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Marine Spouse Complains About ‘Family Dining’ Policy At Child Care Center On Hawaii Base Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Marine Spouse Complains About ‘Family Dining’ Policy At Child Care Center On Hawaii Base

Marine spouse alleges base leadership has “endorsed chronic and potentially fatal health and safety violations” amid coronavirus pandemic.

Why The Navy Is Becoming A Powerful Force For Clean Energy Courtesy: Hawaiian Electric

Why The Navy Is Becoming A Powerful Force For Clean Energy

As the pandemic highlights fragile supply chains, the Navy is working with Hawaii to harness the sun and other natural elements for power.

Major COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Pearl Harbor Warship Diana Quinlan/U.S. Navy/2012

Major COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Pearl Harbor Warship

Most of the sailors who tested positive were expected to leave isolation this weekend and return to duty.

This Ex-Marine Is Now Battling To Save Hawaii’s Environment Kevin Knodell/Civil Beat/2020

This Ex-Marine Is Now Battling To Save Hawaii’s Environment

The Kailua veteran’s new mission is to protect Hawaii’s beaches and reefs.

As Hawaii Eases Travel Restrictions, Military Maintains Quarantines Kevin Knodell/Civil Beat/2020

As Hawaii Eases Travel Restrictions, Military Maintains Quarantines

Military spouses and their children can bypass the state’s 14-day quarantine with a negative COVID-19 test but are urged not to.

American Troops Train Remotely With Chinese Army From Schofield 25th Infantry Division/2019

American Troops Train Remotely With Chinese Army From Schofield

Disaster relief training takes place remotely amid a pandemic and growing hostility between the U.S. and China.

Japan Is Paying For New U.S. Military Facilities In Guam And The CNMI. Here’s Why Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Japan Is Paying For New U.S. Military Facilities In Guam And The CNMI. Here’s Why

The deal is part of a regional initiative that would move thousands of troops from Okinawa to Hawaii, Guam and Australia and beef up facilities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.

Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Tank Plan Rejected By EPA, Health Department Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Tank Plan Rejected By EPA, Health Department

State and federal officials said the military didn’t clearly identify how it would “minimize risk and impact to the drinking water resource.”

White House: Coast Guard Will Up Presence In Pacific To Fight Overfishing Sherri Eng/USCG/2019

White House: Coast Guard Will Up Presence In Pacific To Fight Overfishing

A mysterious Chinese “fishing militia” has been blamed for contributing to overfishing.

Soldiers Will Be Tested Before Returning To Hawaii But Will Still Quarantine Ezra Camarena/U.S. Army/2020

Soldiers Will Be Tested Before Returning To Hawaii But Will Still Quarantine

The 25th Infantry Division troops re-certified in Louisiana for combat deployment.