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Final phase of Big Island’s DKI Highway opens
The final phase of reconstruction on the east side of Saddle Road, now known as the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, opened Saturday following a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Hawaii’s Mixed Masters win Army Ten-Miler
A mixed masters active duty team from Hawaii, made up of Soldiers 40 years and older, raced to victory for their age division at the annual Army Ten-Miler on an unseasonably hot October day, Sunday. A total of 35,000 runners took part in the race, which begins at the Pentagon, then winds over the Potomac and past the National Mall, before returning to the Defense Department headquarters.
Smoother drive ahead for USAG-HI motorists
The Directorate of Public Works has made progress on repairing, repaving and reconstructing many of USAG-HI’s worst roads.
Transition Summit provides road maps for new careers
The 2017 Transition Summit wrapped up, here, on Thursday with a hiring fair attended by hundreds of Soldiers and representatives from hundreds of Hawaii and mainland companies.
3BCT Soldier earns Army’s 2017 Best Warrior title
The Army now has two more role models for all Soldiers to follow. After six days of demanding events at the Best Warrior Competition last week, a specialist and staff sergeant stood out among this year’s highly-skilled competitors. Spc. Hazen Ham, an infantryman with 25th Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and Staff Sgt. Ryan McCarthy, who represented the Army Training and Doctrine Command, were officially named the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the Year, respectively, during an awards luncheon Monday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition.
599th partners on major port operations
The 599th Transportation Brigade and partners recently completed back-to-back port operations here on the M/V Ocean Giant and the M/V Liberty Peace.
Army Mariners shoot “tomatoes” on open ocean
Soldiers with the 605th Transportation Detachment, 8th Special Troops Battalion, 8th Theater Sustainment Command unleashed a barrage of bullets into the Pacific Ocean during a live-fire exercise at sea, approximately 40 miles south of Pearl Harbor.
DKIES first graders learn about making a difference
Daniel K. Inouye Elementary School first graders learned what damage hurricanes can cause and helped gather donations for Joe E. Moreno Elementary School in Texas, which was affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Campaign stresses education, command commitment
Two years ago, Letty Fierro spent her 25th birthday in an emergency room recovering from injuries received by a man she thought she could change. Fierro was the guest speaker at the 2017 Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing ceremony at the Nehelani Banquet and Conference Center, here, Sept. 29.
Tripler kicks off the annual flu vaccination campaign
Getting a flu vaccine annually is the best way to protect service members and their families against this contagious respiratory illness that has the potential to impact the Department of Defense’s force readiness and mission.
