“Navigator”

February 13, 2015 www.cnic.navy.mil/hawaii www.hookelenews.com Volume 6 Issue 5

Military Saves Week events offerfinancial tipsSee page A-7

Swamp RompSee page B-1

JBPHH security launches onlinenewsletterSee page A-4

CNIC visits HawaiiSee page A-2

Borchers Gate to be closed duringGreat Aloha Run Feb. 16See page A-6

Wounded Warriors FamilySymposium plannedSee page B-3

Commander NavalSurface Group MiddlePacific Public Affairs

Five U.S. Navy shipscommenced an independentdeployer certification exer-cise (IDCERTEX) in thesouthern California andHawaii operating areas.The exercise runs Feb. 9-20.IDCERTEX provides a

multi-ship environment totrain and certify indepen-dent deployers in surfacewarfare, air defense, mar-itime interception opera-tions, command andcontrol/information war-fare, command, control,computers and combat sys-tems intelligence and minewarfare.The exercise, led by Com-

mander, U.S. 3rd Fleet(C3F) and executed byCommander, Carrier StrikeGroup 15 (CSG 15), in-cludes the guided-missilecruisers USS Lake Cham-plain (CG 57), USS Chosin(CG 65), guided-missile de-stroyers USS Preble (DDG88), USS Chafee (DDG 90)and Littoral Combat ShipUSS Freedom (LCS 1).Chosin, Preble and Chafee

are conducting their train-ing in the Hawaii operatingarea, while Lake Cham-

plain and Freedom are par-ticipating off the coast ofsouthern California.IDCERTEX serves as

CSG 15’s final opportunityto evaluate and certifyPreble, Chafee and Sailorsfrom USS Fort Worth

(LCS 3) Crew 102, em-barked aboard Freedom,across multiple warfareareas prior to regularly

scheduled deployments.IDCERTEX begins with

unit-level training specificto the ship that requires

training in shipboard fire-fighting, man-overboarddrills, visit, board, searchand seizure (VBSS), andother ship specific train-ing. The integrated phaseinvolves training betweenmultiple ships and air-craft and consists of flightoperations, submarinetracking, strait transitformations, replenish-ment-at-sea and other re-quired mission evolutions.“Our primary responsi-

bility is to ensure theseships are certi f ied andready to execute a widevariety of missions whiledeployed,” said RearAdm. Joseph Kuzmick,commander of CSG 15.“We look forward towatching Preble, Chafeeand Fort Worth Crew 102operate in a multi-shipenvironment with ad-vanced warfare scenar-ios.”Several supporting staffs

are involved in IDCERTEXincluding Commander,Naval Surface ForcesPacific, Naval SurfaceGroup Middle Pacific,Commander, DestroyerSquadron 31, Marine Air-craft Group 24, Hawaii AirNational Guard and the25th Combat AviationBrigade.

Navy ships participate in IDCERTEX

CNO re-enlistsHawaii-based Sailors

MC3 Amber Porter

VP-9 Public Affairs

Chief of Naval Opera-tions (CNO) Adm. JonathanW. Greenert held anall-hands call Feb. 6 athistoric Bloch Arena atJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for service mem-bers, civilians and theirfamilies stationed onOahu.The CNO stated that the

rebalance is real with theUSS Fort Worth (LCS 3) inSingapore and two moredestroyers moving to thewestern Pacific and talkedabout the rotational am-

phibious ships deploying toAustralia.“We are on our way to

Australia, then to NewZealand,” said Greenert.“We wanted to stop here[Hawaii] at the gateway tothe Pacific to listen andlearn. We’re going to Dar-win, where at some pointby the end of this decade,we will be sending am-phibious ships on deploy-ment for exercises in thesoutheast area.”The CNO also spoke

with service membersabout current Navy initia-tives including the FleetResponse Training Plan,new guidelines for uniformchanges, TAD assign-ments, alternative health-care plans and restruc-tured retirement.

Greenert assured theSailors the retirement planoption would be offered,but those in uniform canstill keep their current re-tirement plan under a“grandfather” clause.The CNO also high-

lighted the strategy forshorter deployments, out-lining the transition of de-ployments to a seven-month cycle.“We’re going to seven-

month deployments,” saidGreenert. “It will take usthrough fiscal year 17 toget most destroyers downto seven-month deploy-ments. The work that was-n’t getting done before ishappening now.”When asked his opinion

about women’s role in sub-marines, Greenert said,

“We’ve had women in theNavy for over 30 years.We’ve worked through con-cerns like this before.We’re on a track workingthrough this deliberatelyand we will get throughthis just fine.”During the all-hands

call, which was alsostreamed live online,Greenert re-enlisted 17Sailors and presented eachSailor and family memberwith a coin.He closed the event

thanking Sailors for theirservice and highlightingthe importance of takingcare of one another, treat-ing each other with dig-nity and respect, andtalking to leadershipabout what they can do tohelp Sailors.

CNO holds ‘gateway’ all-hands callU.S. Navy photo by MCC Peter D. Lawlor

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks with Sailors at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.

Naval Surface GroupMiddle Pacific

The guided-missile de-stroyer USS Paul Hamil-ton (DDG 60) is scheduledto depart Saturday on anindependent deploymentto the Arabian Gulf andwestern Pacific Ocean.While deployed, Paul

Hamilton and its crew ofmore than 300 Sailorswill conduct theater secu-rity cooperation and mar-itime presence operationswith partner nations.“We are proud, confi-

dent and ready for alltasking Paul Hamiltonwill be assigned,” saidCmdr. John Barsano,commanding officer.“For many of our

young Sailors, it ’s thefirst time they will liveaboard for eight months

and travel overseas. Icould not have asked ofanything more from thecrew for this upcomingdeployment.”Commissioned May 27,

1995, Paul Hamilton isthe third U.S. Navy shipnamed after the third sec-retary of the Navy. Histerm in office included thefirst months of the War of1812, during which timethe small United StatesNavy achieved several re-markable victories overBritish warships.Paul Hamilton is a

multi-mission ship de-signed to operate indepen-dently or with an assoc-iated strike group. Theship is assigned to De-stroyer Squadron 21 andis homeported in Hawaiiwithin the U.S. 3rd Fleetarea of operations.

USS Paul Hamiltonto deploy tomorrow

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Diana QuinlanThe guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60)passes by Battleship Missouri Memorial June 24, 2013.

U.S. Navy photo by MCC John M. HagemanAn UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the Army’s 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (25 CAB) lands aboard the guided-missile destroy-er USS Preble (DDG 88) during an independent deployer certification (IDCERT) exercise. (Additional photos on page A-5.)

Story and photo bySenior AirmanChristopher Stoltz

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Public Affairs

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam welcomed a formerNavy Region Hawaii com-mander home Feb. 6-9 asVice Adm. Dixon R. Smith,commander, Navy Installa-tions Command, visitedHawaii.The visit could be consid-

ered a homecoming forSmith as he was the formerNavy Region Hawaii andNaval Surface Group Mid-dle Pacific commander from2008 to November 2011.Navy Installations Com-

mand, also known as theCNIC Enterprise, includes11 regions, 69 installationsand 123 naval operationssupport centers (NOSC).It is also responsible for

31 business lines and 122critical shore capabilitiesacross three major cate-gories: operations, quality

of life and facilities man-agement. The commandoversees a $10 billion bud-get with more than 52,000military and civilian per-sonnel.This visit marks the first

time Smith has been toJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam since his assump-tion of command of CNICon Oct. 24, 2014.During his three days in

Hawaii, he visited severalareas of Oahu, includingthe Hickam side of jointbase, Ford Island, CampSmith, Wahiawa Annexand various stops at PearlHarbor, such as Sailor’s At-tic.Quartermaster 1st Class

Aaron Martinez, one of theSailors working at theSailor’s Attic, was able toexplain to him why the at-tic is so self-sufficient.“We spend a decent

amount of time here,” heexplained to the vice admi-ral. “We usually come in alittle early and stay late toensure everything is sorted,

so when the next personcomes in, everything isready to go,” Martinez said.He explained how the

civilian volunteers helpthem achieve a high level ofefficiency and that they

could not do it without theirassistance. Lastly, he ex-plained the Sailor’s Attic isable to operate thanks tothe donations it receivesand the efforts of volun-teers.

Smith left the Sailor’s At-tic and headed to the FortKamehameha housing arealater that morning, wherehe learned more about thehomes which are consid-ered historic but are in

need of refurbishment.The area is under consid-

eration as a site for a newNavy Inns & Suites recre-ation center.Greeting Smith at the

Fort Kamehameha housingarea was Navy Cmdr. Mar-cus Williamson, JBPHHJB4 facilities managementdivision director, NAVFACHawaii. Williamson wasable to provide Smith witha brief tour of the area. Heexplained that although thearea may require effort torestore, the benefits willoutweigh the costs.“Having Vice Adm.

Smith here was great,” saidWilliamson.“Joint Base Pearl Harbor

-Hickam has a uniqueopportunity to restore his-torically-significant hous-ing for both the state ofHawaii and the military,while fulfilling a shortfallin temporary housing. Ilook forward to developinga path forward that willhelp us meet these objec-tives.”

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CNO re-enlists Hawaii-basedSailors at Bloch ArenaChief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert reenlists 17Sailors before an all-hands call Feb. 6 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.Greenert spoke about the rebalance to the Pacific, shorter deployments,and potential upcoming changes to military compensation and retirementbenefits.

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Brennan D. Knaresboro

Vice Adm. Dixon R. Smith, commander, Navy Installations Command, asks Quartermaster1st Class Aaron Martinez if there is anything he can do to assist the Sailor’s Attic, locatedat Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Brandon Bosworth

Assistant Editor, Ho`okele

Joseph Langdell, the last sur-viving officer from USS Arizona,died Feb. 5 in Yuba City, Calif. Hewas 100 years old.Joseph Kopcho Langdell was

born Oct. 12, 1914 in Wilton, N.H.Earlier that same year, the keel ofUSS Arizona had been laid at theBrooklyn Navy Yard with Assis-tant Secretary of the NavyFranklin Delano Roosevelt in at-tendance.Fresh out of college and officer

candidate school, Langdell re-ceived his first duty assignment inearly 1941. He would be serving asan ensign aboard the Arizona. For-tunately, on the morning of Dec. 7,1941, he was not actually on thebattleship.“Although assigned to the USS

Arizona, on the morning of the at-tack, then Ensign Langdell was onthe main base of Pearl Harbor,”said Jim Taylor, Pearl Harbor sur-vivor liaison.From the vantage point of his

temporary assignment on Ford Is-land, Langdell saw the bombs falland the Arizona sink, taking with

it nearly 1,200 of his shipmates.He quickly joined in rescue and re-covery efforts.“Langdell spent the next three

or four days pulling bodies, bothdead and alive, from the burningwaters of the harbor,” said Taylor.“His temporary assignment savedhis life, because if he been onboard the ship, he would havebeen killed since his battle stationwas at the gun turret where thebomb struck and blew up theship.”Langdell later served aboard

the USS Frazier, a destroyer. Heultimately rose to the rank of lieu-tenant commander in the NavalReserve and ran his own furniturestore.

According to his son Ted,Joseph Langdell was a longtimeclassical music fan and was lis-tening to Beethoven’s Sym-phony No. 3, the ‘Eroica,’ when

he passed away.Per his wishes, Joseph

Langdell’s ashes will be interredaboard the USS Arizona Memo-rial.

USS Arizona Sailor dies, 8 known survivors remain

U.S. Navy photoUSS Arizona survivor, retired Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Langdell returns a salute as he makes his way through an honorcordon for USS Arizona survivors, Dec. 5, 2006. (Langdell died Feb. 5.)

U.S. Navy photoU.S. Navy USS Arizona survivor,retired Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Langdell,pauses to collect his thoughts dur-ing an interview as he visits theUSS Arizona Memorial VisitorCenter, Dec. 5, 2006.

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U.S. Navy file photoEnsign Jesse L. Brown, shown seated in the cockpit of an F4U-4 Corsair Fighter plane, was the U.S. Navy’s first AfricanAmerican naval aviator. Brown flew with the “Swordsmen” of Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) aboard the aircraft carrierUSS Leyte (CV-32) during the Korean War. While in Korea, he was killed in action and posthumously awarded theDistinguished Flying Cross.

Noted naval aviator flies fighter plane

AAiirrmmaann 11sstt CCllaassss DDeemmeettrriiuuss HHaarrvveeyyHickam Honor Guard

“When my wife and I had a homecooked meal of our favorite seafood toescape the rush at restaurants. Weexchanged presents and spent qualitytime alone without interruptions or distractions. I cherish the moments we can share withjust the two of us.”

GGSSMMCC MMiicchhaaeell BBuuddoommooPearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

“Dinner at home with family. I’ve hadplenty of them away, so being at home.”

SSttaaffff SSggtt.. JJoosseepphh WWiilllliinngg15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

“Surprised my now-wife with the normalValentine's Day gifts and seeing herface light up after having a bad week,and being able to be home for it.”

IITT22 AAlliicciiaa FFiigguueerrooaaUSS Hopper (DDG 70)

“My husband actually proposed to meon Valentine's Day. He proposed with aring pop in exactly the spot where wemet.”

SSeenniioorr AAiirrmmaann AAddrriiaann DDiizzoonn19th Fighter Squadron

“Driving up to Round Top Drive to ascenic view that overlooks Honolulu andspending hours talking to my futurewife.”

EETT22 KKyyllee LLiigghhtteellllUSS Columbus (SSN 762)

“My first Valentine's Day with my wife.”

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“Being able to take my 7-year-old broth-er on his first Valentine's Day and showhim how he should treat a lady on adate.”

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“I filled my high school sweetheart'sroom with balloons with candy in them.”

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The following events are plannedfor African American History Month:• Feb. 26, 7:30 a.m. Pearl Harbor

Colors Honors and Heritage cere-mony will be held at the Pearl HarborVisitor Center. The monthly Navyhistory and heritage event will fea-

ture music by Pacific Fleet Band andguest speaker Capt. Stan Keeve,Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickamcommander.• Feb. 26, 9:30 a.m. A special obser-

vance will be held at Sharkey The-ater. Guest speaker will be Alphonso

Braggs, president of NAACP.• Feb. 26, 11 a.m. A special lun-

cheon will be offered at Silver Dol-phin Bistro. • Feb. 28, 3 p.m. A Gospel Fest &

Taste of Soul will be held at NellisChapel.

African American History Month events planned

Barack Obama

President of the UnitedStates of America

For generations, thestory of Americanprogress has been shapedby the inextinguishablebeliefs that change is al-ways possible and abrighter future l iesahead. With tremendousstrength and abiding re-solve, our ancestors —some of whom werebrought to this land inchains — have woventheir resi l ient dignityinto the fabric of our na-tion and taught us thatwe are not trapped by themistakes of history. Itwas these truths thatfound expression as foot

soldiers and freedom rid-ers sat in and stood up,marched and agitated forjustice and equality. This audacious move-

ment gave birth to a newera of c ivi l and votingrights and, slowly, we re-newed our commitment toan ideal at the heart ofour founding: no matterwho you are, what youlook l ike, how modestyour beginnings, or thecircumstances of yourbirth, you deserve everyopportunity to achieveyour God-given potential.

As we mark NationalAfrican American HistoryMonth, we celebrate gi-ants of the civil rightsmovement and countlessother men and womenwhose names are etched

in the hearts of their lovedones and the cornerstonesof the country they helpedto change. We pause to re-flect on our progress andour history — not only toremember, but also to ac-knowledge our unfinishedwork. We reject the falsenotion that our challengeslie only in the past, andwe recommit to advancingwhat has been left un-done.

Brave Americans didnot struggle and sacrificeto secure fundamentalrights for themselves andothers only to see thoserights denied to theirchildren and grandchil-dren. Our nation is stillracked with division andpoverty. Too many children live

in crumbling neighbor-hoods, cycl ing throughsubstandard schools andbeing affected by daily vi-olence in their communi-ties. And Americans of allraces have seen theirwages and incomes stag-nate while inequality con-t inues to hold backhardworking families andentire communities.

But the trajectory ofour history gives us hope.Today, we stand on theshoulders of courageousindividuals who enduredthe thumps of billy clubs,the blasts of fire hoses,and the pain of watchingdreams be deferred anddenied. We honor them by in-

vesting in those aroundus and doing all we can to

ensure every Americancan reach their full poten-tial. Our country is at itsbest when everyone istreated fairly and has thechance to build the futurethey seek for themselvesand their family. Thismeans providing the op-portunity for every per-son in America to access aworld-class education,safe and affordable hous-ing, and the job trainingthat will prepare them forthe careers of tomorrow.

Like the countless ,quiet heroes who workedand bled far from thepublic eye, we know thatwith enough effort, empa-thy and perseverance,people who love theircountry can change it. To-gether, we can help our

nation live up to its im-mense promise. Thismonth, let us continuethat unending journey to-ward a more just, moreequal and more perfectunion.

Now, therefore, I ,Barack Obama, presidentof the United States ofAmerica, by virtue of theauthority vested in me bythe Constitution and thelaws of the United States,do hereby proclaimFebruary 2015 as Na-tional African AmericanHistory Month. I cal lupon public officials, edu-cators, librarians, and allthe people of the UnitedStates to observe thismonth with appropriateprograms, ceremoniesand activities.

Presidential proclamation issued for African American History Month

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JBPHH security departmentlaunches online newsletterBrandon Bosworth

Assistant Editor, Ho’okele

The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Security Department re-cently launched an onlinenewsletter. The first issue was released on

Jan. 25 and covered such topics ascommon access cards (CACs), do-mestic violence, community polic-ing, and active shooter situations.It also featured contact informa-tion for various security depart-ments, including the regionaldispatch center and Joint DefenseOperations Center.“We started our monthly articles

as an initiative to socialize to thebase populace any trends orthreats that we want them awareof,” said Capt. Louis-Philippe Noel,JBPHH security operations officer.

“Furthermore, we want the com-munity aware of what we are doingand that we are here for their pro-tection and security.”Security and law enforcement

operations for JBPHH are pro-vided by the Joint Base SecurityDepartment (JB2), which is com-prised of Navy and Air Force ser-vice members, civilians andcontractors.“Our department has taken

many strides towards improvingour processes and we hope thatthis initiative, along with our oth-ers, will continue to make this in-stallation one of the safest places tolive,” said Noel.The Joint Base Pearl Har-

bor-Hickam Security Depart-ment newsletter can be viewedvia the JBPHH website atwww.cnic.navy.mil/pearlharbor-hickam under “base security.”

Feeding feral dogs and cats onNavy property is illegalNaval Facilities EngineeringCommand Hawaii

The Chief of Naval Operationshas a policy letter in place “Pre-venting Feral Cat and Dog Popu-lations on Navy Property.” This isa very important issue through-out the Navy, but especially atJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.The objective of this policy is to

prevent injury or disease to Navypersonnel and eliminate adverseimpacts on native wildlife. It re-quires Navy commands to insti-tute proactive pet managementprocedures in order to prevent es-tablishment of free roaming catand dog populations. Free roaming cats and dogs

pose a potential public health

threat to personnel on Navy in-stallations, and they pose a threatto wildlife including endangeredspecies and migratory birds. Employees on Navy installa-

tions in Hawaii are urged to notfeed or protect feral dogs and catsfound around work areas on Navyproperty. All trap/neuter/releaseprograms were disestablished onNavy property Jan. 1, 2003. Instead, employees should re-

port feral animals to their build-ing/facility manager for properrelocation methods. Managerswill submit a TF1 for NAVFACHawaii Pest Management toproperly trap and relocate. Forlost or stray dogs, please reportthem to the Hawaiian HumaneSociety at 356-2228.

Strengthens international bondsStory and photo byMC2 Brian M. Wilbur

U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

Senior military leaders from 14nations gathered Feb. 5-11 at U.S.Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) headquar-ters in Hawaii for the Naval WarCollege Combined Force MaritimeComponent Commander (CFMCC)Flag Officer Course.The 27 CFMCC participants

came from Australia, Bangladesh,Canada, Chile, France, India, In-donesia, Japan, Peru, Republic ofthe Philippines, Republic of Korea,Singapore, Sri Lanka and theUnited States. “This course is one of the most

important international venuesthe U.S. Navy hosts and directlysupports our strategic rebalance tothe Indo-Asia-Pacific,” said Adm.Harry B. Harris Jr., commanderU.S. Pacific Fleet. “It provides big and realizable

dividends for all participating na-tions by strengthening regionalpartnerships and improving oper-ational effectiveness to addressour common maritime challenges.The juice is well worth thesqueeze,” he said.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm.Jonathan Greenert told CFMCCparticipants, “This is a unique situ-ation. They didn’t have such athing when I was coming up.”“Grasp this opportunity,” said

Greenert, who stopped in Hawaiion his way to visit Australia andNew Zealand. “The fellowship thatyou will start developing here en-ables us and other countries to getaligned. Personal relations make ithappen. You will never haveenough resources like this again.”The Naval War College facili-

tated the week-long course. Thiswas the ninth annual CFMCChosted by PACFLT since 2007. “With the U.S. Navy presence in

the Asian maritime theater, it isimportant to have CFMCC atPACFLT,” said retired Vice Adm.Yoji Koda, a facilitator from theNaval War College and formercommander in chief of the JapanMaritime Self-Defense ForceFleet. “It is essential to give thecountries aligned with the U.S. abetter understanding of howPACFLT conducts business.”The participants heard lectures

on maritime security and took partin open-forum panel discussionsfacilitated by subject-matter ex-perts to foster a better under-standing of the variousperspectives involved in a com-bined force.

“It’s an honor to be here atCFMCC. This is a good opportu-nity to make friends with all thecountries here,” said Rear Adm.Young-suk Kim, Republic of Koreanavy, deputy commander Republicof Korea 1st Fleet. “This is also agreat opportunity to better under-stand PACFLT and the U.S. Navy,its history at Pearl Harbor andhow huge it is.”Rear Adm. Lisa Franchetti,

commander U.S. Naval Forces Ko-rea, echoed Kim’s sentiments.“CFMCC gives us the opportunityto build personal relationshipswith our partners, improve cooper-ation across the theater, and learnfrom the experience of the seniorfacilitators,” Franchetti said. “The course provides great expo-

sure to senior leader views, suchas the CNO, PACFLT commanderand Marine Forces Pacific com-mander. We also get to hear thepartners and facilitator’s perspec-tives on the Indo-Asia-Pacific andtheir thoughts on how to effec-tively organize for a combined op-eration,” she said.

The value of these cooperativerelationships has been proven inrecent months when the U.S.Navy operates with partners andallies during disasters such as re-sponding to Typhoon Haiyan inthe Philippines or in the search formissing airliners.

PACFLT hosts senior leaders’ course

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert participates in an open discussion with more than 30 flagofficers Feb. 6 during the Naval War College's Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) FlagOfficer Course.

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Chief of Naval Operat-ions (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks with Sailorsat Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during an all-handscall Feb. 6. Greenert alsospoke with a group of seniorU.S. and International mar-itime officers at a CombinedForce Maritime ComponentCommander Course held atthe U.S. Pacific Fleet Head-quarters, and met with Adm.Samuel J. Locklear III, com-mander of U.S. Pacific Com-mand.

U.S. Navy photo by MCC Peter D. Lawlor

(Left) Members of the 15th Wing staff agencies perform abuddy check after donning mission oriented protection pos-ture four during a chemical, biological, radiation, nuclear andexplosive exercise Feb. 6 at base X at Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden

(Right) Quartermaster Seaman Ashley Martindale shootsbearings as the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG88) passes the Battleship Missouri Memorial during anindependent deployer certification (IDCERT) exercise heldFeb. 9.

U.S. Navy photo by MCC John M. Hageman

(Left) An UH-60 Blackhawk helicopterfrom the Army’s 25th Combat AviationBrigade (25 CAB) over-flies the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88)and the guided-missile destroyer USSChafee (DDG 90) during an independentdeployer certification (IDCERT) exercise.

U.S. Navy photo by MCC John M. Hageman

(Below) Senior Airman Tavarus Thomas, 647th SecurityForces Squadron patrolman, left, and Senior Airman JustinRager, a 647th SFS entry controller, right, perform buddy careon an injured Airman after a simulated attack during a chem-ical, biological, radiation, nuclear and explosive exercise.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden

(Left) Senior Airman Amber Acosta, 15th Comptroller Squadron financial servicestechnician, checks M-8 paper to check for simulated contamination during a chem-ical, biological, radiation, nuclear and explosive exercise.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden

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Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs

Navy Region Hawaii (NRH) will host the Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials fromMarch 9 to 13.NRH is seeking volunteers to support this event. Athletes from the trials will be selected to represent the Navy and Coast Guard at

the annual warrior games in fall 2015. Events will include wheelchair basketball,seated volleyball, swimming, track and field, archery, shooting and cycling.Approximately 150 to 200 volunteers will be required to ensure that this wounded

warrior pacific trials is successful. Volunteers will provide a supportive presence dur-ing events, including providing assistance to the athletes and coaches during the vari-ous events.NRH is also soliciting sponsors for athletes to support them during the events. Re-

sponsibilities will be to meet athletes at the Honolulu airport upon arrival, attendmeet and greet meetings, and attend athletes' competitions during the weeklong tri-als.Volunteering to become an athlete sponsor is a demanding responsibility, as volun-

teers will be the athlete's primary point of contact while he or she is on island compet-ing during the trials.Sponsorship is open up to commands as well as individuals.Events and locations are as follows:• Swimming at Scott Pool, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Iolani High

School. • Track and field at Earhart Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Iolani

High School. • Cycling at a location to be determined.• Wheelchair basketball at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Fitness Center. • Seated volleyball at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Fitness Center.• Meet and greet at Hickam Beach.Service members and commands desiring to volunteer should contact the following

personnel Christopher.Creek@navy.mil or 472-8881, ext. 332 no later than Feb. 28. Service members and commands wanting to sponsor an athlete should contact

Kimberly.Hanscom@navy.mil or 471-5522 no later than Feb. 28. There will be a mandatory brief for all athlete sponsors and event coordinators

from 9 to 10:30 a.m. March 2 at Hickam Theater.

Wounded Warrior Pacific Trialsevent needs volunteers

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamPublic Affairs

In support of the 31st annual GreatAloha Run on Presidents Day, Feb. 16,Borchers Gate will be closed. LuapeleGate will be the alternate gate betweenthe hours of 7 to 11 a.m. In addition, Center Drive and Rad-

ford Drive will not be accessible byKamehameha Highway. Makalapa Gate will be open inbound

and modified outbound to allow east-bound traffic between the hours of 7and 11 a.m. Kuntz Gate access by ElliotStreet will be modified outbound to al-low east-bound traffic on Nimitz High-way only. Catlin Drive, Camp Catlin

Drive, Peltier Avenue and Puuloa Roadwil l not be accessible from NimitzHighway. The 8.15-mile run will start at sun-

rise from the Aloha Tower Market-place , proceed down Nimitz andKamehameha Highways and end atAloha Stadium. Several water aid stations will be

available along the route, including awater a id stat ion on KamehamehaHighway near Borchers Gate. More than 22,000 participants are

expected and a portion of the proceedswill benefit local military assistanceprograms. For more information, visit www.great

aloharun.com.

Borchers Gate to be closed duringGreat Aloha Run Feb. 16

Lt. j.g. G.P. Hahn

USS Hawaii (SSN 776) PublicAffairs

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKO-SUKA, Japan (NNS) — The Vir-ginia-class, fast-attack submarineUSS Hawaii (SSN 776), home-ported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,returned Feb. 5 to Fleet ActivitiesYokosuka for a visit as part of itsdeployment to the western Pacific. Hawaii’s crew of 134 has been

underway in the Pacific on a suc-cessful deployment for severalmonths. “The Hawaii crew has been ex-

cited to meet the challenges and ex-periences we have tackled so far inthis western Pacific deployment,”said Cmdr. William Patterson,

commanding officer of Hawaii. Many of the crew members were

excited to have the opportunity tovisit Japan again. “I really love the Japanese cul-

ture,” said Machinist’s Mate Fire-man Oszaldo Guiterrez. “It’s very different than what I’ve

experienced before. I never thoughtI would visit [Japan] but am evenmore excited to go back. I want tovisit some historic temples andsites that I wasn’t able to see lasttime.”Measuring more than 377 feet

long and weighing more than 8,600tons when submerged, Hawaii isone of the most advanced sub-marines in the world. Hawaii is thethird Virginia-class submarine andis one of the United States’ newestfast-attack submarines.

USS Hawaii visits Yokosuka during western Pacific deployment

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Declan BarnesThe Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SNN 776) returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a port visit.

Commissaries announce Presidents Day holiday hours In observance of Presidents Day on

Feb. 16 the Pearl Harbor Commissarywill be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. TheHickam Commissary will be open from 10

a.m. to 6 p.m. on the holiday. For more information, call the Pearl

Harbor Commissary at 471-8402, ext. 101or the Hickam Commissary at 449-1363.

February 13, 2015 Ho‘okele A-7

Story and photo byTech. Sgt. Terri Paden

15th Wing Public Affairs

The Kanaloa Chapter of theLogistics Officer Association(LOA) received a tour Jan. 29 ofthe 735th Air Mobility Squadronat Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.The behind-the-scenes tour of

the squadron brought togetherlogistics and maintenance offi-cers from the 15th Wing, PacificAir Forces and the 154th Wingfor an inside look at thesquadron’s day-to-day opera-tions.During the tour, members of

LOA were educated on the innerworkings of an air mobilitysquadron including passengerservices, air freight, air terminaloperations center and Air Mobil-ity Command Control Center.“This was a great opportunity

to expose maintenance and logis-tics readiness officers to the dif-ferent tribes across the logisticsenterprise,” said Capt. BlakeJohnson, aerial port operationsofficer. “This LOA-sponsoredtour bridged some of our inter-connected processes and allowedour maintenance brothers andsisters to get a first person per-spective on aerial port opera-tions.”Maj. Jerrymar Copeland, 15th

Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

commander and president of theLOA Kanaloa Chapter, said thepurpose of the event was to buildrelationships, increase cross-or-ganizational job awareness andreduce mission delays througheducation.According to Copeland, the

tour was especially importantconsidering the unique relation-ship the officers share. Thoughmost LOA members work at dif-ferent duty centers, all of the of-ficers belong to the logisticscareer field which includes notonly supply, transportation andreadiness officers but also main-tenance officers.“We all want to know the im-

pact we have on one another andhow we can work together to ac-complish the mission,” said Capt.Kelly Womble, 15th Mainte-nance Flight commander andvice president of the LOAKanaloa Chapter. “Events likethese help us see the big pictureand things that go on that wedon’t normally see. It’s good toknow the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’when it comes to how things aredone.”1st Lt. Clint Johnson, KC-135

aircraft maintenance unit officerin charge, said he had never beento the aerial port or seen a palettebuildup prior to the LOA tour.“Being able to get out here and

get hands-on experience and eyeson the process is definitely bene-ficial and a better way to learn

about the operation,” he said.Copeland said most of the offi-

cers in attendance work in posi-tions that directly contribute toor impact the 735th AMS mis-sion, so it is important for themto understand their part in theprocess.“I know for maintenance offi-

cers it’s very easy to get focusedon the task at hand and get tun-nel vision, but it’s so importantto take time to understand theother moving parts,” he said.Though the tour was the first

event of its kind for the officers,Copeland said he looks forwardto setting up more opportunitiesto professionally develop themembers in the future.“The LOA is a professional or-

ganization for logistics andmaintenance officers, and thisgives us a chance to networkwithin our career field,”Copeland said.In addition to networking,

Copeland said LOA events alsoaid young officers in becomingbetter leaders.“The more we know about each

other and how things operate,the better we’re able to lead ourAirmen and help them under-stand what is needed to accom-plish the mission,” he said.Copeland said ultimately the

tour and the LOA is about com-ing together to support other lo-gistics and maintenance officersand work together as a team.

Logistics officers tour 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Air Force Tech. Sgt. George Welliver, left, 72nd Aerial Port Squadroncargo journeyman, shows Capt. Kelly Womble, 15th MaintenanceSquadron Maintenance Flight commander, how to tighten procedures forbelly bands during a demonstration of palette buildup at the 735th AirMobility Squadron aerial port.

Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich

15th Wing Public Affairs

The Military and FamilySupport Center will offer ex-tra financial help to servicemembers during MilitarySaves Week which runs Feb.23-27.Military Saves Week is a

Department of Defense(DoD)-sponsored event thatgives service members andtheir families an opportunityto receive free financial sup-port to help them savemoney, reduce debt and

build wealth.“It will give people a

chance to take a look at theirfinances and see what theyare actually doing right andwhat they can do better,”said Debbie Blunt, an ac-credited financial counselorat the JBPHH Military andFamily Support Center.In observance of Military

Saves Week, there will be a

financial fair Feb. 24 at theHickam Exchange. Financialcounselors, banks and otherfinancial organizations fromthe local community will beon hand to help service mem-bers achieve their financialgoals by providing savingsadvice, financial tools, re-sources and motivation.In addition, there will be

classes held by the JBPHHMFSC throughout themonth of February. The fo-cus of this year’s militarysaves week is “Set a Goal,Make a Plan, Save Automat-ically.”

According to Blunt, it iseasy to set a goal, but muchmore difficult to meet thatgoal. Military Saves can helpservice members keep theirfinancial goal with the Mili-tary Saves Pledge.“This year we want to

make this a pledge cam-paign, whether it is savingmoney to take a trip or what-ever they want to savemoney for,” Blunt said. “Get-ting people to take thatpledge is important. I thinkonce you make that pledge, itis a little easier to stick [to aplan].”

After making a pledge,service members will be con-tacted by someone from theConsumer Federation ofAmerica, the DoD’s official fi-nancial readiness nonprofitpartner, to follow up on theirprogress and answer anyquestions they may have. Service members and

their families can find moreinformation and res-ources through MilitarySaves on line at www.militarysaves.org and thro-ugh JBPHH MFSC atwww.greatlifehawaii.com.Classes are as follows:

Feb.17-18, 7:30 a.m.-3:30p.m., Million Dollar Sailor/Airman (NCTAMS, Wahi-awa)Feb.19, 11 a.m.-12:30

p.m., Couponing Class.Feb. 24, 5-7 p.m., ’Til

Debt Do Us Part (FinancialClass for Couples).Feb. 24, 10 a.m.- 2p.m.,

Financial Fair: HickamExchange.Feb. 25, 1-3 p.m., Finan-

cial Planning for Retire-ment.Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m.-11

a.m., Financially Savvy Re-tirees.

Military Saves Week events offer financial tips

February 13, 2015 Ho‘okele B-1

A participant low crawls beneath camouflage netting.

A man dressed up as “Pokemon” character Pikachu joinedhundreds of participants in the event.A team finishes Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s Swamp Romp.

Story and photos byLance Cpl. Khalil Ross

Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Marine Corps Community Services Hawaii andCombat Logistics Battalion 3 hosted the 21st annualSwamp Romp Feb. 7 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii’sLanding Zone Boondocker.

The race was 5 miles long and contained many obsta-cles from mud pits to climbing walls and everything inbetween.

Participants of the race could either run by themselvesor in groups of five or six. The race is Hawaii’s first mudand obstacle run and was open to the general public.

This year there were approximately 1,120 participantsin the race including 289 individuals and 137 teams.

Members of various military services participated,including U.S. Pacific Fleet.

“This year’s turnout was lower than previous years,”said Krista Shipes, the athletic director and race coordi-nator for Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit.“We believe this is due to the influx of new, similar racescoming to the island.”

Shipes said this is the largest race of the CommandingOfficer’s Fitness Series. Construction of the race’s 12obstacles began in January and was installed the weekprior to the race.

“There was a lot of running and mud, then more run-ning and even more mud,” said Christopher Burke ofMarine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367. “Youcrawled with the mud, swung on a rope with mud; it was

overall a lot of funthough.”

Burke recommendsthat anyone who plansto run the race nextyear tape the tops oftheir socks and shoesto keep mud out.

“I ran into a lot ofdeep mud and obsta-c l e s , ” Burke sa id .“There were things tocrawl over and under;it was a lot of fun.”

Burke said the racewas a lot more diffi-c u l t t h a n h e h a dthought. He said witheach step he took, hisfeet got stuck into thesinking mud, whichtired him out.

“At new twists andturns you just think, ‘Is this the last one yet,’” Burke said.

One of the things that kept Burke going was the factthat he couldn’t let his own group beat him.

He said the mud and ponds were extremely smelly andhumid which added to the intensity of the race.

“It didn’t smell good and it didn’t taste any better,”Burke said. “You just have to block it out and keep run-ning.”

Awards were given to the top three male and female

individual winners. Medals were also given to the topthree teams in each team division.

The overall feedback was positive and participantsenjoyed the race, Shipes said.

The Beast, a 10-kilometer race, is on March 21. Formore information on any of the races and to see results,visit mccshawaii.com.

‘Swamp Romp’

Participants run through Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s 21st annual Swamp Romp held Feb. 7 at Landing Zone Boondocker.

A team rushes through the first obstacle.

February 13, 2015 Ho‘okele B-2

Story and photos byRandy Dela Cruz

Sports Editor, Ho‘okele

The 2014 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam intramural champions USSPort Royal (CG 73) were tested rightout of the gates this season but weath-ered the storm to defeat Pearl CityPeninsula (PCP) Warriors, 31-24, in anAfloat Division season-opening gameFeb. 7 at JBPHH Fitness Center.

The game was tight all the way to theend with Port Royal clinging to a 27-24lead with only a minute remaining inthe game.

“It’s just getting the bugs out,” saidPort Royal point guard Logistics Spe-cialist 3rd London Waldon. “This al-ways happens the first game. Cominginto a brand new season, a lot of theseguys haven’t seen this level before.”

Early in the game, it became clearthat Port Royal was far from the well-oiled machine that cleared the table inlast year’s playoffs.

Although the Warriors were alsostruggling in the early minutes of thegame, Port Royal needed five minutesbefore posting their first score on a treyby Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class ZachRobley.

The teams stayed cold for the nextfive minutes as well, with the scorestuck at 4-2 in favor of Port Royal.

Then, with only six minutes remain-ing in the half , Port Royal f inal lyshowed some life on offense.

Seaman Michael Elzen zeroed in on atrey to make it 10-2, and five secondslater Port Royal got a double-digit leadat 12-2 on a steal and basket by Wal-don.

Up at 16-4 going into the second half,Waldon immediately popped in a trey toput Port Royal ahead with their biggestlead of the game at 19-4.

While Port Royal was threatening torun away with the game, the Warriorsfinally awoke from their slumber andbegan to inch their way back into thegame.

A three-point shot by Special WarfareOperator 1st Class Nicolas Wagoner atthe 11:13 mark completed an 8-0 run tocut the lead down to seven at 19-12.

Another trey by Waldon, his second ofthe game, ended the run. However,back-to-back free throws by Gunner’sMate 2nd Class Ricardo Hodges pulledthe Warriors to within three points at24-21 with 3:05 remaining in the game.

Elzen answered with his second trey

of the game to put Port Royal back outto a six-point lead at 27-21.

With time running out, the Warriorsscrambled back to pull to within threepoints again at 27-24 with only aminute left to play.

However, a clutch basket inside thepaint on a putback by Seaman Appren-tice Tariq Jackson sealed the game forPort Royal with only 13 ticks left on theclock.

The loss was disappointing on manyfronts for the Warriors, who battledback in the second half only to fal l

short.Compounding the de-

feat was the fact that theWarriors made 28 tripsto the charity stripe but con-verted only 13.

“This is our first time playing witheach other,” said Cooper, who led theWarriors with eight points on makingeight of 12 shot from the free-throwline. “But we have tenacity and we don’tquit, so that’s what made the come-back.”

Despite struggling in their first game

after winning the title, Waldon saidthat he doesn’t think that the closegame against the Warriors would haveany bearing on Port Royal’s future.

“It doesn’t cause us any concern,” hestated. “Our mindset is always thesame. Last year was last year. We’vegot to start a new season. This is hardbecause everybody else wants it as badas we do.”

Defending champs Port Royal hang on for win

Seaman Apprentice Tariq Jackson tries to score in the post.

Seaman Michael Elzen splits the defense of the PCPWarriors. Elzen sparked two rallies with a couple of three-points baskets in helping USS Port Royal (CG 73) to theopening-season win.

February 13, 2015 Ho‘okele B-3

Navy Region Hawaii

Public Affairs

A Navy Wounded War-rior Family Symposiumwill be held from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. March 10 at theHickam Officers Club.

Navy Wounded WarriorSafe Harbor coordinatesthe non-medical care of se-riously wounded, ill andinjured Sailors and CoastGuardsmen, in addition toproviding resources andsupport to their families.

Assistant Secretary ofthe Navy for Manpowerand Reserve Affairs JuanP. Garcia III will deliverthe opening remarks. Par-ticipants are asked toRSVP as early as possiblebecause seating is limitedto 100 guests.

The event is designed toencourage attendance bycommand leaders andmedical providers to pro-vide a clear understandingof the Navy WoundedWarrior-Safe Harbor mis-sion and reinforce best

practices in care coordina-tion, family and caregiversupport, medical and dis-ability benefits, and em-ployment and transitionservices.

Wounded warriors, fam-ily members, caretakersand providers will shareexperiences, ideas and re-sources with all in atten-dance.

Lunch will be provided.For more information,

call 426-6381 or emailThomas.D.Howell7.mil@mail.mil.

WoundedWarrior Family Symposium planned

Story and photo byRandy Dela Cruz

Sports Editor, Ho‘okele

The 735th Air Mobility Squadron(735 AMS) outscored the 25th AirSupport Operation Squadron (25ASOS) Bushmasters by 11 points inthe second half to earn a 45-30 victoryFeb. 5 in a Blue Division intramuralbasketball game at Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam Fitness Center.

The win raised the 735’s early-sea-son record to 2-0, while the hard-luckBushmasters have now lost twogames in a row.

“We just wanted to make sure thatwe helped each other out,” said StaffSgt. Joseph Rutledge about the 735’sstrong second-half stand. “We justmade sure that no one got beat on thedrive.”

For the 735 AMS, Staff Sgt. JasonLockhart got things off to a good startwith some deadly shooting from theperimeter.

Shortly after tip-off, Lockhart con-nected on a jumper from the wing andfollowed up with a trey to help the735 take a 10-3 lead.

However, after cutting the margindown to five at 10-5, Staff Sgt. RobertDixie showed he could drain it fromoutside as well and put the Bushmas-ters ahead at 11-10 on back-to-backsplashdowns from beyond the arc.

The Bushmasters went on to take afour-point lead, but with 6:04 left onthe clock before halftime, Tech. Sgt.Marco Knight tied the game up with abasket to even the score at 17-17.

Another basket by Rutledge put the735 up at 19-17, but the lead wasquickly erased on Dixie’s third trey ofthe half.

The lead would be the last for theBushmasters, as the 735 regained the

lead at 23-21 on a shot from Knightbefore going into the break ahead at25-21.

The second half started almost ex-actly the same way as the first, withLockhart using his soft touch from theoutside to drain a basket and a trey tolead the 735 to their first double-digitlead at 32-21.

While the Bushmasters were ableto bounce back in the first half on thestrength of Dixie and Staff Sgt. Ja-maar Milner, the second half wouldnot include any comeback heroics.

Milner scored seven points in thefirst half, while teammate Dixieadded nine on three long-distancebombs from three-point land to ac-count for 16 of the team’s 21 first-halfpoints.

In the second half, Milner was ableto convert only one basket, whileDixie was completely shut out.

“I think the problem was that wejust took a lot of bad shots in the sec-ond half,” Milner admitted. “Westarted settling for threes instead ofreally working the ball and makinggood passes.”

Rutledge said that the difference inthe game was that the 735 stuck totheir game plan.

By rotating the ball and being pa-tient, Rutledge said that the 735 wereable to break down the Bushmastersdefense and get the ball to an openshooter.

“We try to do a high pick-and-roll toopen up the shot,” Rutledge pointedout. If not we try to get it to the bigman, so he can take it to the hole andget points on the board.”

Milner said that in order to fix thethings that are holding back theBushmasters, the team would have tocommit and spend more time practic-ing.

But as long as everyone gives 100percent on the court, he’ll be satisfiedwin or lose.

“We just got to keep playing as ateam,” he affirmed. “I hate losing, butat the same time, it’s more about theeffort.”

Meanwhile, for Rutledge, theteam’s second win in a row only fuelsthe fire for the guys to keep pushingfor the ultimate prize.

“I think we’re going to do prettygood,” he stated. “We definitely planon making it to the playoffs and hope-fully compete for the championship.”

Strong second half helps 735th AMS defeat Bushmasters

Tech. Sgt. Marco Knight goes up fortwo of eight points to help the 735thAir Mobility Squadron beat 25th AirSupport Operation Squadron (25ASOS) Bushmasters.

Joint base basketballstandings announcedJBPHH intramural basketball standings

(as of Feb. 10, 2015)

Blue Division W L1. NIOC HI 2 02. COMPACFLT 2 03. 690th COS 2 04. 735 AMS 2 05. 647 CES 1 06. 324 IS 1 17. 17 OWS 0 28. JIOC 0 29. HQ PACAF 0 210. Bushmasters 0 211. 647 LRS 0 1Red Division1. NSSC 2 02. PHMSY IMF 2 03. Pound Town 2 04. 8 IS 2 05. 15 MXG 1 16. 647 FSS 1 17. 747 CS 1 18. Security 1 19. Bronze St. Warriors 0 210. Company I 0 211. 15 MDG 0 212. Nock Boyz 0 2Afloat Division1. Chosin 1 02. O�Kane 1 03. Port Royal 1 04. John Paul Jones 1 05. Jefferson City 1 06. Chung-Hoon 0 17. Bremerton 0 18. PCP Warriors 0 19. Hopper 0 110. Corpus Christi 0 1

Story and photos byRandy Dela Cruz

Sports Editor, Ho‘okele

The 647th Force Support Squadron(647 FSS) got out to a slow start, but oncethey got on a roll, there was nothing tostop them from beating Naval Sea Sys-tems Command (NSSC), 57-40, in a RedDivision intramural basketball gameFeb. 11 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Fitness Center.

The 647 FSS trailed by as much asseven points with only four minutes re-maining in the first half, but the teamwent on a tear to outscore NSSC by amargin of 12-3 and close off the half witha 23-21 lead.

“The coach told us to play defense andturn it up and run,” said 647 FSS pointguard Master Sgt. Jack Jones. “We gotsome easy fast-break points and stayedon it.”

The win was the second in a row for the647 FSS after losing their season opener,while the NSSC lost their first game ofthe young season.

Following the tip-off, both teamstraded baskets in the early minutes ofplay before NSSC went on a mini run andtook an 18-9 lead.

Senior Airman Travis Phelps stoppedthe bleeding with back-to-back freethrows to make it 18-11 and teammateSenior Mike Stephens followed up withtwo baskets in a row to narrow the mar-gin down to four.

NSSC upped the lead back to five at 21-15 but, from that point on, the tidequickly changed in favor of the 647 FSS.

Staff Sgt. Visconti Christman calmlyzeroed in on a three-pointer from the cor-ner and made it a one-point game by fol-lowing up on a lay-up.

Then with time quickly running down,Stephens swished a trey at the buzzer togive the 647 FSS a 23-21 advantage at in-termission.

Halftime did nothing to cool down thewarmed-up 647 FSS, which opened thesecond half on a 10-0 run, which began ona trey by Musician Seaman Brian Mathisand ended on another trey by Stephens.

“It started with defense,” said 647 FSShead coach Chief Master Sgt. Eric Duggerabout the team’s strong run. “I thinkthose guys wanted to come out and playaggressive in their zone, get some easy

baskets, get good movement with the ball,be patient and get what we need.”

Mathis, who was scoreless in the firsthalf, popped in his second trey of thenight to give the 647 FSS a 40-25 lead atthe 14:25 mark.

Then Jones added back-to-back hoopswith just less than 10 minutes remainingto push the 647 FSS out to their biggestlead at 46-29.

Although NSSC staged a small come-back on the strength of four points fromCulinary Specialist 3rd Class Kali Petti-grew to whittle the lead down to 10 at 48-38, the 647 FSS answered with sevenstraight points of their own to put thegame away for good.

Stephens led the way for the 647 FSSwith 18 points and was followed by Joneswith 12, Mathis with 11, Phelps with 10and Christman with seven.

Several NSSC players also excelled inthe showdown, with Pettigrew leadingthe way with 11 points, while the teamgot eight points apiece from Logistics

Specialist 2nd Class Jerry Acosta and Lt.j.g. Derrick Olson.

The convincing win may just be the cat-alyst that the 647 FSS needed to kick-start their season.

Jones believes that the team is talentedenough to go all the way, while Dugger

said he hopes that the win sends a mes-sage to the league and themselves.

“Hopefully it will send the message tomy guys that we can play with anybodyin the league,” he pointed out. “We’rehere, we got a good team and every nightwe’re going to play hard.”

Aggressive play leads Force Support Squadron to win

Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Kali Pettigrewpositions himself for the shot.

Master Sgt. Jack Jones goes up for two of his 12 points.

Pacific AviationMuseum Pearl Harbor

Pacific Aviation MuseumPearl Harbor will serve asthe first stop of the “Na-tional Memories” UnitedStates tour March 14.

The exhibit, which firstwent on display in thesouthern Chinese city ofShenzhen in 2010, hastoured through mainlandChina and Taiwan.

Through the use of im-agery and more than 100historic photos taken by

the 164 th U.S. SignalPhoto Company in theChina Burma India The-ater, “National Memories”brings to life the unusualand little known cama-raderie that existed be-tween Chinese and U.S.soldiers as their countriesjoined forces during WorldWar II.

During WWII, the U.S.provided military assis-t an c e t o Ch i na . Tha tmeant sending U.S. troopsto China to train Chinesesoldiers. In April 1941,

President Franklin D. Roo-sevelt signed a secretagreement that led to thecreation of the famed firstAmerican Volunteer Groupof the Chinese Air Forcethe Flying Tigers. Thestory of the Flying Tigersand an actual Curtiss P-40Warhawk are part of a per-manent exhibit at PacificAviation Museum PearlHarbor.

For more information,call 441-1007 or emailEduction@PacificAviationMuseum.org.

Traveling exhibit to open in March

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AAllll--MMiilliittaarryy BBoowwlliinngg TTrryyoouuttss Registration clos-es today. Tryouts are scheduled to begin at10 a.m. Feb. 19 at Hickam Bowling Centerand at 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at Naval StationBowling Center. Participants can bowl eightgames each day, 16 games total. The top sixmale and top four female bowlers will advanceto the Hawaii All-Military Bowling Tournamentin April. Tryouts are open to all active-duty AirForce and Navy personnel. The cost is $16per day. FMI: 473-2651.

LLuucckkyy FFrriiddaayy tthhee 1133tthh DDoouubbllee FFeeaattuurree willbegin at 5:30 p.m. today at Sharkey Theater.Patrons can purchase one movie ticket andsee two movies for the price of one: “Night atthe Museum: Secret of the Tomb” (PG) and“Taken 3” (PG-13). FMI: 473-0726.

MMoovviieess iinn tthhee PPaarrkk will begin at 7 p.m. todayat the MWR Outdoor Recreation-HickamHarbor lawn. Patrons can bring blankets,

drinks and snacks to watch a free movie,which will be suitable for all ages. FMI: 4495215.

VVaalleennttiinnee’’ss DDaayy 55KK will begin at 8 a.m.Saturday at Hickam Fitness Center. Awardswill be given to first and second places ineach category, including men, women, youth(ages 14 and below), and strollers. This free5K run is open to all eligible patrons. FMI:448-2214.

CChhiinneessee NNeeww YYeeaarr CCeelleebbrraattiioonn “2015: Yearof the Sheep” Chinatown Food & Historic Tourwill be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday. The cost is $33 for adults, $25 forchildren ages 3 to 11 years old, and free forchildren on an adult’s lap (no large strollers).FMI: 448-2295.

CChhiinneessee NNeeww YYeeaarr CCeelleebbrraattiioonn “2015: Yearof the Sheep” Chinese New Year Parade &

Dinner will be held from 2 to 6:30 p.m.Saturday. The cost is $37 for adults, $30 forchildren ages 3 to 11 years old, and free forchildren on an adult’s lap (no large strollers).FMI: 448-2295.

PPaarreenntt NNiigghhtt:: Mint Chocolate Chip Month willbe held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at theHickam Teen Center for families of teens ages13 to 18 years old. Parents and siblings areinvited to celebrate Mint Chocolate ChipMonth at this free event. New families are wel-come. FMI: 448-0418.

TTrraaddiittiioonnaall BBllaacckk aanndd WWhhiittee Darkroom FilmProcessing and Printing class will be held from9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Feb. 14 and Feb.21, at the Hickam Arts & Crafts Center. Thistwo-session class will cover the developing ofblack and white film, printing a contact sheetand making enlargements from the processednegatives. Tuition is $50. FMI: 448-9907.

WWhhaallee WWaattcchhiinngg CCrruuiissee will depart at noonSaturday from the MWR Information, Tickets& Travel-Hickam office for Ko Olina Marina.Participants can sail along the west coast ofOahu to search for humpback whales. Ticketsare $45 for adults and $40 for children agesnewborn to 11 years old. FMI: 448-2295.

CCoouupplleess VVaalleennttiinnee’’ss DDaayy OOrriiggaammii class will beheld from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the HickamArts & Crafts Center for patrons ages 13 andolder. The cost is $20 including supplies. FMI:448-9907.

VVaalleennttiinnee’’ss DDaayy MMoovviiee SSppeecciiaall will be avail-able Saturday at Sharkey Theater. Patronscan save their movie ticket receipts and bringthem in to the Naval Station Bowling Centerthe same day to receive a free game of bowl-ing for each movie ticket purchased. FMI: 473-0726.

Reid Tokeshi

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamMorale, Welfare & Recreation

There is an opportunity to observeauthentic Japanese performances from 2 to4 p.m. Monday at Hickam Fitness Center.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Morale,Welfare and Recreation (MWR) will holdthe Japanese martial arts demonstrationand traditional performing arts.

Students from the Nippon Sport ScienceUniversity will be performing in this exhibi-tion. The university is known in Japan forphysical education and sports, countingmany Olympic medalists as past students.

There will be demonstrations in a varietyof Japanese martial arts, including archery,sumo wrestling and karate. Traditionaldance will also be performed, as well as theplaying of the Japanese drum called“Wadaiko.”

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Admission is freeand is open to all military-affiliated person-nel and their sponsored guests.

For more information, call 922-6300.

Japanese martialarts demo planned

MWR Marketing photoVendors who wish to participate in the spring craft fair will need to show a sample of their handiwork upon registration.

Justin Hirai

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamMorale, Welfare and Recreation

Artists and crafters will have achance to show their wares in one ofthe first big crafters events of the year.

Registration began last Friday forthose who would like to participate inthe 40th Annual Spring Craft Fair.

The craft fair will be held from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. May 2 in the grassy area nextto the Hickam Arts & Crafts Center onKuntz Avenue. Between 2,000 and3,000 patrons attend the craft fair eachyear.

Any variety of crafts can be sold aslong as they are handmade by the ven-dor. Items such as woodworking, jew-elry, fabric or yarn crafts, paintings,photography and glasswork have beensold at previous spring craft fairs.

“You get the thrill of selling some-thing you made and it will go to a goodhome. You also get a chance to makenew customer contacts for future salesand network with other crafters,” saidDonna Sommer, Hickam Arts & CraftsCenter director.

“The Hickam Craft Fair is biggerand better than others outside of thebase. We enforce the handmade ruleand our craft vendors appreciate this,”

Sommer said.The craft fair will also offer live en-

tertainment, pony rides, archerygames, make-and-takes for the kids,demonstrations and a variety of food.

Artists and crafters can register inperson at the Hickam Arts & CraftsCenter store or mail in their applica-tion. Either way they decide to register,they will need to have pictures of theirhandmade crafts.

Visit www.greatlifehawaii.com todownload a registration form, rules andpricing and look for the spring craft fairvendor registration event page.

For more information, call 448-9907,ext. 101 or 102.

Craft fair vendor registration now open

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERSNOW — Navy Region Hawaii will host the Wounded Warrior PacificTrials from March 9 to 13. Athletes from the trials will be selected torepresent the Navy and Coast Guard at the annual Warrior Games inthe fall. Navy Region Hawaii is asking for volunteers to support theevent. There will be a mandatory brief for all athlete sponsors andevent coordinators from 9 to 10:30 a.m. March 2 at Hickam Theater.FMI: Matthew.P.Butler@navy.mil or 472-8881, ext. 332 or 371-0271,or Christopher.Creek@navy.mil or 472-8881, ext. 332.

NCIS CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMNOW — From the start of fiscal year 2015, the NCIS CrimeReduction Program (CRP) has been focusing its efforts on the aware-ness and prevention of domestic violence. The CRP is a programwhich unites law enforcement and community service organizationswith a shared goal of educating Sailors, Marines and Department ofthe Navy civilians about common threats to their safety. With theincreasing focus on domestic violence prevention, the first quarterCRP has been extended through March. FMI: 474-1218, or the NCISHotline at 1-877-579-3648, text “NCIS” and tip information to CRIMES(274637) or call the DoD Safe Helpline at 1-877-955-5247.

TAX ASSISTANCE CENTERNOW — The Navy Tax Assistance Center is now open. The self-ser-vice model center is located at the Navy College, 1260 Pierce St.,building 679, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in classroom 11. Thetax center will be open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. FMI:Ursula.m.smith1@navy.mil or 473-0443.

O’MALLEY VCC CLOSED TEMPORARILY NOW — The O’Malley Visitor Control Center (VCC) is closed forapproximately three months for renovation. All sponsors (except thoseauthorized call-in privilege sponsorship) will need to meet their guestsat the Nimitz VCC, building 3455 (also known as pass and ID), locat-ed outside Nimitz Gate for access onto the installation. During the ren-ovation period, Nimitz VCC will be open 24 hours a day, seven days aweek. FMI: 449-0865.

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WOUNDED WARRIOR FAMILY SYMPOSIUM 10 — A Navy Wounded Warrior Family Symposium will be held from9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hickam Officers Club. Navy Wounded Warrior Safe Harbor coordinates the non-medicalcare of seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and CoastGuardsmen, in addition to providing resources and support to theirfamilies. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and ReserveAffairs Juan P. Garcia III will deliver the opening remarks. Participantsare asked to RSVP as early as possible because seating is limited to100 guests. FMI: 426-6381 or email Thomas.D.Howell7.mil@mail.mil.

Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when sheis brutally murdered. Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit ofthe CIA, FBI and the police. For one last time, Mills must use his "particular set of skills," to track down the real killers,exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now – his daughter.

TAKEN 3 (PG-13)

HICKAM MEMORIAL THEATERTODAY 2/136:00 p.m. Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13)

SATURDAY 2/144:00 p.m. American Sniper (R) 7:00 p.m. Taken 3 (PG-13)

SUNDAY 2/152:00 p.m. Annie (PG)

MONDAY 2/16Special matinee showing receives a free soda (any size) withpurchase of a large popcorn.2:00 p.m. Into the Woods (PG)

THURSDAY 2/197:00 p.m. American Sniper (R)

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POTLUCK, GOODS DONATION14 — A potluck and goods donation for the homeless will beheld from noon to 4 p.m. at Kakaako Gateway Park at the cornerof Ilalo Street and Ohe Street. Donations requested include toi-letries, gift certificates to purchase food, and nonperishable food.Volunteers are also needed to set up for the event. FMI: MasterSgt. Keisha Price at 449-8924 or www.facebook.com/15thWing/.

GATE CLOSURE16 — In support of the 31st annual Great Aloha Run onPresidents Day, Borchers Gate will be closed during the event.Luapele Gate will be the alternate gate between the hours of 7 to11 a.m. In addition, Center Drive and Radford Drive will not beaccessible by Kamehameha Highway. Makalapa Gate will beopen inbound and modified outbound to allow eastbound trafficbetween the hours of 7 and 11 a.m. Kuntz Gate access by ElliotStreet will be modified outbound to allow eastbound traffic onNimitz Highway only. Catlin Drive, Camp Catlin Drive, PeltierAvenue and Puuloa Road will not be accessible from NimitzHighway. FMI: www.greataloharun.com.

GREAT CLOTHING GIVEAWAY18 — E1-E5 families with children are invited to join USOHawaii for the second Great Clothing Giveaway at USO Hickam.There will be a selection of children’s clothing items that aredirect from the store in a variety of sizes from preemie baby toyoung adult. Space is limited, so registration is required. FMI:https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiUSO.

MUSIC AT BELLOWS AFS21 — Live music will be featured from 5 to 7 p.m. at Turtle Coveat Bellows Air Force Station. This is a free event, open to activeduty military, military retirees, Reservists, National Guard, currentand retired Department of Defense civilian employees with anauthorized ID card and their families. FMI: 259-4112.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH26, 28 — The following events are planned for AfricanAmerican History Month:• Feb. 26, 7:30 a.m. Pearl Harbor Colors Honors and Heritageceremony will be held at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Themonthly Navy history and heritage event will feature music byPacific Fleet Band and guest speaker Capt. Stan Keeve, JointBase Pearl Harbor-Hickam commander.• Feb. 26, 9:30 a.m., A special observance will be held atSharkey Theater. Guest speaker will be Alphonso Braggs, presi-dent of the Hawaii Chapter of the NAACP.• Feb. 26, 11 a.m. A special luncheon will be offered at SilverDolphin Bistro. • Feb. 28, 3 p.m. A Gospel Fest & Taste of Soul will be held atNellis Chapel.

SHARKEY THEATERTODAY 2/13Friday the 13th Double FeatureSee two movies for the price of one.5:30 p.m. Night at the Museum: Secrets of the Tomb (PG)7:40 p.m. Taken 3 (PG-13)

SATURDAY 2/142:30 p.m. Paddington (PG)4:50 p.m. Big Eyes (PG-13) 7:10 p.m. The Wedding Ringer (R)

SUNDAY 2/152:30 p.m. Paddington (PG)4:50 p.m. Taken 3 (PG-13)7:10 p.m. American Sniper (R)

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My Favorite Photo…Becky Hommon, Navy Region Hawaii attorney, tookthis recent photo of the Honolulu Art Museum’sMediterranean Garden. Hommon said the garden pro-vides a spot of quiet beauty for mental refreshmentand military members receive an admission discount. How to submit: send your non-posed photos to edi-tor@hookelenews.com.

Army & Air Force Exchange Service

A $10,000 grand prize is up for grabs in the Army &Air Force Exchange Service’s latest “Because of You”contest. Authorized shoppers can enter by visiting shop-myexchange.com.

With the Spend Free Spree contest, military shoppershave a chance to win a $10,000 exchange gift card or a$2,000 gift card for second place. From Feb. 13-28, au-thorized exchange shoppers can enter at shopmyex-change.com/BecauseOfYou.

The contest is part of an exchange year-long effort torecognize service members’ unique contributions to thecountry.

“This $10,000 prize could change someone’s life,” saidChief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate, exchange senior en-listed advisor. “This is the exchange’s way of thankingmilitary members and their families for their service andsacrifice.”

Complete contest rules can be found at shopmyex-change.com/BecauseOfYou. Winners will be notified onor about March 15.

Military shoppers have a chance at $10,000 grand prize

Tripler Army Medical Center Blood Donor Cen-ter has announced upcoming blood drives as parto f the Armed Serv i ces B lood Donor Program(ASBP).

Currently scheduled drives include: • Feb. 18 and 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 3rd Marine

Regiment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.• Feb. 24, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., NEX, Tripler Army

Medical Center. For more information, call 433-6699 or 433-6148

or email michelle.lele@amedd.army.mil or visitwww.militaryblood.dod.mil.

TAMC blood drive schedule updated

The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Special Obser-vance Committee will hold its sixth annual Gospel Festand Taste of Soul event at 3 p.m. Feb. 28 at NellesChapel, building 500.

The Gospel Fest will involve a number of choirs andpraise teams from across the island.

The Taste of Soul event will involve tasting of a varietyof soul food dishes with the opportunity for participantsto have their best soul food dishes judged.

For more information about how to volunteer or tobring a soul food dish, email shadonna.mcphaul.1@us.af.mil or call 449-6562.

Gospel Fest, Taste of Soul set