Cnic // Commander, Navy Region Hawaii

CIty transfers buses to Pearl Harbor Navy ExchangeCapt. Jeffrey James, commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle met May 11 to exchange a symbolic bus wheel adorned with eight oversized keys. The keys symbolized the no-cost transfer of eight city buses to the Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange (NEX) shuttle bus program. Sante Campanile, Navy Exchange vice president for the Hawaii district, also participated in the ceremony.

HURREX is set for May 14-18 to prepare for hurricanesNavy Region Hawaii will gear up for hurricane season by conducting the annual hurricane preparedness exercise, HURREX 2012, set for May 14-18.

Sailors learn about War of 1812 battlesCommodore Oliver Hazard Perry led nine U.S. Navy ships that defeated and captured six British Royal Navy ships during a battle considered to be a turning point in the War of 1812.

JPAC hosts arrival ceremony at JBPHH for fallen military personnelFour transfer cases were escorted from the back of a C-17 Globemaster April 27 during an arrival ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identities remain unknown.

Hawaii Navy career counselors host trainingThe Hawaii Chapter of the Navy Career Counselor Association and Navy Region Hawaii hosted monthly training April 25 for all area and visiting career counselors at Sharkey Theater at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

NAVFAC Hawaii turns over new JBPHH Fitness CenterNaval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii handed the keys for the new Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Fitness Center to officials from Navy Region Hawaii’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) office April 25. The project was completed on time and within scope.

Drive-in submarine facility opens at JBPHHThe Navy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 27 to dedicate the new drive-in submarine magnetic silencing facility (MSF) at Beckoning Point at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH).

Schoeler relieves Hathaway at NAMRU-2 change of commandCapt. George B. Schoeler relieved Capt. Gail L. Hathaway as commanding officer of Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 (NAMRU 2) during a change of command ceremony April 20 alongside the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH).

Navy Region Sailor receives Operation Mahalo awardA Sailor from Navy Region Hawaii received the Operation Mahalo Award from the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) during a ceremony April 23.

Joint base MFSC hosts National Volunteer Week appreciation eventThe Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Military and Family Support Center (MFSC) hosted JBPHH’s second annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony April 18 at the Tradewinds Enlisted Club. The ceremony took place during National Volunteer Week 2012.

Hawaii service members volunteer at Special OlympicsMore than 20 service members volunteered April 21 to assist in the Special Olympics Hawaii swim meet at the Henry J. Kaiser High School in Hawaii Kai.

How Battle of Coral Sea led to victory at MidwayCraig Symonds, professor emeritus of history at the U.S. Naval Academy, brings his nuanced insights and context to a full study of the Battle of Midway, published in 2011 by Oxford University Press. This review focuses on one key event leading up to Midway but in another corner of the Pacific Ocean almost exactly 70 years ago: the Battle of the Coral Sea.

American Idols make a stopover at joint base April 15Seven former American Idols visited the USS Arizona Memorial and USS Lake Erie (CG 70) on April 15 during a layover on their way back from touring Australia and performing for U.S. troops overseas.

Navy joins engineering conference on KauaiAccording to the Office of Naval Research, students’ declining interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers could adversely affect future operations and capabilities of the military, posing a challenge to the country’s economic health and national defense.

Rear Adm. Ponds Message on Holocaust Days of RemembranceAs many of you are already aware, April is Holocaust Remembrance Month. Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation's annual commemoration of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a permanent living memorial to the victims. Holocaust remembrance week is 15-22 April, and the theme designated by the Museum for the 2012 observance is Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue.

Hawaii, San Diego ships participate in Koa KaiHawaii and San Diego-based surface ships, submarines and aircraft participated in the 11-day exercise Koa Kai 12-2 in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands from March 30 to April 9.

Pledge signing highlights awareness of child-abuse preventionRear Adm. Frank Ponds, commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, signed a declaration at the Springfest on April 7 at Ward Field at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) to rededicate the Navy’s support and awareness of the importance of preventing child abuse and neglect.

Children feel 'egg-stra' special at SpringfestChildren and their families gathered at Ward Field for Springfest April 7, starting off the Easter weekend at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Joint Easter sunrise service held aboard Missouri MemorialEaster sunrise service took place April 8, aboard the historic Battleship Missouri Memorial located at Ford Island on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

DoD volunteers 'bag' sexual assault at Pearl Harbor Commissary eventHawaii-based Department of Defense (DoD) service members and civilians volunteered to bag groceries April 7 at the Pearl Harbor Commissary while handing out information on sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) policies and programs.

Women's History Month 2012: Navy Milestones: "Women's Education - Women's Empowerment"“Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment” is the 2012 theme for Women’s History Month, celebrated throughout March. It is an opportunity to reflect on the milestones women have achieved in the Navy.

Pentagon leaders praise WIllard, welcome Locklear to PACOMHawaii-Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised the outgoing chief of U.S. Pacific Command for his leadershio and welcomed his successor March 9.

Joint Chiefs Chairman holds town hall with Airmen, Sailors at JBPHHGen. Martin Dempsey, the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held a town hall meeting at the Hickam Officers' Club at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) on March 9.

Joint base celebrates Women's History with inspiring speakerU.S. Military service members and Department of Defense civilians attended the annual celebration of Women's History Month at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) on March 9.

JBPHH holds grand opening for Peltier Child Development Center