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Photo by Sgt. Ian Morales, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD — World War II veterans attend the Wheeler Field Remembrance Ceremony in Hangar 206, here, Monday. It commemorated the 75th anniversary
of the attack on multiple installations on the island of Oahu, Dec. 7, 1941.
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WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD — “This is
a very special and historic moment,” said
Col. Stephen Dawson, commander, U.S.
Army Garrison-Hawaii.
“Seventy-five years ago, Sunday, Dec.
7th, 1941 – at almost this exact time of
day, on the airfield behind me – this hangar and others, came under the attack ofV O L U M E 2 N O . 5 0 | F R I D AY, D E C E M B E R 9 , 2 0 1 6
the Japanese Empire. Today, we want to
remember that morning and all of the heroes of that day,” he continued.
That remembrance ceremony was
held, here, on Dec. 5th, in one of the hangars attacked on Dec. 7th, 1941. Soldiers,
family members, civilian friends, veterans
and members of the Greatest Generation
Foundation gathered to reflect on the attack that happened, here, 75 years ago.
“We are thankful that we are able to be
here as a group honoring that particular
day,” said Stuart Hedley, a 95-year-old
veteran of World War II who was stationed on the USS West Virginia during
Pearl
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attacks on
Pearl Harbor.
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they fought on to help enable closure of
their war experiences while at the same
Photo by Sgt. John Heinrich, 8th Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs
time educating youth about key military FORT DERUSSY — U.S. Army-Pacific Commanding General Robert B. Brown shakes hands with John Seelie, 94, at the 25th ID
events and their relevance.
Commemoration Ceremony, here, Wednesday – one of the many events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on
“These veterans include one gentle- Pearl Harbor. Seelie was a 19-year-old member of the 25th ID’s 65th Engineer Combat Battalion during the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks.
man that parachuted into Normandy,
France, on D-Day, another who hit the
beach at Omaha,” said Maj. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, 25th Infantry
Division and U.S. Army Hawaii. “Two of
you fought in the battle of the bulge, one
went on to support the Nuremberg trials,
one of you
was48
a Navajo code talker and
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others served in the Pacific, England and
France. You are a remarkable group, and I
am proud to be in front of you today.”
Wheeler Army Airfield was one of the
first places attacked on that historic day.
The Japanese Empire focused their initial
effort on disabling U.S. air assets to ensure air superiority.
“For those of you who were here this
day, this is truly hallowed ground. Wheeler was one of the very first places to be
hit in a synchronized aerial attack on the
military airfields at Bellows, Kaneohe
Bay, Ewa, Hickam and Ford Island,” said
Cavoli.
During the ceremony, Veterans of
Foreign War Posts 352, 1572 and 12138;
Photo by Sgt. Ian Morales, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs
along with Thomas Petso, a World War II WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD — Soldiers pose with World War II veteran Stuart Hedley after the Wheeler Field Remembrance Cerveteran; and Gary Winnick, The Greatest emony in Hangar 206, here, Monday.
Generation Foundation; as well as ComThe attacks on Dec. 7th, 1941, were and women of that war will never be of World War II, the one and only Greatest
mand Sgt. Maj. Scott Brzak, 25th ID; and
Generation, thank you for answering the
Command Sgt. Maj. Lisa Piette-Edwards, one of the most influential moments in forgotten.
“To our heroes that are here with us call when your national called. We will
USAG-HI, laid wreaths in remembrance U.S. history, forever changing the lives of
millions.
The sacrifice of the brave men this morning,” said Dawson, “the veterans forever be grateful.”
of this historic attack.
A CUT ABOVE THE REST
New exhibit unveiled at
USS Bowfin Submarine
Museum and Park, Dec. 6
See page A-3
December 9, 2016
JBPHH dedicates tower
to Dec. 7 attacks veteran
Lt. Gen. Gordon A. Blake
See page A-10
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd
Class Timothy Miller, left,
poses with valiant World
War II veteran Mickey
Ganitch at a meet and greet
at the Moanalua Great Clips
salon Dec. 7. Great Clips, the
world’s largest hair salon
brand, commemorated the
75th anniversary of the
attack on Pearl Harbor with
a “cut-a-thon” at each of
its three salon locations
on the Island. Great Clips
offered $7.99 haircuts that
day with all proceeds going
to Tripler Fisher Houses.
Combined, these two homes
can house 19 families at a
time, at no cost, while their
loved ones receive medical
care at nearby Tripler Army
Medical Center. PHOTO
Basketball Invitational
honors Pearl Harbor
veterans
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Pearl Harbor Day remembered
Petty Officer 1st Class
Rebecca Wolfbrandt
Navy Public Affairs
Support Element
Detachment Hawaii
Thousands gathered at the 75th Anniversary National Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day
Commemoration at Kilo
Pier, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 7.
The ceremony set to
honor those who lost their
lives during the attacks
on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7,
1941, included a moment
of silence, a pass-in-review
of the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG
97), a “Missing Man” flyover
formation, and wreath presentations for each branch
of the armed forces.
After the presentation of
colors and national anthem,
by the U.S. Pacific Fleet
Band, speakers Kahu Kamaki Kanahele and Kahu
Herbert Hew Len performed a Hawaiian blessing. This was followed by
a prayer for peace given by
Rev. Tsunekiyo Tanaka, a
member of the Japan Religious Committee for World
Federation.
Rear Adm. John V. Fuller,
commander of Navy Region
Hawaii and Naval Surface
Group Middle Pacific, spoke
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Marines remember Dec. 7 The lasting effects of
COURTESY STORY
U.S. Marine Corps Forces,
Pacific
World War II veterans
BY PETTY OFFICER
2ND CLASS
JEFFREY TROUTMAN
Navy Public Affairs
Support Element
Detachment Hawaii
important kind of visitors:
the survivors of the Pearl
Harbor attacks and their
Marine Corps Air Station
families, here to honor the
75th anniversary of one of
(MCAS) Ewa wasn’t a desirMAJ. BRIAN YOUNG
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rines slept in tents for nearly
the phrase,
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teams.
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a while to
now,
the
captain,
led the 9th MSC team to
of the 117th Army vs. Navy football game,
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to Ofsay before
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Class Laurie Dexter
motivated
continue that winning streak
challenged
Navy Opera- said “You
Nutter.
always hear so much
into
their quarters,Event of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu.
“Every day,
when to
I’m
Pearl Harbor survivors greet a child during moved
the 75th
Commemoration
tional Support Command Pearl Harbor
Brig.
Gen.
commander
about
theStephen
historyCurda,
of Pearl
this scorpion-infested air
driving one against
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or Naval
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but toand
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as the Marines
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directly to the World War joyed for decades.
ficer,Oklahoma,
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and Reserve
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next
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cheered
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mand,
emphasized the gift of freedom itself.”
vivors and World War II
earned our
in the past, which helped Fuller said. “You
tries to find words that de- Arizona, the humbling feel- rematch.
the Japanese
attacks
Dec. 7.
“Hopefully,
orateveterans
the tremendous
contribution the 51-6scribe
victory.his emotions. Over ing of honor and
dedication
left the ceremony,
alwaysfrom
re- U.S.
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privilege I we can make this an anMarine and courage our
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dozens
of present-day
ser-during the
with a rifle salute perwith Japan.
feel to take people
around
Forces,
c (MARshoulder,
the sun
begins
two services,” he said.
last 15
years
of continuous
fromtovarious
units
theBattle9th MSC,
is between
vice
members
lined theoperations.
exit
morning
of
those who gave formed by a U.S. Marine
“Those of you that served life changed the
thisand
beautiful
harbor the
is inFORPAC)
presented
a“For
wreath
set behind
theinUSS
and
after
that
theirto
last
full measure of de- Corps rifle detail, the play- to create a “Walk of Honor,”
in World War II, ushered Dec. 7, 1941, to
pay
their
respects
the
ship Missouri Memorial, and describable,” he explained.
in a great era of peace and day you changed the world votion for their nation that ing of echo taps by the U.S. issuing a hand salute as the
fallen Dec. 6, as part of the
to his right, the USS Arizona “But to have the honor of
day we feel a deep sense of Pacific Fleet Band, and a walked through.
prosperity that we’ve en- forever.”
driving a boat carrying surgreater 75th commemoration
Memorial.
Each day, Pettett has the vivors of the Pearl Harbor
of the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
honor of driving one of the attacks for the 75th anniA memorial was erected at
Barbers Point Golf Course,
white boats that tour the versary, it brings a new kind
honoring the lives of the folwaters of Pearl Harbor, as of self-worth to this job. It
lowing who fell that infamous
visitors from around the makes me happy to be alive
day: Sgt. William Latschau,
world come to pay their re- in this moment, to serve at
spects and learn about the this particular moment in
Jr., Sgt. Carlo Michaletto, Pfc.
those
that Cavanaugh,
went beyond
this grass U.S.
wasMarine
beach
andForces, Pacific,
Petty
1st
(Above)
U.S.Class
Marine Brig.
Gen. Brian
deputy commander,
Corps
history that lives in infamy history.”
Edward Lawrence and
Pvt.Officer
the for
callfallen
of duty,
and
water.
you
imagine
Nardel Gervacio
salutes as a wreath is laid
Marines
at hopeBarbers Point
GolfCan
Course
in Kapolei
Dec. 6. The
after that fateful December
William Turner.
As the survivors and their
fully
years killed
fromin the
having
Taylor
commemoration was to
honortwenty
the four Marines
attackto
at swim?”
Marine Corps
Air Station Ewa
day in 1941.
In honor of theseNavy
heroes,
family members make their
Public
Sup-the now,
Dec.Affairs
7, 1941 during
attackthey’ll
on Pearl look
Harbor.
(Top)at
Marines
with U.S.
Corps Forces, Pacific and
back
asked.
“AllMarine
the survivors
some of the first U.S.
forces
Today, Pettett drove
members
of the Marinemy
Corps
League gather
for a photo after
the Utah
commemorative
ceremony.
port
Element
Detachment
generation
of Sailors,
on the
had to swim
to return fire during
World
around perhaps the most
SEE HONOR PAGE 2
Hawaii
and see that we had the all the way out there to a
War II, current and former
same core values of those trench near the street all
report
of the
attack.
Marines stationed in Hawaii
Theslowly
battle set
at MCAS
stationed
were
de- being
As the sun
that Ewa
came before
us.”here, 33the
while
shot
at by
are here
stroyed.
have made it a tradition
was short
andafierce.
on thetohorizon,
forming
OnThe
Sept.
14, 1941, machine guns.“We
Many
had because four
meet here and remember.
Japanese
airmen’sUSS
rendezDespite
the surprise
andabove
Marines,
four
of our brothers,
golden hue
in the clouds,
Utah sailed
to Pearl
to swim
water
and
Harbor
Harbor,
she probelow
the water
“(We) always do thisPearl
on Dec.
vous survivors,
point was close
to the where
confusion,
Marines
fought,
gave until
their they
last full measure
World
veterans
anti-aircraft
it overhere,”
there.”
air II
station,
makingvided
it a tarsaid Brig. Gen. Brian
7, every year, no matter
what,War
“practicallyand
to themade
last man.
and
guests
gathered
at
target
duties.
USS
Utah
Tania
Warnock,
grandfor as long as I can remember,” get as they came in for the Every Marine at the base Cavanaugh, deputy comthe USS Utah
moored
daughter
David Smith,
attackMemorial
and returnedwas
to their
meton
the“battleattack with
what- ofmander,
said Maggie Gaukler, commanMARFORPAC. “We
Ford Island,
Joint Base ship row”ever
when
Japan
who
was
of itthe
crew-to remember
carriers.
weapon
there
was
at one
dant, Marine Corpson
League
owe
to them
Pearl Harbor-Hickam,
for attacked Pearl Harbor on members serving aboard
Survivors from the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Hickam Field revisit the flag that
flew Detachment.
that day
Aloha
“Marines
The airfield was strafed hand, or that he could com- and honor them and to keep
a
sunset
tribute,
Dec.
6.
Dec.
7,
1941.
USS
Utah
on
the morning
during a tour of Hickam at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 6.
take care of their own, even several times, just minutes mandeer, or even improvise their legacy alive. (And) beThe hour-long cere“I think it’s incredible to of Dec. 7, 1941, performed
are Marines, that’s
the limited
of his
after they have passed
away,”is held
beforeat Pearl
Harbor
was with
mony
sunset
be standing
here,
wheremeans
a song
titledcause
“Thewe
Forgotcommand,”
read the
cial exactly what we will do.”
she added.
Of the 48itaircraft
each yearattacked.
to commemtook place
75 years ago.
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was Armando “Chick”
15th Wing Public Affairs
Galella, a former Army
command sergeant major,
On the morning of Dec. whose presence at the cer7, service members, their emony was to honor those
friends and families gath- who died during the attack.
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U.S. Marine Corps Air tleship,
Station Ewa
thetime ago,”
U.S. Rios
Marine
Corps Air
Station
Ewa was
decommissioned
andwas
to established
honor the near
long
said.
The
partially
submerged
pole,” GordonEwa
said.
villages at Kapolei.
and
the
grounds
were
into U.S.vessel,
Naval Air Station
54 crewmembers still
Before his opening re- hullabsorbed
of the fallen
“He grabbed a buddy and
Barbers
Point.
entombed aboard the marks, Pearl
Harbor
sur- with the remains of many
they lowered the proudest
sunken vessel.
vivor liaison Master Chief crewmembers, lies silent
symbol of our country. On
“I think it’s important Jim Taylor was over- in Pearl Harbor to this
a day when so much had
to have a remembrance whelmed by the turnout day.
fallen, Old Glory survived.”
because we can always and thanked everyone for
“If we do ceremonies
The men and women
learn from those that showing up. Taylor then like this, Sailors are
who were here during the
came before you,” said went on to speak of the more likely to carry these
attacks were honored by
Petty Officer 2nd Class bravery of the men and
performances by the Pacific
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Robert Rios, of Brooklyn, the toughness they
Air Forces Band, wreath
Pearl Harbor survivor Mickey Ganitch speaks with friends while
on a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial Dec. 7. PHOTO BY PETTY
OFFICER 1ST CLASS REBECCA WOLFBRANDT, USN
Following Navy’s defeat, both teams
gathered at midfield to put the competition behind them and sing each other’s
respective service songs – remembering
that, despite their on-field rivalry, at the
end of the day, both sides are invaluable
contributors to the nation’s defense on
the Joint Team.
Army vs. Navy
Enjoy the national game at
The Hangar, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday,
Dec. 10, at Wheeler Army Airfield.
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More than 3,000 guests and
a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 0 P e a r l H a rbor survivors attended the 74th
Anniversary Pearl Harbor Day
Commemoration, held Dec. 7 at
Kilo Pier at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
The U.S. Navy and the National
Park Service co-hosted the event
to honor the sacrifices made by
those who fought and lost their
lives during the attack on Pearl
Harbor 74 years ago.
Adm. Harry Harris, commander
of U.S. Pacific Command, gave the
featured address.
“Today and for every tomorrow,
we owe a debt to the men and
women who gave their full measure of devotion on Dec. 7 and
throughout World War II,” Harris
said.
“As we commemorate this day,
let us re-dedicate ourselves to delivering to future generations the
same gift of security and peace
that was purchased for us by those
who sacrificed so much in defense
of our freedom seven decades ago,”
Harris said.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
Dr. David Kennedy delivered the
keynote speech. “The fact that the
bloody conflict began (for America)
74 years ago today may eventually go down in history as one of
the most tragic episodes in a long,
sorry history of violent human
contestations,” Kennedy said.
The commemoration also included a Hawaiian blessing, a
military wreath presentation conducted by representatives from
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Aegis Ashore test
flight at PMRF
The Missile Defense get track information to
Agency (MDA) and the the Command, Control,
Ballistic Missile Defense Battle Management,
System (BMDS) Oper- and Communication
ational Test Agency, in (C2BMC) system. The
conjunction with U.S. Aegis Weapon System
Pacific Command, U.S. at the Aegis Ashore site
European Command, received track data from
and Joint Functional C2BMC and used its
Component Command component AN/SPY-1
for Integrated Missile radar to acquire, track,
Defense, successfully and develop a fire conconducted the first in- trol solution to engage
tercept flight test Dec. 9, the target. The Aegis
Hawaii Standard Time, Weapon System then
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cific Missile Range Facil- the kinetic force of a diity (PMRF) on Kauai.
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8 Wing hosts Dec. 7 Remembrance
15th
15th Wing Public Affairs
The 15th Wing hosted
the 74th Remembrance
Ceremony at 7:55 a.m. Dec.
7 in commemoration of the
attack on Hickam Field in
1941.
Survivors and their family members attended the
ceremony, which honored
the men and women who
lost their lives on Hickam
Field during the two waves
of attacks launched by the
Imperial Japanese Navy on
tribute honors
lost aboard USS
HONOLULU (AP) —Utah
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Carter discusses military rebalance to Asia-Pacific
JIM GARAMONE
DOD News, Defense Media Activity
ic one. But China is not the only country in the region that is
playing a larger part in security affairs.
“Japan is increasing its defense role out here, so is India,” he
said. “Many, many countries are asking us to work with them
because they want to be part of this regional architecture that
keeps the peace, and we welcome all of them, to include
China.”
The U.S. policy is not one of division or exclusion, the secretary said. “Our policy is one of inclusion,” he said.
bers of Hawaii’s congressional delegation are applauding
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Hawaii’s take in the $1.1
trilceremony
honors spirits of
lion federal spending bill,
fallen See page A-2
which includes spending
increases in nearly all categories for the Aloha State.
The deal approved Dec. 18
sets aside more than $469 million for military construction
and infrastructure projects
on the islands. That’s an
increase of more than $200
million from last year, according to Democratic U.S. Sen.
Brian Schatz, a member of
the Senate Appropriations
Committee.
“We’ve been able to convey
to our colleagues how critical
it is to invest in Hawaii as
the Asia-Pacific rebalance becomes a reality,” Schatz said.
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viable Asia-Pacific strategy,
and I think some of my colleagues have focused for a
very long time on Europe and
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — The Asia-Pacific will be the economic driver for the world in the years to
come, and that is why rebalancing the U.S. military to the region
makes such sense, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Nov. 6,
here.
“It is the single part of the world that will be most consequential for the future,” Carter told the joint service audience inside
a hangar.
Carter said Asia is growing and becoming more prosperous because of the sacrifices American service members have
made to preserve the peace.
“For 70 years now … the single-most important factor that has
kept the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region … is the
pivotal role of American military power,” he said. “What the rebalance means is we intend to do that going forward.”
Employ diplomacy to solve issues
Carter called on all countries claiming land in the South
China Sea to solve their problems diplomatically.
“For our part,” he said, “the United States will continue to fly,
sail and operate anywhere international law permits (from
the) South China Sea to the Arctic.”
There are many challenges in the region, the secretary said.
He said the United States will continue to watch China, but
American leaders are also concerned about North Korea and
Historic role
Carter told service members that they are the heart of the re- Russia. He also mentioned the Islamic State or Iraq and the Levant, saying the United States must defeat that “evil movement.”
balance and that they are playing a role in history.
Carter also told service members there is progress on the budService members asked Carter about China and its growing
role in the region. The secretary said it was natural that China get front, noting he is pleased with the two-year budget
would seek to play as large a security role as it does an econom- agreement.
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WASHINGTON — Soldiers are now authorized to wear either black or white socks with
their Army physical fitness uniform.
Effective immediately, black socks can be
worn with either the gray-black PT uniform
or the new gold and black uniform.
Like white socks, the black socks must be
plain with no logos. The socks can be calflength or ankle-length, but must at least cover the entire anklebone, said Sgt. Maj. Eva M.
Commons, Army uniform policy senior enlisted adviser with G-1.
The new policy comes as a result of Soldiers
requesting the change over the last several
months, Commons said.
“The senior Army leaders will go out to various installations and receive questions from
the field,” Commons said. “... One of the ones
brought back was the request to be authorized
to wear black socks.”
The Army staff then examined the request,
she said.
Ike Jackets and headgear
Another change to the new DA Pam
670-1 will be the elimination of all reference to the dress green Army Service Uniform, or ASU.
Sept. 30 was the wear-out date for the
green Class A jacket, said Sgt. Maj. Eva M.
Commons, Army uniform policy sergeant
major with G-1. All Soldiers should now
have the blue ASU.
Other items in the recent uniform survey must go before the Uniform Board at
Department of the Army before they can
be implemented, Commons said. The survey included questions about a windproof
blue Eisenhower jacket, a single-style
“campaign hat” for all drill sergeants and a
single-style ASU cap for all Soldiers.
A majority of Soldiers voted for the optional windproof Eisenhower, or Ike, jacket meant to be worn in the workplace. A
total of 11,613 Soldiers, or 62.5 percent of
the respondents, were in favor of authorizing the Ike jacket to be worn in addition to
The black sock question was also placed
into a uniform item survey completed in August by 18,588 Soldiers. Almost 67 percent of respondents, or 12,408, said that black socks
should be authorized.
Since the black socks will be optional, there
was no production requirement, no cost associated, and the logistical aspect was minimal,
so this change was able to go through an abbreviated board process, Commons said, but
added that all of the steps of the Uniform Board
process were still completed before the change
was considered by the Army chief of staff.
“We were able to get through all of the steps
much more quickly and get it approved and get
it implemented, so Soldiers can start operating
under this new guidance,” she said.
The new guidance is outlined in an Exception to Policy, or ETP, memorandum signed by
Lt. Gen. James McConville, Army G-1, Nov. 5.
That memo will serve as the authorization for
Soldiers to wear black PT socks until DA Pam
670-1 is updated in a few months, Commons
said.
the current black windbreaker.
Soldiers also voted that all drill
sergeants, including women, should wear
a single-style “campaign hat,” already
worn by male drill sergeants. A total of
11,590 Soldiers, or 62.4 percent of respondents, wanted this headgear for all drill
instructors.
A majority of survey respondents wanted the Army to go to a single-style service
cap for all Soldiers. A total of 12,250 Soldiers, or 65.9 percent, wanted the “bus
driver” type cap, now worn by males, to be
authorized for wear by all Soldiers.
In addition, 10,313 respondents, or 55.4
percent, wanted the blue service cap to be
the required headgear with ASUs for senior noncommissioned officers (sergeants
first class and above), officers and warrant
officers, instead of the beret.
A representative sample of active duty,
National Guard and Army Reserve troops
were asked to complete the uniform
survey.
New case is unveiled for
Hickam’s ‘Old Glory’
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Fox Sports joins Dec. 7
remembrance commemoration
Hickam Elementary hosts
‘Greatest Generation’
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Festival of Lights Dec. 14-18
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parade, as boats sailed through the marina decorated in Christmas fashion. Lights were strung from each participating vessel, as live music and
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Dec. 7, 1941.
Andrew Kowalski was a On Dec. 7, then Tech Sgt.
“I am both honored and first sergeant at the time of Phillips operated a damhumbled to speak to you on the attack. He was awak- aged B-17’s machine gun,
this historic day, the most ened by loud explosions shooting down a Japanese
important day in Hickam and immediately reported aircraft.
Matthew Trovinger,
Field’s history,” said Col. for duty at the wing headRandy Huiss, 15th Wing quarters, where his job grandson of the late Staff
commander, while address- was to answer the phone Sgt. Clayton Wedel, was
ing the crowd.
and maintain the official also in attendance. On Dec.
“On 7 December 1941, list of Hickam casualties. 7, 1941, his grandfather
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Sylvia Phillips, the received confirmation that
when the ground shook widow of Maj. Claude Phil- his grandfather was aswith enemy bombs,” he lips, a Silver Star recipient, signed to Hickam Field the
said.
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FORT SHAFTER — The Asia-Pacific region’s
typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, cyclones,
floods and mudslides directly impact millions,
and they often require a rapid team effort by Pacific partners to save lives and help affected
nations recover from natural disasters.
As part of that team effort, a team of U.S.
Army-Pacific Soldiers from the 8th Theater
Sustainment Command is training and preparing to contribute to regional humanitarian
aid/disaster relief efforts across the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility.
“The Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team
(HAST) is a rapidly deployable, tailorable package designed to give the USARPAC commander
situational awareness and critical connectivity with the U.S. ambassador’s country team,
the primary federal agency and the state department representative or the Department of Defense joint task force,” said Lt. Col. Sean Picciano, officer in charge of 8th TSC HAST A. “It
is important to support other nations in the
Pacific because it supports the USARPAC mission of building relationships that contribute to
a stable and secure PACOM area of responsibility, which is USARPAC’s vision.”
The intent of the HAST is to assist the U.S.
Agency for International Development-Office
of Foreign Disaster Assistance, the U.S. government, and the host nation’s government
by providing support, so lives are safeguarded,
human suffering is alleviated, and the affected
state/international community regains the ability to resume full control over the situation.
USARPAC has three units that are charged
with providing HAST support: 8th TSC, 25th
Infantry Division and I Corps. Each unit takes
control of the mission for a period of 90 days and
then passes it to the next unit in the rotation.
The 8th TSC HAST consists of two teams
made up of no more than 15 to 20 personnel
from the 8th TSC, 413th Contracting Support
Brigade and the 18th Medical Command. Each
individual brings a different capability to the
team, such as communications, intelligence,
medical, logistics planning, aviation, ordnance,
contracting, operations, protection, engineering, military police, and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear assessments.
“This mission provides us the ability to train
on different skill sets while training on some of
our core tasks, such as Soldier and equipment
readiness and the ability to alert our team and
deploy within 24 hours,” said Picciano.
(Editor’s note: Read more about the 8th TSC
HAST’s 2016 on-call mission at www.hawaii
armyweekly.com.)
The 8th TSC HAST receives training on how to prepare for a pre-joint inspection, conduct
blocking and bracing training and how to develop a load-plan for movement of their equipment prior to taking over the mission, Jan. 1. The HAST is an agile and responsive team with
unique capabilities consisting of 15-20 personnel ready to deploy on short notice in support
of humanitarian aid/disaster relief operations within the Pacific.
Return of ‘Island Warriors’
BY LANCE CPL.
ZACHARY ORR
Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Marines with 2nd Battalion,
3rd Marine Regiment returned
home Dec. 14-16 from a sixmonth unit deployment program to Okinawa, Japan.
The Marines conducted
joint training with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and
the Philippine Army.
“The training was conducted to gain cultural awareness and build our friendship
with other countries,” said
Capt. Stephen Bender, the
commanding officer for Golf
Co., 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines.
Bender, a Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, native said the training was useful because they
were able to experience different climates and weather.
“The training was very
difficult at first because it
was so humid in Okinawa,”
said Rafael Puentes, the company clerk with Fox Co., 2nd
Bn., 3rd Marines. “We ran a
quarter mile and it looked
like you took a shower with
your clothes on.”
Puentes said there were
many small exercises that
seemed to take longer than
the bigger exercises.
“The training was mostly
focusing on jungle warfare,”
said Puentes, a West Palm
Beach, Florida, native. “In
both the Philippines and
South Korea we did various
exercises using rope and rappelling.”
Puentes said the local
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Cubmaster, scout recognized
HONOLULU (AP) — The
National Boy Scouts of America is honoring a Kailua cubmaster and an 8-year-old boy
scout for their help during
a deadly Waimanalo Osprey
crash.
Cubmaster Lisa Peddle
Smith received the Honor
Medal with Crossed Palms
during a ceremony Thursday, KHON-TV reported. The
award is the highest heroism
medal awarded by Boy Scots
of America.
Scout Kainoa Hepfner was
given the Meritorious Action
Award Medal, which honors
those who have performed
an outstanding act of service.
Peddle Smith and Hepfner
had been at a weekend Cub
Scout camp on May 17 when
the Osprey crashed with 22
people on board.
Hepner and his sisters had
been watching the Osprey
take off and land when it went
down. The young boy rushed
to get Peddle Smith for help.
“They immediately took
me to the scene, and I had to
climb a barbed-wire fence,
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Murfreesboro, Arkansas, native, sees his 18-month old daughter during his unit’s homecoming aboard
Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 15. The “Island Warriors” departed on a unit deployment program to
Japan and other countries in late July. PHOTOS BY LANCE CPL. ZACHARY ORR, USMC
people of South Korea, Japan and the Philippines were
very friendly to the Marines.
He said it felt like the Koreans and Filipinos wanted
to work with them because
the Koreans were interested
in learning more about the
American culture and the way
Americans did things.
“My foreign military counterpart watched me do my job
to see the way I did it,” said
Sgt. Andrew Coutts, a ground
radio repairman with 2nd Bn.,
3rd Marines.
Coutts, a Manchester, Massachussetts, native, said they
always wanted to trade things
such as their unit shirt for
his unit shirt, or their rank
for his rank.
“They looked up to us in
a sense,” said Coutts. “They
took us in like family, but nothing is like your own family. I
left when my son was threeweeks old, but it just comes
with the job field. Luckily, I
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my wife while I was gone.”
Bender said that he noticed
the Marines were becoming
quiet when they got back to
their barracks during the deployment. He knew they were
becoming just as homesick
as he was.
“I just really wanted to get
(the Marines) back to their
own families because we had
taken them away to another
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In this May 17, 2015, file photo, a man and woman look toward
smoke rising from a Marine Corps Osprey aircraft after it made
a hard landing at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo.
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which the Marines threw a
flak jacket over, and I got up
and over it telling them that
I was a nurse,” Peddle Smith
said. “At that time, the Osprey
was in pieces, on fire. There
were munitions going off and
small explosions.”
Peddle Smith, a nurse,
assisted Marines from the
wreckage and administered
CPR.
“We had to move back like
three times due to the explosions and the munitions
firing, which I didn’t realize,”
she said. “I had heard popping noises going off during
this whole time, but I didn’t
know that it was munitions.”
Peddle Smith said she was
not afraid during the incident
and knew that she had to act.
“I didn’t think. I wasn’t
scared. I didn’t feel brave. I
just knew that it was the right
thing to do. I knew I could
help,” she said.
The crash killed Lance
Cpl. Joshua E. Barron, 24, of
Washington and Lance Cpl.
Matthew J. Determan, 21, of
Arizona.
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