Courtesy: 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry
Gen. Charles Flynn Returns To Hawaii As Commander Of US Army Pacific
Flynn is the younger brother of Michael Flynn, who served as national security adviser under former President Donald Trump and was known for his embrace of conspiracy theories.
Courtesy: U.S. Navy
Pacific Fleet Is Tracking Russian Spy Ship Off Hawaii’s Western Coast
The ship was seen west of Kauai, which is the site of the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands.
Courtesy: MGA Architecture
New Hawaii State Veterans Home Is Being Built On Land Designated For Affordable Housing
UPDATED. Construction crews broke ground on the 120-bed residential and treatment facility last month on a long-vacant lot in Kapolei.
Courtesy: III Marine Expeditionary Force/2020
Marines Scrap Hawaii-Based Attack Helicopters After Just Three Years
But don’t expect empty skies around Kaneohe. The Marines will still be flying their “tilt-rotor” Ospreys and drones.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Military Relaxes Mask Guidelines On Hawaii Bases But Not Outside The Gates
New policy only applies to people who are fully vaccinated.
Courtesy: Jonathan Cilley/USCG
Hawaii’s Fishermen Are Worried About China’s Fleet. So Is The Military
The U.S. military increasingly sees illegal fishing as a national security threat and has China’s vast government-subsidized fleet in its sights.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
More Marines Are Coming To Hawaii. Will Kaneohe Be Ready For Them?
Hawaii is scheduled to get about 2,700 more Marines along with their spouses and children in coming years but the military lacks a plan for accommodating the restructured force.
Courtesy U.S. Navy
Navy Investigating Fuel Leak At Red Hill
This comes as the Navy has been working to get approval from the Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii Department of Health to upgrade the facility’s World War II-era tanks.
Courtesy: General Dynamics
Pacific Shipyards International Gets Contract To Maintain USS Daniel Inouye
The new guided missile destroyer’s journey to Hawaii has faced several production delays, including COVID-19.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Outgoing INDOPACOM Commander Warns China Seeks To Dominate Pacific
But Adm. Phil Davidson said he doesn’t believe war is inevitable.