo by Reid Tokeshi)

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The Esmeralda (BE-43), a steel-hulled four-masted Chilean navy ship makes a port visit at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Nov. 15.

(Photo by Erin Huggins)

Rear Adm. Robb Chadwick, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, gives a challenge coin to Navy Diver 2nd Class Daniel Clarke, a Navy wounded warrior assigned to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, during the Navy Warrior Care Month cake cutting ceremony at CNRH headquarters. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

Two Hawaii F-22 Raptors fly in formation with a C-17 Globemaster III following a personnel airdrop training mission Oahu, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather R. Redman)

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Shane Kennelly, recovery team leader, Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency, reads a scroll containing Gen. John A. Lejeune’s birthday message during a Marine Corps birthday cake cutting ceremony on Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline A. Clifford)

Chief Warrant Officer Fili Tavarez, from San Diego, inspects lube oil in the central control station aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Devin M. Langer) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) arriving at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam following a Western Pacific deployment, Nov. 13. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit participated in multiple multilateral exercises throughout the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Aja Jackson)

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World War II veteran Burk Waldron views the remains of the USS Utah following the USS Utah Memorial Sunset Ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 6. The ceremony honors the loss of the USS Utah and 58 crewmen after the ship was torpedoed during the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Utah was the ďŹ rst ship torpedoed in the attack; it sank 12 minutes later. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC2 Allen Michael Amani) Bellator MMA representatives visit the Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam waterfront. Bellator MMA representatives are visiting Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as part of a multi-day, multi-event partnership with the United Service Organizations (USO) for Bellator and USO Present: Salute the Troops.â€? (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Charles Oki)

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The Arleigh-Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) transits through the East China Sea. Wayne E. Meyer is underway conducting operations in the Indo-PaciďŹ c region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON 15), the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Rawad Madanat)

The Hawaiian Raptors soar above Atterbury Circle Dec. 7, during the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii. The ceremony is held annually to commemorate those aected by the historic aerial attack which occurred at the same location in 1941. The F-22 aircraft are operated by active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

Members of the 15th Wing Honor Guard raise the ag in preparation for the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7. Over 100 military members, veterans and family members attended the ceremony to honor and remember the Airmen who lost their lives during the two waves of attacks by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941.

(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier) Sta Sgt. Jaime Garcia, 1st Battalion 3D Regiment, pays tribute during the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration 78th Anniversary on Dec. 7, at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii. The ceremony was held in remembrance of the 2,390 American casualties lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor and to reect on the peace and prosperity forged by all who fought on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy)

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