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First class petty offi cers selected to become chief petty offi cers perform damage control efforts on a simulated ruptured pipe during a damage control challenge hosted by COMSUBPAC’s Chief Petty Offi cers Association on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 23. Sailors who are selected for promotion to chief petty offi cer go through six weeks of initiation training, to include leadership and physical training, to become better suited in their new roles as senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Allen Michael Amani)

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, NAVY REGION HAWAII All editorial content is prepared, edited, LYDIA ROBERTSON provided and approved by the sta of the Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Public DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM A airs O ce: 850 Ticonderoga, Suite 110, CHUCK ANTHONY JBPHH, Hawaii, 96860-4884. Telephone: (808) 473-2888; fax (808) 473-2876; e-mail DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PACIFIC MISSLE RANGE FACILITY address: [email protected] TOM CLEMENTS World Wide Web address: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Hawaii/. EDITOR ANNA MARIE GENERAL This is an authorized publication primarily for members of the uniformed MANAGING EDITOR military services and their families in MC1 CORWIN COLBERT Hawaii. Its contents do not necessarily re ect the o cial views of the U.S. HO’OKELE STAFF: JIM NEUMAN government, the Department of Defense, ERIN HUGGINS and the military branch of services and MC2 CHARLES OKI do not imply endorsement thereof. STAFF SGT. JASMONET JACKSON HELEN ZUKERAN A Hui Hou! DAVID UNDERWOOD 2 Your Navy Team in Hawaii CONTENTS

Commander, Navy Region Hawaii oversees two installations: Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam on Oahu and Pacifi c Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, on Kauai. As Naval Surface Group Middle Pacifi c we provide oversight for the ten surface ships homeported at JBPHH. Navy aircraft squadrons are also co-located at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Oahu, and training is sometimes also conducted on other islands, but most Navy assets are 6-7 Sentry Aloha Takes flight located at JBPHH and PMRF. These two installations serve fl eet, fi ghter and family under the direction of Commander, Navy Installations Command.

A guided-missile cruiser and destroyers of Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacifi c 8 PACFLT Band Honors WWII Sailors deploy independently or as part of a group COMMANDER, NAVY REGION HAWAII AND NAVAL SURFACE for Commander, U.S. Third Fleet and in GROUP MIDDLE PACIFIC the Seventh Fleet and Fifth Fleet areas of responsibility. The Navy, including your Navy REAR ADM. ROBERT CHADWICK team in Hawaii, builds partnerships and strengthens interoperability in the Pacifi c. Each year, Navy ships, submarines and aircraft from Hawaii participate in various 9-12 ‘Mighty Mo’ commemorates end of WWII training exercises with allies and friends in the Pacifi c and Indian Oceans to strengthen interoperability. Navy service members and civilians conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions in the South Pacifi c and in Asia. Working with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Navy in Hawaii provides drug interdiction and fi sheries 13 15th MDG Restructures Clinics enforcement operations for Commander, U.S. Pacifi c Fleet. In even-numbered years Hawaii hosts the biennial summer Rim of the Pacifi c Exercise, the world’s largest military maritime exercise, featuring more than two dozen nations and 25,000 personnel.

The Navy family in Hawaii comprises around 14-15 Arizona Memorial Reopens 50,000 people, most of whom are active duty service members and their families, and includes nearly 15,000 civilians and contractors as part of our workforce. COMMANDER, JOINT BASE JBPHH includes the Pearl Harbor waterfront, PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM Hickam fl ight line, Wahiawa annex and 16-17 CPO Selects Graduate Legacy Academy several other areas in West Oahu and CAPT. JEFF BERNARD provides a major logistics and other support hub for the military and military families. Supporting the nation’s ballistic missile PLUS: defense initiative, the Pacifi c Missile Range Facility on the western coast of “The Garden 4 PPV Housing Survey Results Island,” is the world’s largest instrumented 5 RECP: Energy Coservation multidimensional testing and training missile range. 5 Hickam Communities Launches Survey 18 CNIC Ready Navy Program We provide services to the U.S. Pacifi c Command, one of DOD’s six geographic 21 Community Calendar combatant commands, with an area of responsibility covering half the globe. We directly support two component commands whose headquarters are on JBPHH: Commander, U.S. Pacifi c Fleet and Commander, U.S. Pacifi c Air Force. Close to our own Region/MIDPAC headquarters command is Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacifi c Fleet. With 18 forward-deployable combat-ready U.S. Navy submarines, Pearl Harbor is home to the largest submarine presence in the Pacifi c. The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, on JBPHH, is the largest ship repair facility COMMANDING OFFICER between the West Coast and the Far East. PACIFIC MISSILE Within our region we support more than 100 RANGE FACILITY tenant commands. CAPT. TIMOTHY YOUNG 3

The Benefits of RECP RECP: Energy

he RECP satisfies the requirement from the conservation Office of the Secretary of Defense for resident By Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs Tpayment of utilities for privatized housing. Begnning Oct. 1, housing residents will be expecting a rate increase in their utility bill due Careful conservation of resources through less to a change implemented by the Naval Facilities energy consumption contributes to our nation’s Engineering Command and Commander, Navy security and readiness and takes better care of Installations Command. (See “NAVFAC HI addresses fi nancial change” story on pg. 18) our fragile ecosystem. Hickam Communities and Ohana Military n Residents will earn rebates if they Communities residents at Joint Base Pearl Harbor- conserve more electricity than amounts Hickam are encouraged to conserve energy. identified in a normal usage band Each home on JBPHH is metered for electricity and housing residents receive a monthly electricity n Monitoring usage offers families the consumption statement so they are fully informed chance to see how their conservation about their usage and habits. turns into savings The more energy effi cient Public-Private Venture (PPV) residents are, the more money saved. It is up n Reduced project costs allow for to residents to determine what is acceptable energy future improvements to housing and usage based on their personal lifestyle choices. neighborhoods With the help of the Resident Energy Conservation Program (RECP), it brings PPV utility usage in line To learn more about RECP in your with usage in private communities, and results in neighborhood, contact your privatized housing savings that can be reinvested to improve PPV community quality of life. community manager or your local Housing Service Center. How does RECP work? It establishes Like-Type Groups of housing and measures the average usage for each like type group every month. A 10% buffer is then added above and below the www.cnic.navy.mil/RECP average to create a normal usage band. The RECP benefi ts service members and their families who Visit us online or scan the QR Code with your phone! live on base housing. To learn more about RECP and energy conservation tips, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/RECP. Hickam Communities to launch satisfaction survey By Hickam Communities LLC On Friday, Sept. 20, Hickam Communities residents will receive an email from CEL & Associates (a third-party strategic consulting fi rm) containing a unique link and invitation to complete the annual resident satisfaction survey. When the survey is administered this year, Hickam residents will be asked for their candid feedback about their experiences living with Hickam Communities — from the move-in process through every stage of residency. Hickam Communities looks forward to the resident survey each year, as it provides fi rsthand feedback A Hickam Communities resident family poses for a photo in October from families about their home, their community, 2018. This family participated in the 2018 CEL Survey and won free rent for a month. (Photo courtesy of Hickam Communities) and their experiences with Hickam Communities property and maintenance services team. successful initiatives over the past year, as well as and more. One lucky Hickam Communities resident The survey is emailed to residents and should take opportunities for improvement or areas that would will win free rent for one month. Residents must “opt- fewer than fi ve minutes to complete. In addition to benefi t from a new program or service. in” to be considered for all weekly prize drawings. rating Hickam Communities in a variety of areas, As a special incentive, residents who complete and Hickam Communities residents are encouraged to residents will also have an opportunity to share submit their survey can “opt-in” to be entered to win a update their current email address by contacting their ideas and suggestions. variety of prizes in a series of random drawings held their community center as soon as possible. Survey results, comments and suggestions are each week over the four-week survey period that ends Residents who do not receive an email from Hickam- critical in helping Hickam Communities leadership on Oct. 26. [email protected] by Sept. 28 or have questions should contact their community center. identify the property management team’s Prizes include a golf package for two, a luau for four, Ho’okele / September 9, 2019 / 5 By Senior Airman John Linzmeier, 154th Wing Public Affars

More than 700 Airmen from across the country and a team from the Roy- tors, [Falcons] and Eagles,’ said RAAF Flying Offi cer Nelson Mirus, Wedget- al Australian Air Force wrapped up a large-scale, combat-aircraft exercise ail aircrew member. “What we provide, with the airborne early warning, is Sept. 4, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. giving them a heads up and let them know what they’re fl ying towards; and they can derive their own tactics according to that.” Since kicking off on Aug. 21, dozens of fi ghter, command and control, and tanker aircraft launched each training day of the Hawaii Air National Guard While the majority of traveling participants fl ew halfway across the Pacifi c (ANG) led exercise, Sentry Aloha 19-2. Two training missions were carried Ocean to join in the exercise, small teams of Airmen from the Hawaii ANG’s out daily, one in the morning and a second in the afternoon. geographically separated units were called upon from neighboring islands.

Lt. Col. Matthew Ohman, Sentry Aloha Exercise director, said the routine Members of the 292nd Combat Communications Squadron, in Maui, relo- Sentry Aloha exercise is held to provide tailored and cost-effective training for all partici- cated to JBPHH to set up lines of radio communication for the Australian pants with a focus on fourth and fi fth generation fi ghter integration against Wedgetail and provided satellite network capabilities for visiting ANG mem- an advanced threat. bers. While Hawaii-based aircraft, assigned to the 154th Wing, practice combat Unlike communication technicians at a normal squadron, ‘Combat Comm’ takes fl ight sorties on a regular basis, dissimilar air combat training offers more diverse Airmen specialize in installing mobile communication centers at virtually any and realistic training. This resulted in heightened levels of readiness for provided location. These agile-capabilities were demonstrated during an pilots and the hundreds of support Airmen from a broad variety of career inclimate weather exercise in Saipan this year, which was used to provide fi elds. In total, members from 20 units from 15 states and one unit from Aus- command and control to a dispersed team of F-22s. tralia participated in the exercise. Since the last iteration of Sentry Aloha in December 2018, the 154th Wing’s Visiting fi ghter aircraft included Oregon ANG F-15 Eagles from the 173rd Raptor cadre has grown considerably as additional F-22s, originally as- Fighter Wing (FW) and Oklahoma ANG F-16 Fighting Falcons from the signed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, are now maintained and operated 138th FW. These fourth generation visitors took on alternate roles through- at JBPHH. The Hawaiian Raptors belong to the Hawaii ANG’s 199th FS and out the training, taking turns ‘fi ghting’ against and alongside the Hawaii F-22 also operated by active duty Airmen from the 19th FS. Raptors. While the additional fi fth-generation aircraft and large force employment of Similar to real-world fl ight operations, the success of each mission relied on new partners serves as a force multiplier, Col. Michael Blake, 154th Oper- the process of infl ight refueling. A team of KC-135 Stratotanker from the Ne- ations Group commander, indicates that the goal of Sentry Aloha has con- vada, Utah and Hawaii ANG fl ew alongside the fi ghters and transferred fuel stantly remained the same. to each airframe, prolonging fl ight time and potentially maximizing lethality in the battle space. “Our way of measuring success is in making sure that ev- eryone is a better tactician,” said Blake “a better This iteration of Sentry Aloha also featured the integration of an airborne subject matter expert when they leave early warning control system, provided by members of the Royal Australian than when they arrived.” Air Force No. 42 Wing. An Australian aircrew utilized a high-powered radar aboard an E-7A Wedgetail to monitor the battle space and provide friendly forces with an advantage over their opponents.

“The force integration is the main thing we’re looking to work on when we’re coming here, with the Rap-

An F-16 Tulsa Viper pilot taxies for ﬂ ight during a Sentry Aloha exercise Aug. 26 at JBPHH. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

Hawaii Air National Guard pilots cheer on an F-22 Raptor Aug. 21 at JBPHH. Pilots from the 138th Fighter Wing step toward F-16 Fighting Falcons at JBPHH Staff Sgt. Riley Mobly, phase dock crew chief, 138th Fighter Wing, marshal’s A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor takes off at JBPHH Aug. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy) Aug. 23. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier) an F-16 Tulsa Viper for takeoff at JBPHH Aug. 26. (Air National Guard photo by (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy) 6 / September 9, 2019 / Ho’okele Master Sgt. C.T. Michael) By Senior Airman John Linzmeier, 154th Wing Public Affars

“The force integration is the main thing we’re looking to work on when we’re coming here, with the Rap-

An F-16 Tulsa Viper pilot taxies for ﬂ ight during a Sentry Aloha exercise Aug. 26 at JBPHH. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

Hawaii Air National Guard pilots cheer on an F-22 Raptor Aug. 21 at JBPHH. Pilots from the 138th Fighter Wing step toward F-16 Fighting Falcons at JBPHH Staff Sgt. Riley Mobly, phase dock crew chief, 138th Fighter Wing, marshal’s A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor takes off at JBPHH Aug. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy) Aug. 23. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier) an F-16 Tulsa Viper for takeoff at JBPHH Aug. 26. (Air National Guard photo by (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy) Master Sgt. C.T. Michael) Ho’okele / September 9, 2019 / 7 PACFLT Band concert honors World War II Sailors

Ensign David Harbuziuk directs the U.S. Paciﬁ c Fleet Band during a history and heritage concert at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Aug. 22. (National Park Service photo by Daniel Martinez)

By U.S. Pacifi c Fleet Public Affairs complete immersion in the music join as partners in music to honor the Argonne (AG 31), and the submarine The U.S. Pacifi c Fleet Band honored of the day. Dozens took seats and memories of those who gave their base competed against one another. Sailors who served in the Pacifi c enjoyed the concert, while hundreds lives in service," Harbuziuk said. Several members of the USS Arizona during World War II in a concert at more joined the concert via the band attended the contest to see Honoring naval heritage is important the Pearl Harbor National Memorial internet. their upcoming competition and to to Sailors. Perhaps no ship in Pearl Aug. 22. visit with School of Music shipmates "We had people come up after Harbor better identifi es with Navy in the Tennessee band. The band performed a wide range of the concert who had been in the band members than the USS Arizona selections including music preserved Indian Army, New Zealand Army, itself. On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, from that era. The tribute also Vietnam Army," said Ensign David A. while the band from the USS Nevada On the night of Dec. 6, 1941, there honored the famous 'Battle of Music' Harbuziuk, the operations offi cer for (BB 36) played morning colors, the was a band competition called the held at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 6, 1941. the U.S. Pacifi c Fleet Band. "We also surprise attack on Pearl Harbor had audience members from Italy 'Battle of Music' at Bloch Arena on started. The entire USS Arizona Planners respected the fundamental and Japan. A former Navy musician Naval Station Pearl Harbor, featuring Band, while at battle stations passing elements of what a concert at Pearl from the Brooklyn Navy Band was in Navy bands from ships homeported ammunition under gun turret number Harbor was like in the early 1940s. the audience." in Pearl Harbor and attached to one, was killed in the attack. In the One such example was performing shore installations in Hawaii. weeks to follow, all the bands that the national anthem at the end of the Concertgoers were treated to a had participated in the 'Battle of The USS Arizona band had already program. performance that tied the heroic Music' voted to posthumously award won the fi rst round Sept. 13, 1941, naval efforts of World War II to the tournament trophy to the USS and was not scheduled to play again The music payed homage to what operations in the region now. Arizona Band, and renamed it the until the fi nal competition. Navy bands on ships in Pearl 'Arizona Trophy.' Harbor played during that era. The "While there, in the same place During the elimination tournament throngs of visitors at the memorial where Sailors and Marines from our That very trophy is on display at on the evening of Dec. 6, bands and embarking boats out to see the countries once fought fi ercely and the Pearl Harbor National Memorial from the USS Pennsylvania (BB Arizona Memorial were treated to valiantly as enemies, we were able to visitor's center. 38), USS Tennessee (BB 43), USS 8 / August 26, 2019 / Ho’okele World War II ENDS

commemorated on ‘Mighty Mo’

By Battleship Missouri Memorial

Seventy-four years ago, World War II came to an end when Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945.

Veterans, active duty service members, military leaders and community members came together aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial Sept. 2 to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Japanese representatives aboard USS Missouri (BB 63) during the surrender ceremonies Sept. 2 1945. (Photo courtesy of the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.)

Ho’okele / September 9, 2019 / 9 A riﬂ e salute to honor all fallen veterans of World War II was conducted by the Marine Corps Air Station at Kaneohe Bay. Photo courtesy of Battleship Missouri Memorial.

The ceremony featured a keynote address from U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, and Maj. Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division, serving as the distinguished guest speaker.

Case spoke about how the ceremony of Sept. 2, 1945, signaled the start of the everlasting peace and friendship that exists between the U.S. and Japan.

“Every single year, Japan reinforces that we are allies, and we now enjoy one of the strongest partnerships our country has ever had. That would have seemed inconceivable at the close of World War II and for at least a decade afterwards. Yet, today we take it for granted that Japan is our close friend and ally.”

This year’s ceremony paid a special tribute to the 75th anniversary of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s memorable return to the Philippines to lead the liberation of its people from the tyrannical rule of Imperial Japan.

Clark spoke about the proud history of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division and its connection to Gen. MacArthur.

“Today on America’s last battleship, we commemorate duty, honor, and country. These timeless words made famous by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who stood near this very spot 74 years ago today. “With the support of the leadership in Washington and Adm. Nimitz’s Paciﬁ c ﬂ eet, Gen. MacArthur led a major offensive and heralded his return to the Philippines in October 1944. Our Tropic Lightning soldiers of the 25th infantry division would join Gen. MacArthur on the shores of Luzon and liberate the soldiers that he was forced to leave behind.”

10 / August 26, 2019 / Ho’okele A riﬂ e salute to honor all fallen veterans of World War II was conducted by the Marine Corps Air Station at Kaneohe Bay. Photo courtesy of Battleship Missouri Memorial.

Case spoke about how the ceremony of Sept. 2, 1945, signaled the start of the everlasting peace and friendship that exists between the U.S. and Japan.

Clark spoke about the proud history of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division and its connection to Gen. MacArthur.

Ho’okele / September 9, 2019 / 11 Restructures clinics to better 15th MDG: serve Airmen, families Col. W. Halsey Burks, 15th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Cole, 15th WG command chief, receive their seasonal inﬂ uenza vaccine at the 15th Medical Group Clinic, Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam Oct. 5, 2018. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

By Maj. Mark Pomerleau Base, Idaho, began this organizational structure while the Sky Warrior Clinic focuses on Active 15th Medical Group as a pilot in the summer of 2018. The group Duty requirements. Our goal is to improve care reorganized into two squadrons with the goal of for all of our patients.” returning Airmen to duty as quickly as possible. USS Missouri (BB 63) steams past Diamond Head, Oahu, after the Over the past several months, the 15th Medical ship departed Pearl Harbor en route to New York, Sept. 29, 1945. Group (MDG) has worked to reorganize its Maj. Mark Pomerleau, 15th MDG nurse manager, (Photo courtesy of U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) “This reorganization allows us to focus on “Ready medical personnel to better serve Airmen and addressed the current impact the new changes Airmen” to make sure our commanders have the their families, and return Airmen to duty quicker. are having on appointments. people they need to accomplish their mission,” said Col. Kara Gormont, 15th MDG commander. Last month, the 15th MDG completed and "Our appointment availability in the Ohana Clinic “This model is truly about building a relationship opened the new Sky Warrior and Ohana Clinics. (benefi ciary) has been reduced temporarily due between the primary care manager, the patient, The two clinics will feature separate provider to decreased availability of our providers, he said. and the commander.” teams: one that will care for active-duty Airmen We anticipate that our appointment availability Next year, Sept. 2, 2020, the Battleship Missouri Memorial will commemorate the 75th and one that will care for families of service will improve over the next few weeks as we Under the new model, provider teams are able to anniversary of the end of World War II aboard the battleship where the surrender took place, now members and military retirees. return to normal operations." berthed in the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor. holistically treat Airmen instead of waiting for an Airman to seek out care. They visit with Airmen “This new structure optimizes both priorities The reorganization is in its early stages and staff in their duty locations to understand the personal “Paving the way to peace in World War II came with heavy sacrifi ces,” said Michael Carr, president and allows us to return Airmen back to full are excited to see the results in the upcoming and workplace challenges they face and partner and CEO of the Battleship Missouri Memorial. “Our 75th anniversary ceremony in 2020 will extend mission capability as quickly as possible without months. The Air Force Medical Service plans with unit leaders to proactively manage Airmen’s our nation’s eternal gratitude to all those service members who fought and died, making the freedoms decrementing care to our benefi ciaries,” said to initially roll out the new medical organization care and minimize downtime. we enjoy today possible. Here at Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row at the Battleship Missouri Memorial, Brig. Gen. Susan J. Pietrykowski, Offi ce of the model to 43 Air Force military treatment centers we will recognize the courageous Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen, merchant Air Force Surgeon General director of manpower, within the continental United States, using marines and wartime labor force of America’s greatest generation for the honor and distinction of “Equally as important as our focus on our Airmen personnel and resources. “Restructuring where Mountain Home and Hickam as pilot locations. their service.” is our focus on dependents and retirees,” added care is delivered lets our providers focus on Gormont. “Our Airmen can’t be fully mission each group to improve the quality of care, create capable if the medical care of their families is effi ciencies, and most importantly, get injured or neglected. Providing a clinic that is focused solely ill Airmen back into the fi ght more quickly.” on dependents and retirees allows our Ohana Clinic to meet the unique needs of this population The 366th MDG from Mountain Home Air Force

12 / August 26, 2019 / Ho’okele Restructures clinics to better 15th MDG: serve Airmen, families Col. W. Halsey Burks, 15th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Cole, 15th WG command chief, receive their seasonal inﬂ uenza vaccine at the 15th Medical Group Clinic, Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam Oct. 5, 2018. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

By Maj. Mark Pomerleau Base, Idaho, began this organizational structure while the Sky Warrior Clinic focuses on Active 15th Medical Group as a pilot in the summer of 2018. The group Duty requirements. Our goal is to improve care reorganized into two squadrons with the goal of for all of our patients.” returning Airmen to duty as quickly as possible. Over the past several months, the 15th Medical Group (MDG) has worked to reorganize its Maj. Mark Pomerleau, 15th MDG nurse manager, “This reorganization allows us to focus on “Ready medical personnel to better serve Airmen and addressed the current impact the new changes Airmen” to make sure our commanders have the their families, and return Airmen to duty quicker. are having on appointments. people they need to accomplish their mission,” said Col. Kara Gormont, 15th MDG commander. Last month, the 15th MDG completed and "Our appointment availability in the Ohana Clinic “This model is truly about building a relationship opened the new Sky Warrior and Ohana Clinics. (benefi ciary) has been reduced temporarily due between the primary care manager, the patient, The two clinics will feature separate provider to decreased availability of our providers, he said. and the commander.” teams: one that will care for active-duty Airmen We anticipate that our appointment availability and one that will care for families of service will improve over the next few weeks as we Under the new model, provider teams are able to members and military retirees. return to normal operations." holistically treat Airmen instead of waiting for an Airman to seek out care. They visit with Airmen “This new structure optimizes both priorities The reorganization is in its early stages and staff in their duty locations to understand the personal and allows us to return Airmen back to full are excited to see the results in the upcoming and workplace challenges they face and partner mission capability as quickly as possible without months. The Air Force Medical Service plans with unit leaders to proactively manage Airmen’s decrementing care to our benefi ciaries,” said to initially roll out the new medical organization care and minimize downtime. Brig. Gen. Susan J. Pietrykowski, Offi ce of the model to 43 Air Force military treatment centers Air Force Surgeon General director of manpower, within the continental United States, using “Equally as important as our focus on our Airmen personnel and resources. “Restructuring where Mountain Home and Hickam as pilot locations. is our focus on dependents and retirees,” added care is delivered lets our providers focus on Gormont. “Our Airmen can’t be fully mission each group to improve the quality of care, create capable if the medical care of their families is effi ciencies, and most importantly, get injured or neglected. Providing a clinic that is focused solely ill Airmen back into the fi ght more quickly.” on dependents and retirees allows our Ohana Clinic to meet the unique needs of this population The 366th MDG from Mountain Home Air Force

Ho’okele / September 9, 2019 / 13 Arizona Memorial reopens

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Acting Superintendent Steve Mietz recognized several people and organizations for their efforts in reopening the USS Arizona Memorial Aug. 31. (L-R: Superintendent Steve Mietz, Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Winckler of NAVFAC HI, Lt. Eric Moore of JBPHH, Tom Fake of the National Park Service, Cmdr. Mike Baldwin of the Mustang Association, CTT Nickolas Pazar of the CPO Mess Volunteer Group, Howard Howell of Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility Hawaii, Beatrice Soutar of Hawk Contracting Group and Jim McCoy of Paciﬁ c Historic Parks.) (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell) A member of the Ha Ola Village, Kupuna Kahu Council, begins the USS Arizona Memorial dock dedication and blessing ceremony with the blowing of the conch shell for a Hawaiian blessing Aug. 31. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

A dock dedication and blessing ceremony was held aboard the USS Arizona Memorial Aug. 31. The USS Arizona Memorial has been closed for 14 months due to dock repairs and renovations. The memorial reopened to the public on Sept. 1, following the work of 125 personnel and over 1,000 hours of work. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

By National Park Service anchoring system and addresses a critical infrastructure need at the park. Since May The USS Arizona Memorial reopened Adm. Philip S. Davidson, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacifi c Command, shares remarks 2018, the park service has completed and acknowledgments during the USS Arizona Memorial dock dedication and Sunday, Sept. 1. The National Park Service, multiple phases of the project to include blessing Aug. 31. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell) in coordination with the U.S. Navy and analysis, contracting, design, environmental contractors, completed the fi nal phase of compliance, mobilization, unexploded construction. The reopening of the memorial ordnance screening, resource preservation provides for a safe and enhanced visit to and project execution. All of this was Pearl Harbor, allowing visitors to more closely facilitated with much assistance from the park understand the story and pay their respects services dedicated partners in the U.S. Navy to the men aboard the Arizona. and Department of Defense. “The National Park Service is excited to Visitors can continue to visit the Pearl Harbor welcome our visitors back to the USS Arizona Visitor Center’s two free museums and Memorial,” said Pearl Harbor National participate in ticketed programs that include a Memorial Acting Superintendent Steve Mietz. 25-minute feature fi lm and a narrated harbor “It is a great honor to share the stories of the tour of Battleship Row on U.S. Navy vessels. men of the USS Arizona, and all of those Information on programs and how to obtain who served, suffered and sacrifi ced on Oahu Musician 1st Class tickets can be found at https://www.nps.gov/ Collin Reichow, on Dec. 7, 1941. That is the cornerstone of pearlharbor/faqs.htm. assigned to U.S. our mission here, and restoration of public Pacifi c Fleet Band, plays access to this iconic place is critical as we For more information about the Pearl Harbor “Taps” during the dock continue to tell their stories and honor their National Memorial, visit their website at dedication and blessing for memory,” Mietz said. https://www.nps.gov/pearlharbor and their the USS Arizona Memorial Aug. 31. (U.S. Navy Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ The $2.1 million project improves the dock’s photo by MC2 Jessica O. PearlHarborNPS. Blackwell)

14 / September 9, 2019 / Ho’okele Arizona Memorial reopens

Ho’okele / September 9, 2019 / 15 CPO Legacy Academy graduates 39 new chiefs on Battleship Missouri Memorial Story and photo by MCC Alexander Gamble NPASE Det. Hawaii The Chief Petty Ofﬁ cer Legacy Academy graduated its 20th iteration of future chief petty ofﬁ cers aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial Aug. 23.

The 39 fi rst class petty offi cers selected to become chief petty offi cers spent a week living aboard the vessel under the guidance of 17 live-aboard mentors.

“This program really drives home the importance of heritage for these young Sailors,” said Command Master Chief Chris King, of Nashville, Tennessee, the live- aboard command master chief for the week. “As chief petty ofﬁ cers, they will be expected to carry on the legacy of our naval heritage. Living aboard the ship, they get to experience that legacy in a way that will stick with them for life. This experience helps forge the chief petty ofﬁ cer we need leading our Navy today and into the future.”

The future chief petty offi cers toured and provided community service efforts to the maintenance of Battleship Missouri Memorial while they lived aboard. They also toured various historical sites such as Pearl Harbor, USS Bowfi n Museum and Park, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, and the Defense Prisoner of War Missing in Action Accountability Agency. There was also physical readiness training each morning, with a hike up Koko Crater Railway Trail – one of the more diffi cult hiking trails on Oahu.

“Our past heritage and history have shaped today’s Navy,” said Yeoman 1st Class Jennifer Pare, of Gladstone, Michigan, selected to become a chief petty ofﬁ cer and a graduate from the legacy academy. “I didn’t realize the Navy’s heritage was so deeply engrained in military history. I didn’t realize it was such a big part. This week really put into perspective the magnitude and importance of naval heritage.”

Battleship Missouri’s Chief Petty Offi cer Legacy Academy began in 2007. The fi rst fi ve years, the memorial only hosted one class each year. Beginning in 2012, the memorial began hosting two classes each year, with an average of 37 future chief petty offi cers in each class.

Modeled after a similar program on USS Constitution, the Battleship Missouri Memorial Chief Petty Offi cer Legacy Academy is one of several live-aboard chief petty offi cer legacy academies around the Navy. These legacy First class petty offi cers selected to become chief petty offi cers and their mentors academies provide an opportunity for Sailors stand in formation for graduation from the Chief Petty Offi cer Legacy Academy on selected to become chief petty offi cers to live board Battleship Missouri Memorial Aug. 23. the Navy heritage.

16 / September 9, 2019 / Ho’okele CPO Legacy Academy graduates 39 new chiefs on Battleship Missouri Memorial Story and photo by MCC Alexander Gamble NPASE Det. Hawaii The Chief Petty Ofﬁ cer Legacy Academy graduated its 20th iteration of future chief petty ofﬁ cers aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial Aug. 23.

The 39 fi rst class petty offi cers selected to become chief petty offi cers spent a week living aboard the vessel under the guidance of 17 live-aboard mentors.

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Located at 7393 Ohana Nui Circle on the Hickam side of Joint Sharkey Theater Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Located at Moore Street Bldg. 628 on the Pearl Harbor Sept. 12 • 6:30 p.m. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (PG-13) side of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Sept. 13 • 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (PG) Open to acti ve-duty military Sept. 12 • 7 p.m. The Kitchen (R) and their familiy members, Sept. 14 • 3 p.m. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (PG), • 6 p.m. Good Sept. 13 • 7 p.m. Good Boys (R) Boys (R) reti rees, DoD civilians and Sept. 14 • 2:30 p.m. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (PG), 4:30 p.m Sept. 15 • 2 p.m. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (PG), 4:30 p.m. Blind- their sponsored guests. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (PG), 6:40 p.m. Scary Stories to ed by the Light (PG-13) Tell in the Dark (PG-13) Sept. 19 • 6:30 p.m. The Fast & Furious presents: Hobbs & Shaw *Movie listi ngs are subject to change. Sept. 15 • 1:30 p.m. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (3D) (PG), 3:40 (PG) Visit www.greatlifehawaii.com for the p.m Fast & Furious presents: Hobbs & Shaw (PG-13), 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 • 7 p.m. Overcomer (PG) complete movie listi ng. Good Boys (R) 21 Are you or someone you know on a path to suicide? Know the WARNING SIGNS!

Thoughts of suicide Ideation I (expressed, threatened, written). What to do: Increased or excessive Substance Abuse S alcohol or drug use. ASK Ask your shipmate questions that will help you get help: “Are you thinking Seeing no reason for living, having no Purposelessness sense of meaning or purpose in life. about killing yourself? Do you have a P plan to kill yourself?” Anxiousness, agitation, nightmares, Anxiety A inability to sleep or excessive sleeping. Feeling as though there is CARE Trapped T no way out of current circumstances. Tell your shipmate that you are concerned about him or her. Without Feeling hopeless about oneself, Hopelessness others or the future. judgment, express why you’re H concerned. They may not show it, but they likely appreciate that someone Isolating from friends, family, Withdrawal cared enough to say something. W usual activities, society. Feelings of rage or uncontrollable anger, Anger seeking revenge for perceived wrongs. TREAT A Take your shipmate to get help Acting without regard for consequences, Recklessness excessively risky behavior. immediately by seeking a Navy chaplain, R medical professional or trusted leader. Dramatic changes in mood, Mood Change Call 911 if danger is imminent. M unstable mood.

You don’t have to see every sign to ACT. Help is always available through the Military Crisis Line. Sall Call 1-800-273-TALK (press 1), text 838255 or visit www.militarycrisisline.net #BeThereA for Every Sailor, Every Day.

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