USACE-HD partners with Pacific Ports
The commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Honolulu District, recently attended the Association of Pacific Ports’ winter conference at the J.W. Marriot’s Ihilani Resort Hotel and Spa, here.
Recent News Articles
Online PACOM survey needs participants
Active duty military members and their families can take the new Military Child Education in Hawaii online survey to help examine policies about Hawaii’s education experience for military families while stationed here.
25th ID remembers legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Soldiers, family members and friends of the 25th Infantry Division gathered at the Martinez Gym, here, to recall the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a remembrance ceremony, Jan. 17.
Hawaii-Pacific CFC hits new record for donations
The Hawaii-Pacific Combined Federal Campaign, or CFC, celebrated the end of its a record campaign season with a recognition ceremony, Jan. 13, at the Sunset Lanai located on Camp H.M. Smith, here.
Recent Community Articles
‘Drivers, start your engines!’
Looking to break away from relaxed and easy-going recreational activities the island has to offer?
Stoneman Field complex to receive major upgrades
The Stoneman Field complex, here, is undergoing a major $9.1 million renovation.
Going up against the Big Dawgs
Clayton Maciorowski (black uniform), information technology specialist, 599th Transportation Brigade, goes up for two points during a game between the 599th Trans. Bde.’s, Koa Kokua team and Company B, 307th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 516th Sig. Bde., 311th Sig. Command’s Big Dawgs at Martinez Gym, here, Jan. 19.
Progress made on local AFAP issues
Status updates on community issues raised at the fiscal year 2012 Hawaii Army Family Action Plan Conference were presented to U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii leadership, here.
Recent Deployed Forces Articles
3rd BCT’s eyes are still on the horizon
Soldiers serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, “Task Force Bronco,” 25th Inf. Division, scan a mountain ridge after receiving enemy fire while conducting a patrol with counterparts of the 6th Afghan National Army Kandak, here, Jan. 17.
Look this way
Spc. Chris Stamps (left), 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scans the retina of a local Afghan using the HIIDE biometrics system, Dec. 23, 2011, at Torkham Gate, here.
CIED course offers lifesaving training
Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, are perhaps one of the greatest threats that insurgency uses against armed forces in Afghanistan, but with the counter-IED training offered, here, leaders are hoping to change that.
Recent Armywide News
Army one step closer to replacement of ACU pattern
The Army is now one step closer to selecting a new set of camouflage patterns that could replace what Soldiers are wearing now, in most places.
Army suspends migration to Joint Enterprise Email system
The Army has suspended its migration to Joint Enterprise Email to comply with provisions in the fiscal year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, signed into law Dec. 31, 2011.
Soldiers who smoke have increased injury risk, reduced muscle endurance
Nearly one-third of active duty service members smoke, and that figure increases among troops in a combat zone, according to the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health-Related Behaviors.
