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USS Louisville visits Okinawaduring western Pacificdeployment port call See page A-4

Military outreach activitiesplanned for tournamentSee page B-3

Suicide prevention presentationsto be held this monthSee page A-3

Retired master chief bringsveterans home to final resting placeSee page A-2

Watching the gentle giantsSee page B-1

USS Hopper earns CSADDhonorable mentionSee page A-4

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander MartinezPresident Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave as they board Air ForceOne Jan. 3 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to return with daughters Malia and Sashato Washington, D.C. after their two-week vacation to Oahu.

First family departs JBPHH

Pearl Harbor Colors ceremony to begin Jan. 15A Pearl Harbor Colors honors and heritage ceremony will be held monthly begin-

ning at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.The ceremony is to honor veterans, service members and military families. The

theme next Thursday is “A Tribute to Military Families.” The Pacific Fleet Bandwill perform. The public is invited.

High winds fell tree at Bloch Arena

A military and civilian teamresponded to a downed kiawetree at the Bloch Arena park-ing lot at Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam earlier thisweek. The tree was toppled byhigh winds shortly after NewYear's Day. Though parts ofthe lot remain closed for safetyreasons, parking is still avail-able at Bloch Arena.

U.S. Navy photos by Brandon Bosworth

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamPublic Affairs

The Honolulu Authority for RapidTransportation (HART) has begun road-work on the Airport Section UtilitiesProject along Kamehameha Highway nearJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Thework began Jan. 5.Roadwork for this portion of the rail pro-

ject is expected to last approximately 18months. Traffic flow adjustments will bemade to accommodate construction activi-ties, to include areas along Center Drive,

Makalapa Gate/Radford Drive, HalawaGate, Borchers Gate, and the World War IIValor in the Pacific National Monument.Construction work will take place from8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Motorists should fol-low posted speed limits and other signs inthe construction areas.Contractor Nan Inc. will be working

closely with HART to provide weeklytraffic updates starting in January.Visit HART’s website, www.honolulutransit.org, for more information and traf-fic updates for all impacted areas relatingto rail.

HART utilities work on KamehamehaHighway begins, set for 18 months

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Retired master chief brings veterans home to final resting placeStory and photos byMC2 Tiarra Fulgham

Navy Public AffairsSupport Element WestDetachment Hawaii

After 33 years of navalservice, Retired NavyMaster Chief YeomanJames “Jim” Taylor, 76,dedicates his retirementdays to volunteering asthe military liaison for thePearl Harbor SurvivorsAssociation, organizingeach and every ash scat-tering and interment formilitary veterans at PearlHarbor.“I started conducting

burials for Pearl Harborsurvivors while I was stillworking at the Navy brig,”said Taylor. “I became as-sociated with the casualtypeople there and thenstarted doing the burials.That was about 15 yearsago.”According to Taylor, he

volunteers for no other re-wards than for the satis-faction of fulfi l l ing thefinal wishes of the heroesof America’s “GreatestGeneration.”Taylor described the

services he provides to thefamilies and his duties asa liaison as well as Navy’sinvolvement in the organi-zation of ceremonies.“I just coordinate. The

United States Navy doeseverything for us. Theyprovide full burial honorsfor Pearl Harbor sur-vivors,” he explained.“It’s a one-of-a-kind ser-

vice that is only done herebecause there is only onePearl Harbor and some-thing the Navy takespride in doing.”In a few words, Taylor

described the burial, yetthere is much more thatgoes into each event—thepride and gratitude for theservice member being re-united with his shipmates.“First—rifles with firing

three-volley, than there isa bugler from our PacificFleet Band that soundsTaps, then the flag isfolded and presented tothe next of kin,” Taylorsaid.Taylor also coordinates

with the Navy and diversfrom the National ParkService in order to provide

interment services forthose survivors whoserved aboard USS Ari-zona and USS Utah dur-ing the Dec. 7, 1941attacks on Pearl Harbor.“The divers lower them-

selves into an area wherethere is an open port hole,approximately two feet inwidth,” described Taylor.“They lower the remains

inside the bag and thenthey release them. Theyare all located inside ofthe ship, both the Arizonaand the Utah, and onlythe Arizona and Utahcrew members are allowedto have that service.”Flipping through vari-

ous envelopes on his desk,Taylor looked throughcards, letters and thankyou notes from familiesand friends of the veter-

ans—each letter fil ledwith gratitude for the ser-vices he and the Navy pro-vides.“I can show you a lot of

thank you letters. I havenever had one, in over 300that I have done, that thefamily walked away witha negative feeling,” sharedTaylor.“I could use words that

would actually make youcry. I have had people thatwere just in shock becauseit’s something way beyondtheir expectations.”“Most of them just think

they are going to bringtheir loved one over here,and the ashes will bethrown in the water,” heexplained, describing typi-cal expectations of thefamilies.“But instead they are

left in a trance becausethey just can’t believe theway their loved ones arehonored by the Navy in re-membrance and thanksfor their service.”During one of the most

recent ash-scattering cere-monies held for Machin-ist ’s Mate 2nd ClassHarry E. Smith at theUSS Utah Memorial, Mar-tin Smith, seventh of thenine Smith’s children, ex-pressed his gratitude forthe honor his father re-ceived.“Needless to say, with-

out the Navy and JimTaylor with his volunteerwork, this would not havehappened for us, and weare very grateful that itworked as well as it did,”said Smith.Smith added, “I would

like to give my heartfeltthanks to Jim Taylor, theU.S. Navy and the servicemembers present here. Iam grateful and honoredto be here today on Dec. 7,2014. My heart is full andmy soul is satisfied.”With pride and grati-

tude, Taylor sharedstrong belief in heroism ofthe few remaining veter-ans and those who passedaway, whose final wisheshe had a privilege to ful-fill.“The survivors them-

selves will say they arenot heroes but I differwith that; they are,” saidTaylor.“They created the mold

that was followed by [ser-vice members] in Korea,Vietnam and all the otherthings we have going on

today. The [men] of WorldWar II set the standardfor us today,” he said.Taylor emphasized the

importance of remember-ing the veterans and howmuch the new generationsowe them.“It ’s just something

that we do because I knowit makes the familieshappy. We make the de-ceased happy—it’s theirwish,” shared Taylor.“The vast majority of

the time it is their desireto return back to PearlHarbor, to return and bewith the shipmates theylost on Dec. 7, 1941, and Iknow that it brings clo-sure to the families whenthey see that theirbeloved received the hon-ors they so richly de-serve.”

Pearl Harbor survivor joins shipmates at USS Utah MemorialStory and photos byMC2 Johans Chavarro

Navy Public AffairsSupport Element West,Detachment Hawaii

An ash-scattering cere-mony was held for PearlHarbor survivor John“Spike” Wallin on Dec. 11at the USS Utah Memorialon Ford Island, Joint BasePearl Harbor-Hickam.Sailors, friends and fam-

ily members of Wallin, whopassed away June 7 at theage of 92, attended theevent which overlooked thesunken USS Utah.Jim Taylor, Pearl Har-

bor survivors’ liaison, whopresided over the cere-mony, gave an overview ofWallin’s life and spokeabout his experiences onthe morning of Dec. 7,1941.Born on Jan. 26, 1921 in

San Francisco, Wallinjoined the Navy in 1940and became an engineman.On the morning of Dec.

7, 1941, Wallin was servingaboard the destroyer USSMonaghan (DD 354).According to Taylor, the

Sailor was wearing hisdress whites in preparationfor liberty and it was thenthat he noticed theJapanese planes approach-ing.“He didn’t know what

was going on, but when hesaw the red circle on theside [of the plane], he im-mediately knew somethingwas about to happen,” saidTaylor. “He said the planeswere so low he could havethrown an orange and hitthem.”According to Taylor,

Wallin quickly went to his

battle station in the engineroom of the Monaghanwhere he stayed until late

that night.“By that time, his dress

whites had changed to

black,” said Taylor.Fortunately for the crew

aboard Monaghan, the ship

was able to get underway.But as it was finding itsway out the channel, an en-

emy mini-submarine wasspotted. With its engines atfull speed, the order waspassed to ram the sub. Thecrew aboard Monaghanalso dropped two depthcharges as the enemy sub-marine disappeared underthe ship.“He would probably say,

‘I’m not a hero; I was justdoing my job, doing what Iwas trained to do,’” saidTaylor.“In my opinion, he was

and still is a hero. He andothers from our ‘GreatestGeneration’ created themold that the Sailors outhere are going by today.”Later Wallin left the sur-

face community and joinedthe submarine force.As a submariner, Wallin

participated in six patrolsin the western Pacific andafter more than 21 years ofservice, he retired from theNavy.At the end of the cere-

mony, Wallin received fullmilitary honors for his ded-ication and loyalty to ser-vice, including a riflesalute by the Joint BaseHonors and CeremonialGuard and the playing ofTaps by a Navy bugler.Wallin’s daughter, JoanneSmith, and son, Johnny W.Wallin, were presentedwith the national ensign.“It’s a pleasure to honor

my dad’s memory,” saidJoanne Smith. “I’m justtruly happy because I knowmy dad wanted to beburied at sea, here in PearlHarbor.”“Our whole family was

military and this is whatdad wanted,” said JohnnyW. Wallen. “I’m kind ofemotional, but I’m happythat he’s home.”

Courtesy photo

January 9, 2015 Ho‘okele A-3

Maj. Amanda Evans15th Comptroller Squadron

“Do a better job of balancing work andfamily. I want to give my husband andkids the attention they deserve whilealso running a busy finance squadron.Juggling skills are key.”

Staff Sgt. Kevin Choi15th Medical Operations Squadron

“Progress toward meeting NECP (NurseEnlisted Commissioning Program). Ihave to take care of prerequisite class-es.”

STS3 Brian GoughUSS Texas (SSN 775)

“Wisely save my money to set myself upfor success in the civilian sector.”

Senior Airman Paul Schackmuth8th Intelligence Squadron

“Completing my CCAF (CommunityCollege of the Air Force), because Ieventually would like to start my bache-lor's program.”

CS3 Teresa JuarezUSS Chafee (DDG 90)

“To get accepted into college so I havesomething to do when I get out.”

Master Sgt. Anthony MorganHQ PACAF

“I am in the process of retiring, and myplan for 2015 is to expand my realestate business and help as many peo-ple as possible.”

OS1 McGovern ThachUSS Hopper (DDG 70)

“To be a wonderful dad, a loving andcaring father.”

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Photo courtesy of the Hawaii Department of TransportationHula dancer Dorothy Leslie posed between George Putnam, publisher and husband of Amelia Earhart, right, on arrivalin Honolulu, Dec. 27, 1934. A few weeks later, on Jan. 11, 1935 (80 years ago this month) Earhart flew from Hawaiito California, becoming the first person to fly that route solo.

Amelia Earhart arrives in Honolulu

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MA3 Justin GorderJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

“Make rank.”

Senior Airman Cary Courtney8th Intelligence Squadron

“To work on my master's degree.”

Rear Adm. Rick Williams

Commander, Navy RegionHawaii and Naval SurfaceGroup Middle Pacific

As we begin the New YearI am focused on embracinginnovation and new chal-lenges while preserving thepast. At the same time, it’sour New Year’s Resolution tocontinue to pay tribute to ourrich military heritage—past,present and future. In this first commentary of

the first issue of Ho‘okele for2015 I want to tell you abouta new initiative—Pearl Har-bor Colors, an initiative thatwill help us achieve that goalof celebrating our heritage.Here at Pearl Harbor, ev-

ery day is Veterans Day.With so much history andpride, we have the perfect op-portunity to broaden our

commemorations in a newand exciting way. ThroughPearl Harbor Colors we willhonor our history and her-itage, build relationshipswith our partners and thesurrounding community, andrecognize the dedication and

hard work of our servicemembers and their familiesin a more committed and sus-tainable way.So, what exactly is Pearl

Harbor Colors? It’s a cere-mony to be held at the PearlHarbor Visitor Center, usu-ally on the third Thursday of each month. There’s a potential for expanding theceremony to our partner mu-seums like the BattleshipMissouri Memorial, BowfinMuseum and Pacific AviationMuseum as well.Each ceremony will be

unique, tied to a theme forthat month and will feature amilitary ceremony, honorguard and performance by amilitary band. And eachPearl Harbor Colors eventwill have a tie to a Hawaii-based unit, our veterans, andour community.The very first Pearl Harbor

Colors next Thursday at 7:30a.m. will be “A Tribute to Mil-itary Families.” All veteransand military families are cor-dially invited to attend, witha special welcome to familiesof deployed Sailors, Airmen,Marines and Soldiers. I knowof several families from USSMichael Murphy (DDG 112)and USS Halsey (DDG 97)who plan to attend. Bothships are currently operatingforward in support of Com-mander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.Monthly, Pearl Harbor

Colors will be a chance forresidents of Hawaii and visi-tors from around the world tomeet and greet service mem-bers and their families. Morethan 1.5 million visitors areexpected to come through thePearl Harbor Visitor Centerin 2015. Pearl Harbor Colors liter-

ally brings the surrounding

community closer to theirmilitary. And it provides anoutreach opportunity for ourmilitary community to inter-act with the public we serve.Next Thursday’s event will

include a morning flag-rais-ing, an honor guard perfor-mance and a concert by theamazing U.S. Pacific FleetBand. Upcoming Pearl Har-bor Colors themes will in-clude African AmericanHistory, Women’s History,Earth Day and Military Ap-preciation Month.The name Pearl Harbor

Colors, by the way, comesfrom the core element of ourplanned events—all involvingthe American flag. Some ofthe monthly events will in-volve “morning colors,” whileothers will be a sunset cere-mony.The name also reflects the

beauty of Hawaii from sun-

rise to sunset, from moun-tains to sea, where we arededicated to environmentalstewardship. And, finally,“colors” stands for the differ-ences in our uniforms andservices. The Navy in Hawaiiis taking the lead in settingup and starting Pearl HarborColors, but other services willbe invited to share their prideand heritage, too. We have the same overall

mission—defense of our greatnation. Pearl Harbor Colors is a

community outreach initia-tive that honors service andsacrifice. There's nowhereelse in the world like PearlHarbor, where the opera-tional Navy is partnered withliving monuments andmemorials, tethered to a sup-portive community. This isanother opportunity for us toshare the aloha.

Commentary

‘Pearl Harbor Colors’ will honor military and families

Rear Adm. Rick Williams

Navy Region HawaiiPublic Affairs

Navy Region Hawaii willhold suicide prevention pre-sentations this month. Commands are invited to

the following presentations:• Today, 8 to 9:30 a.m. at

Marine Corps Base HawaiiChapel.• Jan. 14, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

and 2 to 3:30 p.m. at PearlHarbor Memorial Chapel,Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam • Jan. 16, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

at Pearl Harbor MemorialChapel, JBPHH. The guest speaker will

be Army Lt. Col. GeorgeCorbari, who fought hisown personal battleagainst suicide.Corbari is a leader and

mentor who has success-fully battled his privatesuicidal thoughts. Afterovercoming what he calleda “crucible year,” Corbariemerged with a new per-

spective and personal mis-sion to prepare and assistmilitary members andleaders in preventing sui-cides. He currently serves

in the Strategic Plans andPolicy Directorate, UnitedStates Army Pacific atFort Shafter. Through his 21-year ca-

reer, Corbari has held var-ious leadership positionsand served on a variety ofstaff positions, includingas an Air and Missile De-fense officer. Corbari has come for-

ward to share his experi-ences and insights in aneffort to transform per-spectives regarding sui-cide and to better preparemilitary members andleaders for prevention. Hispresentation focuses onstrategies applicableacross all levels of serviceand leadership. All hands are encour-

aged to attend. Commandsmay count this for suicideprevention general mili-tary training. Commandsare encouraged to RSVP. For more information,

call Lt. Rebecca Miranda,suicide prevention programmanager for the Militaryand Family Support Cen-ter, at 474-0045 or email rebecca.miranda@navy.mil.

Suicide prevention presentations to be held this month

U.S. Navy photo by Brandon B. BosworthLt. Col. George Corbari speaks at a previous suicide preventionpresentation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Corbari willreturn to the base this month to discuss suicide prevention.

O’Malley VCC to close temporarily Effective Jan. 15, the O’Malley Visitor Control Center

(VCC) will close for approximately three months for reno-vation. All sponsors (except those authorized call-in privilege

sponsorship) will need to meet their guests at the NimitzVCC, building 3455 (also known as Pass and ID), locatedoutside Nimitz Gate for access onto the installation. Dur-ing the renovation period, Nimitz VCC will be open 24hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, call 449-0865.

Lt. Hobart Kistler

USS Louisville Public Affairs Officer

WHITE BEACH, Okinawa, Japan(NNS) — The Los Angeles class fast-at-tack submarine USS Louisville (SSN724) arrived in Okinawa Jan. 6, for aport call as part of a deployment to thewestern Pacific. Louisville is homeported at Joint

Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.With a complement of more than 140

officers and Sailors, Louisville show-cased the latest capabilities of the sub-marine fleet in its latest mission.“Louisville brings to the theater a

very capable multi-mission platformwith nearly unlimited endurance forindependent operations,” said Cmdr.Bob Figgs, Louisville’s commanding of-ficer. “My highly trained crew is profi-cient in all core mission capabilities,from open ocean anti-submarine andanti-surface ship warfare; to intelli-

gence, surveillance, and reconnais-sance, and precision land strike.”“They have worked tirelessly to pre-

pare for and execute the first threemonths of our six-month deployment,and I could not be prouder of their ac-complishments. I know that my officersand crew are looking forward to somewell-deserved liberty here in Oki-nawa,” said Figgs.Measuring more than 360 feet long

and weighing more than 6,000 tonswhen submerged, Louisville is one ofthe stealthiest, most modern attacksubmarines in the world. Louisville’s stealth, mobility, en-

durance, and firepower allow thiscovert, multi-mission platform to oper-ate independently or in conjunctionwith a Carrier Strike Group or jointforces to support the interests of theUnited States wherever and wheneverneeded.“Each and every member of our crew

has devoted a lot of time, hard work,

and energy towards preparing them-selves and Louisville for this deploy-ment,” said Chief of the Boat, MasterChief Fire Control Technician LarryWilliams. “It is only because of the crewmembers that we are successful as ateam. I am excited for the crew to beable to do what a lot of them havejoined the Navy to do: see overseascountries and represent the U.S. Navywell. This port call is definitely well de-served by the crew, and each and everyone of them has been looking forwardto the visit.”For some of Louisville’s crew, a visit

to Okinawa means more than time atthe beach.“My family and I have studied Oki-

nawa's Shuri-ryu martial arts for morethan ten years,” said Culinary Special-ist Seaman Jarritte Bryant, ofColumbia, S.C.. “After so much hardwork, I plan to take advantage of thisgreat opportunity to visit a real-life dojoand meet one of the order's masters!”

January 9, 2015 Ho‘okele A-4

Story and photos byMC2 Laurie Dexter

Navy Public AffairsSupport Element West, Det.Hawaii

The ashes of Bugler Mas-ter Tech. Sgt. Allen Boden-los, Pearl Harbor survivor,were scattered in the wa-ters at the USS UtahMemorial on Ford Island,Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during a Jan. 6ceremony.Jim Taylor, Navy Region

Hawaii Pearl Harbor sur-vivors liaison, provided re-marks. Gary Roehm, afriend of Bodenlos, told sto-ries and Chaplain Maj.Kurt Mueller delivered thebenediction.“Al was known as a

story-teller,” said Taylor.“He loved to tell studentsin San Diego schools andtourists here at the Ari-zona Memorial Center hismemory of the attack onPearl Harbor.”Military honors included

a gun salute and the pre-sentation of the burial flagto the family by the HawaiiNational Guard MilitaryHonors Team.“Al was a ‘Bugler Mas-

ter,’ a title given to a cho-sen few,” said Taylor. “Itwas because of his exper-tise with the trumpet; heenjoyed teaching his subor-dinates.”Taylor and Roehm re-

galed the audience withpersonal anecdotes of Bo-denlos.“It was truly an honor

and a pleasure to knowhim,” said Roehm.Bodenlos was born in

Cleveland, Ohio on Aug.13, 1920. He enlisted in theArmy on July 9, 1940. Hewas assigned to the 804thEngineer Aviation Battal-ion at Schofield Barracksduring the 1941 attack on

Pearl Harbor.The day before the at-

tack, Bodenlos went shop-ping for instruments inHonolulu for the 804thNew Drum and BugleCorps with a friend from

the USS Arizona Band. The next morning, on

Dec. 7, he witnessed theskies fill with enemyplanes and black smokerising from burning shipsin the harbor. He boarded ashuttle and returned toSchofield Barracks.Bodenlos was the com-

pany courier and deliveredmessages from the com-mand post via a motorcycleto the airfields for the nexttwo days.“Al came to Hawaii at

least two times a year andevery time he was here hepaid his respects at boththe USS Arizona and USSUtah Memorials. This iswhy I thought it would beappropriate to have his ser-vice here at the Utah — heloved her and her crew andalways made it a point tospend time here during hisstay,” Taylor said. “Tech Sgt. Bodenlos

wanted to return to PearlHarbor on a final voyageand be reunited with hisfellow servicemen who losttheir lives during the at-tack on Pearl Harbor,” saidTaylor. “This morning,thanks to his friends andtheir families, his wish willcome true.”

Ashes of Pearl Harbor survivor Bodenlos scattered at USS Utah Memorial

U.S. 7th Fleet PublicAffairs

YOKOSUKA, Japan(NNS) – On Jan. 3, USSFort Worth joined USSSampson (DDG 102), whichhas been on station sinceDec. 29, as the second U.S.Navy ship assisting withAirAsia QZ8501 search ef-forts. Fort Worth is a littoral

combat ship (LCS) on a ro-tational deployment to theU.S. 7th Fleet and bringsmaneuverability, speed anda shallow draft, which al-lows it to conduct expedi-tious visual and radar

searches in a congested,shallow water environ-ment. Fort Worth is alsooutfitted with a MH-60Rhelicopter as well as two11-meter rigid hull inflat-able boats (RHIB) to fur-ther maximize efforts.“We offer our sincerest

condolences to the familyand friends of those af-fected by this terribletragedy,” said Cmdr.Kendall Bridgewater, USSFort Worth Crew 104 com-manding officer. “Havingjust left Jakarta, Indonesialast week, the USS FortWorth will assist the In-donesian government in

any way possible.”USS Sampson has as-

sisted with searches since itarrived on station Dec. 29.The crew recovered severalbodies Jan. 1 and Jan. 2.The remains were treatedwith all respects to reli-gious customs and sensitiv-ities and all 12 bodies weretransferred via the ship'sMH-60R helicopters to In-donesian authorities atIskander Air Base inPangkalan Bun, Indonesia.Both ships will remain

on station as long as theirassistance is helpful to theIndonesian-led multina-tional search effort.

USS Fort Worth joins USS Sampson assisting with AirAsia search

U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Jay C. PughSailors assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 carry a towfish side scan sonarsystem aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) at Changi Naval Base,Singapore Jan. 1. Fort Worth deployed the system in support of Indonesian-led efforts tolocate missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501.

Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) — The USS Hopper (DDG70), homeported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,has been awarded an honorable mention in the Coali-t ion of Sai lors Against Destructive Decisions(CSADD) Sea and Shore chapters of the year (COY).The awards were announced by the Chief of NavalPersonnel Jan. 6. CSADD is a peer influence social group meant to

encourage Sailors 18 to 25 years old to combat de-structive behavior through a culture of "shipmateshelping shipmates." CSADD also serves to build lead-ership skills in young Sailors.USS George Washington (CVN 73) was named

CSADD Large Sea COY, and Helicopter Anti-Subma-rine Squadron Light Four Nine (HSL 49) was namedSmall Sea COY. The Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan was selected

as CSADD Shore COY, and the Navy Air TrainingTechnical Center, Pensacola, Fla., was selected as theShore Training COY. Beside Hopper, honorable mentions were also

awarded to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69),Naval Hospital, Naples, Italy and Navy MedicineTraining Support Center, Navy Enlisted Training El-ement, San Diego. The best practices that made the winning chapters

to stand out included integrating CSADD into theircommand indoctrination courses, organizing lifeskills workshops, making effective use of social mediaand networking resources with other organizationsand chapters. Since 2007 when CSADD was established, the

group set out to inspire peer-to-peer mentoring to pos-itively influence young Sailors' behavior through re-sources and tools that promote good decision making. This marks the final official award presented by

OPNAV(N1). Governing authorities have been turnedover to commanding officers as of Oct. 1, 2014.Leaders continues to support and encourage com-

mand participation in the more than 250 CSADDChapters throughout the fleet.

USS Hopper earns CSADDhonorable mention

USS Louisville visits Okinawa during westernPacific deployment port call

U.S. Navy file photo USS Louisville (SSN 724), recentlyarrived at Fleet Activities Okinawa.

Defense Commissary Agency

The Defense CommissaryAgency (DeCA) is working to over-come challenges that have im-pacted the timely delivery ofproducts to stores in the Pacificand Europe, the agency directorand CEO said.In some instances commissary

patrons experienced critical short-ages in perishable products suchas chilled juices, produce anddairy products. “Several factors have caused our

overseas stores to fall short ofwhat’s required to serve our pa-trons there,” said Joseph H. Jeu,DeCA director and CEO. “We are

doing everything possible — in-creasing our product reorders,looking for additional approved lo-cal sources and examining alter-native shipping methods — to findsolutions to these problems andensure that products are availablefor our customers wherever theyshop.”DeCA’s supply chain has many

moving parts. U.S. products boundfor commissaries in Europe andthe Pacific are first transportedfrom the United States by oceanvessels to overseas docks and thentrucked to central distributioncenters. From the CDCs, the prod-ucts are further transported bytruck to individual stores. This

process is also supplemented by lo-cal purchase contracts for certainitems such as bread and dairyproducts. In the Pacific, shipments des-

tined for commissaries in Hawaii,Guam, Korea, mainland Japanand Okinawa have been delayedup to 10 days due to ongoing WestCoast port delays related to nego-tiations between the Pacific Mar-itime Association and labor unionsrepresenting West Coast dockworkers. Mediators from the Fed-eral Mediation and ConciliationService recently joined these nego-tiations. The West Coast port delays

have impacted the ability of com-

missaries in the Pacific to keepshelves fully stocked with sensi-tive chill products, such as yo-gurts, luncheon meats, butter,fresh bone-in meat and fresh pork.Frozen and dry grocery productswere not affected by the WestCoast port delays because a 30-day supply of those products ismaintained in DeCA’s central dis-tribution centers. DeCA cannotmaintain a warehouse supply ofsensitive chill items because oftheir shorter shelf life. DeCA officials said they will

continue to focus on finding solu-tions to work around ongoing WestCoast port delays that continue toaffect the transportation of prod-

ucts to the Pacific. Commissarypersonnel there are standingready to receive incoming ship-ments immediately upon arrivaland stock them to the shelves. With shipments scheduled to

arrive weekly, management iskeeping customers informed withsigns in the stores. “However, if a customer doesn’t

see the product they want to pur-chase on the shelf, he or she cancheck with their local store man-agement to find out when it will bereceived,” said David Carey,DeCA’s Pacific Area director. “Weapologize for the inconveniencethis has caused our shoppers dur-ing the holiday season.”

DeCA working to fix product shortages for overseas stores

U.S. Navy photo(Above) Allen Bodenlos salutes during the National Anthemat the Nevada Memorial at Hospital Point, Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam, in 2010, commemorating of the attack onPearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

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Senior Master Sgt. Dejnekki Peyton, 15thMedical Group Education and Training flightchief, teaches St. Louis School Army JuniorReserve Officer Training Corps cadets portioncontrol techniques during a lesson on nutri-tion Dec. 17 in Honolulu. Peyton and other15th MDG education and training flight mem-bers visit the JROTC cadets at least once amonth to provide them basic medical andhealth training.

U. S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez

Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, 11th Air Force com-mander, receives a brief from 15thMaintenance Group members aboard a lift atJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 12.Handy rode the lift above a C-17 GlobemasterIII. In addition to his tour, Handy also hosteda Wing all-call, addressing Air Force andPacific-region topics of interest.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez

(Right) Cmdr. Robert Bryans Jr., commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyerUSS Preble (DDG 88), arrives at a change of command ceremony held aboard theship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Jeffrey Heamesrelieved Bryans as the new commanding officer of Preble.

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Diana Quinlan

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Diana Quinlan(Above) From left, Command Master Chief Matthew Logsdon, Cmdr. Jeffrey Heames,his children and Cmdr. Robert Bryans Jr. cut the cake celebrating a change of com-mand ceremony held aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) atJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Johans ChavarroU.S. Navy ships homeported in Hawaii participate in the annual Pearl Harbor HolidayFestival of Lights in December.

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Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam PublicAffairs

Ships from around theworld visited Joint BasePearl Harbor-Hickam insummer 2014 to take part inthe world’s largest interna-tional maritime exercise,Rim of the Pacific (RIM-PAC). Twenty-two nations,49 surface ships, six sub-marines, more than 200 air-craft, and 25,000 personnelparticipated in the exercise,held in and around theHawaiian Islands and south-ern California.Last year’s exercise in-

cluded units and personnelfrom Australia, Brunei,Canada, Chile, Colombia,France, India, Indonesia,Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,Netherlands, New Zealand,Norway, People’s Republic ofChina, Peru, the Republic ofKorea, the Republic of thePhilippines, Singapore,Tonga, the United Kingdomand the United States.For the first time, hospital

ships participated in RIM-PAC. The Chinese hospital

ship, Peace Ark, and USNSMercy (T-AH 19) conductedpersonnel exchanges, mili-tary medicine exchanges andmedical evacuation andmass casualty training,along with innovations anddemonstrations by Comman-der, Navy Region Hawaii asCommander of Task ForceEnergy and Environment. While RIMPAC is primar-

ily thought of as a naval ex-ercise, the U.S. Air Forcealso made significant contri-butions. The 15th Maintenance

Operations Center (MOC),which typically coordinatesthe C-17 Globemaster IIIs,provided maintenance ser-vicing and job control formost of the aircraft involvedin the exercise. The 747thCommunications Squadronhelped to maintain commu-nication security duringRIMPAC.In October of 2014, the

joint base welcomed Gen.Lori Robinson, who tookcommand of Pacific AirForces from Gen. HawkCarlisle during a change ofcommand ceremony at

JBPHH. Robinson is the firstwoman to lead a U.S. AirForce Component MajorCommand. In November, military

service members, civiliansand families attended andparticipated in the annual Kapuaikaula Makahiki heldat Hickam Harbor Beach,JBPHH. The makahiki, known as a

“Hawaiian Thanksgiving,”provided an opportunity formilitary families to learnmore about the culture andhistory of Hawaii.Many dignitaries visited

JBPHH in 2014. They in-cluded Lt. Gen. RussellHandy, 11th Air Force com-mander; Kathryn Miles, for-mer Women Airforce ServicePilot (WASP); Vice Adm. BillMoran, chief of naval person-nel (CNP); Commodore PeterYates, Royal Australian AirForce (RAAF) general logis-tics director; and MasterChief Petty Officer of theNavy (MCPON) MikeStevens. In July, Secretary of the

Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabusled a groundbreaking for the

Navy’s largest solar projectin Hawaii at JBPHH.Less welcome visitors

were Hurricanes Iselle andJulio. Iselle, which at onepoint was a Category 4 hur-ricane, weakened into a trop-ical storm before it madelandfall on the Big Island onAug. 8 while Hurricane Juliomostly spared the islands,moving north of Hawaii onAug. 10. The 53rd WeatherReconnaissance Squadron(WRS), better known as theAir Force Reserve’s Hurri-cane Hunters, deployed toJBPHH and spent close to aweek providing hurricane re-connaissance support as wellas helping with rescue effortsand data research. Thesquadron flew eight missionsinto Iselle and five into Juliowhile in Hawaii.2014 also marked the ar-

rival of new ships to theJBPHH waterfront.In August, two guided-

missile destroyers— USSPreble (DDG 88) and USSJohn Paul Jones (DDG 53)—arrived at their new home-port of JBPHH.John Paul Jones brought

updated advanced Aegis ca-pabilities to the surfacegroup and will replace LakeErie in Hawaii as a rota-tional ballistic missile de-fense deployer and testingship.Preble arrived from San

Diego, replacing USSReuben James (FFG 57),which was de-commissionedin July 2013. As a Flight 2Adestroyer, Preble can em-bark helicopters to providemore robust response whenit deploys.In November, the Vir-

ginia-class fast-attack sub-marine USS Mississippi(SSN 782) arrived at thePearl Harbor waterfront.Mississippi is the newestsubmarine permanently as-signed to SubmarineSquadron 1.As 2014 drew to an end,

JBPHH welcomed survivorsof the Dec. 7, 1941 attack onPearl Harbor who were inHawaii for ceremonies mark-ing the event. Several of the survivors,

along with their friends andfamilies, participated in awhite boat tour of Pearl Har-

bor on Dec. 4. They learnedabout the history of the har-bor as well as its current roleas an active U.S. naval base.The tour concluded with astop at the USS ArizonaMemorial where guests tooktime to drop flower petalsinto the memorial well inhonor of those who lost theirlives during the attack. On Dec. 7, four of the nine

remaining Sailors who wereserving aboard USS Arizonaduring the Pearl Harbor at-tack—John Anderson, Lau-ren Bruner, Louis Conterand Donald Stratton—ar-rived at the USS ArizonaMemorial for their final offi-cial reunion. While at thememorial, the survivorspoured a “final toast” to theirshipmates, drinking fromoriginal champagne glassesfrom the USS Arizona. Theyshared a bottle of wine—agift from President GeraldFord to the association pre-sented in 1975. The “final pour” marked

the last gathering of the USSArizona Reunion Associa-tion, bringing a page of PearlHarbor history to a close.

2014 was a year of visits and new arrivals at JBPHHPhoto illustration

January 9, 2015 Ho‘okele B-1

Don Robbins

Editor, Ho‘okele

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Ma-rine Sanctuary invites the public to get involved this yearin monitoring the gentle giants known as humpbackwhales.The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project offers the

community a chance to monitor humpback whales fromthe shores of Oahu, the Big Island and Kauai. The countis held the last Saturday of January, February and March(during peak whale season) of each year from 8 a.m. to12:15 p.m. The 2015 ocean count dates are Jan. 31, Feb.28 and March 28.The count serves both as a volunteer activity for resi-dents and visitors, and also helps to provide popula-

tion and distribution information on humpbackwhales around the Hawaiian islands, according

to the National Marine Sanctuaries Na-tional Oceanic & Atmospheric

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n(NOAA).

NOAA seeks siteleaders and general volunteers

for the count.“This year in particular, a large number of

our trained site leaders have military clearance. With-out their participation, this event would not have beenpossible. Quite a few participants are active duty mili-tary,” said Nicholas Joly, sanctuary ocean count projectcoordinator for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback WhaleNational Marine Sanctuary.Joly emphasized that that not only does the event serve

as a fun activity for individuals and families, but also

helps provide important information aboutthe whales.Joly said that two of the 26 Oahu ocean count

sites — Pyramid Rock and Mokapu Point — are atMarine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay and military ac-cess is required to get onto the base. Ewa Beach Park andKo Olina, which are near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, are also among the count sites.Each winter, from approximately December to May, a

portion of the endangered North Pacific humpback whalepopulation migrates from their feeding grounds in Alaskato the warm waters of Hawaii to engage in breeding activ-ities.Hawaii’s pristine marine environment is considered to

be one of the most important breeding, calving and nurs-ing grounds for humpback whales in the north Pacific. Forthat reason, the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Na-tional Marine Sanctuary was dedicated to protect hump-back whales and their habitat in Hawaii.Humpback whale populations are still relatively un-

known. In an effort to provide a relative approximation ofhumpback whale numbers and distribution patterns lo-cally through the years and to raise awareness of thespecies, the sanctuary sponsors community events such asthe Sanctuary Ocean Count.The count was initiated as a means to provide Hawaii

residents and visitors with the opportunity to observehumpback whales in their breeding grounds by conduct-ing a yearly shore-based census during the peak breedingseason. Although the census does not claim to provide sci-entifically accurate results, it serves as a tool to supple-ment scientific information gathered from other researchactivities.The count also provides some information on how

whales use in-shore waters on an average peak seasonday. It serves to promote public awareness about hump-back whales, the sanctuary and shore-based whale watch-ing opportunities.

Theo c e a ncount is heldconcurrently onOahu, Kauai and theBig Island of Hawaii. Byassisting in the count, vol-unteers help to monitorthe number of hump-back whales and othermar ine mammalsaround the islandsin an effort to en-sure their healthand safety for gen-erations to come.The first count

was conducted inFebruary 1996on Oahu, with ap-proximately 150volunteers. In 1999,the Big Island was added to the effort.Kauai began participating in 2000 and Ka-hoolawe began participating in 2002.To date, the Sanctuary Ocean Count covers 60

sites on four islands, with an enlistment of more than2,000 volunteers. In the future, the sanctuary hopes to ex-pand this project to other islands.For more information and to register for the ocean

count, visit the websites or http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/involved/ocwelcome.html or sanctuary-oceancount.org or email oceancount@noaa.gov.

Volunteers take time to catalog humpback whales from shore

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Morale, Welfare andRecreation (MWR) will offer whale watching cruises throughthe Information, Tickets & Travel (ITT) office from noon to3:45 p.m. every Saturday from Jan. 31 to April 4.The cost is $45 for adults and $40 for children ages 10 and

under. The cruise will consist of a sail along the west coast ofOahu in search of humpack whales. The cruise includesround-trip transportation from the ITT-Hickam office andbottled water. Participants are urged to bring sunscreen.For more information, call 448-2295 or visitwww.greatlifehawaii.com.

MWR to hold whale watching cruises

W A T C H I N G T H E G E N T L E G I A N T S

W H A L E W A T C H I N G T I P S

Humpbacks will slap thewater’s surface with one orboth fins simultaneously. Theslapping of fins may serve asa communication signal toother whales.

Pec Slap

The tail of the humpbackappears out of the water in anupward arch and slowly rollsunderwater in conjunctionwith the dive.

Fluke up Dive

A humpback raises its tailflukes out of the water andslaps them forcefully on thesurface of the water. Thisbehavior is often repetitiveand may serve as a warning.

Tail Slap

A whale rises verticallytoward the surface, with itshead out of the water. Somebelieve this activity allowsthe whale to look at activitygoing on above the surface.

Head Rise or Spy Hop

An acrobatic display wherethe humpback uses its tailto launch itself out of thewater, then lands back onthe surface with a splash.

Breach

Adult humpbacks take abreath every 10-15 minutes,but can remain submergedfor as long as 45. Calvesmust surface more frequent-ly, every three to five min-utes.

Blow

There are a number of ways to watch whales. They can be seen from whale watching ships or from shore. Below are some common activities towatch for while out looking for humpbacks around Oahu. Information and photos are presented courtesy of Suzanne Canja and the Hawaiian

Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. For more information, visit them online at http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov.

Photos courtesy of NOAA

January 9, 2015 Ho‘okele B-2

Story and photo byRandy Dela Cruz

Sports Editor, Ho‘okele

Life is always a journey of possibilitiesseems to be the mantra of retired Navy Lt.Donte Tanner, who over the past two yearshas accomplished what many take a life-time to achieve.In 2012, Tanner, then stationed at

Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Lo-gistics Center Pearl Harbor (NAVSUPFLCPH), carved out a name for himself byearning his professional credentials in theprestigious International Federation Body-building.Next, Tanner scaled another peak by re-

alizing a dream in establishing a state-of-the-art fitness center facility in 2014,where Tanner works with clients to reachtheir fitness goals.Now after 20 years of service in the

Navy and two major accomplishmentsneatly tucked into his back pocket, Tanneris embarking on perhaps his most loftygoal ever and he wants to take you withhim.After a preliminary run in late 2014,

Tanner is getting ready to shoot seasonnumber two of his fitness television pro-gram, “The Best You Possible,” whichkicked off on KWHE-TV and Oceanic Ca-ble channel 11 with four episodes.According to Tanner, portions of season

two will be shot at Joint Base Pearl Har-

bor-Hickam Fitness Center, and he is look-ing for clients to participate in futureshows.“Going into season two, we really want

to highlight our clients that are militarypeople,” Tanner said. “This is a really posi-tive show about fitness. It’s about real peo-ple, real fitness goals and how they areachieving them with my help.”Tanner said that each 30-minute show

targets a muscle group and guests sharestheir own experience about how much theyhave improved in that area.As guests demonstrate each exercise,

Tanner said he does his best to help view-

ers understand the movement and how toget the best out of every workout.“The show is for the viewers who are

watching it, but it’s entertaining becausewe’re talking about real people,” he said.“They’re following a story about them.”Pointing back to his career in the Navy,

Tanner said he is ultra-excited to be film-ing at JBPHH Fitness Center, where healso works as a private-contactor fitnesstrainer.He said that the arrangement came

about when he had a chat with Mark Mc-Farland, JBPHH MWR fitness director,about how the show could be used to bring

more attention to all of the outstandingtraining amenities offered by the fitnesscenter.“We’re just going to work out with peo-

ple and show the facility,” he said. “We’rejust talking about fitness and people.”To help people kick off the New Year on

a healthful track, Tanner offered a few tipsabout how to maximize their progress.“Include the people you love in whatever

you are doing,” he said. “That’s importantbecause if you don’t do that, you’re going torun into conflict.”A close second to that is what Tanner

calls, “Figure what fills you up. For me,what fills me up is being a part of some-thing.”In addition, Tanner said that you must

have the faith that everything will workout because that tends to free your mindfrom failure.And lastly, think that you can do it and

always have gratitude, humility and ap-preciation for everything in your life.Much of what Tanner stated are what

he called “enablers” that help you to reachwhatever goal you want to achieve.A major source of those words of wisdom

was acquired during his 20 years in theNavy, he said.“One thing I learned in the military is

that you can never do anything awesomeby yourself,” he said. “It’s a team, it takescollaboration of different people.”For more information, visit the web at

www.thebestyoupossible.com.

No mountain is high enough for retired Navy lieutenant

Donte Tanner talks over a workout with Chief Yeoman Fae McClafferty. Tanner’s new fitnesstelevision program, “The Best You Possible,” is getting ready to shoot portions of seasontwo at JBPHH Fitness Center.

The Great Aloha Run will be held onPresidents Day, Feb. 16, beginning at 7a.m.The 8.15-mile course starts at Aloha

Tower in downtown Honolulu and ends atAloha Stadium.Race divisions include a military divi-

sion for active duty service members,Reserves, National Guard, family mem-bers and Department of Defense civilianemployees. For more information, call theGreat Aloha Run office at 528-7388.In addition, the Sounds of Freedom divi-

sion is for active duty troops running information. For more information, call

528-7388 or email soundsoffreedom@greataloharun.com.There are three ways to register for the

event.The deadline for registration by mail is

Jan. 16. The online registration deadlineis Feb. 6. In addition, participants can reg-ister at the packet pickup Feb. 13-15 atthe Kaiser Permanente GAR Sports,Health & Fitness Expo, Neal BlaisdellCenter Exhibition Hall.For more information on the Great

A l o h a R u n , v i s i t t h e w e b s i t ewww.greataloharun.com.

Registration opens for Great Aloha Run

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Story and photos byRandy Dela Cruz

Sports Editor, Ho‘okele

Although 2014 was a busy year forsports enthusiasts on Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam, the perfect season pitchedby the 647th Force Support Squadron (647FSS) intramural flag football squad has togo down as the most impressive feat tocap off the calendar.Last year, in addition to the full array

of intramural team sports, JointBase Pearl Harbor-Hickam(JBPHH) was also home tothe Rim of the PacificExercise games.

A f t e rdominating the compe-

tition in the White Divisionwith a perfect 11-0 record, the647 FSS got through thefirst two rounds of theplayoffs, before puttingaway the 15th Medi-cal Group, 18-12,Dec. 15 to

finishthe year at 14-

0 and claim thebragging rights to the base’s flag footballchampionship.Tech. Sgt. Jason Price, quarterback

of the 647 FSS, saidthat after failing inthe playoffs in theprevious season,he and his

teammates enteredthe 2014 year-ending playoffs deter-mined to take it all the way.“It was hard last year because we fin-

ished the regular season undefeated, butlost in the second round in the playoffs,”Price said. “So our goal was to win thechampionship this year. Everybody washungry. That’s what did it.”Not far from the accomplishment of the

647 FSS, USS Port Royal (CG 73) made be-lievers out of everyone on base by becom-ing the first team from the Afloat Divisionto capture an intramural basketball cham-pionship.Against Commander United States Pa-

cific Fleet, Port Royal fell behind by eightpoints early in the game, but went out in

front at halftime on a trey by Sea-man London Waldon and neverlooked back.

“Nob od y r e s p e c t e d u s , ”Walden said. “So we made sure

that we had to come inand handle business.”

In soccer, JBPHH crownedNaval Health Clinic Hawaii asintramural champions duringthe summer and winter SoccerLeague accolades went to thePearl Harbor Futbol Club.

However, the most impressiveachievement in soccer didn’t occur on basebut on the national level, where team cap-tains Electrician’s Mate 1st Class LuisZamora, USS Chafee (DDG 90), and Infor-mation Systems Technician 1st Class JayReynard led Armed Forces Hawaii FutbolClub to second place in the 10th annualDefender’s Cup Military Soccer Tourna-ment that was held over the Labor Dayweekend in San Antonio, Texas.Senior Airman Jeremy Reding, 93rd In-

telligence Squadron, led all team Hawaiiscorers with seven goals at the tourna-ment, which is the military’s version of theWorld Cup.“There was 10 groups total with four

team in each,” said Zamora about theround-robin schedule. “We ended up quali-fying number eight out of the 38 teams.From there, we moved on to the knockoutround, which was single-game elimina-tions, and we just took off from there.”Likewise, the past years also awarded ti-

tle trophies to two teams in softball.The bigger prize came first, with the

647th Security Forces Squadron (647 SFS)Pound Town claiming their second intra-mural softball championship by defeatingUSS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), 9-2, June 22.Meanwhile, Primo Lite wrapped up the

Winter Softball League championship witha 20-10 thumping over Drama Free.In volleyball, Hawaii Air National

Guard (HIANG) saw their 10-year champi-onship run interrupted in 2012 but hassince bounced back to win back-to-back ti-tles.The HIANG rounds out the year in re-

view with their straight-set win over the324th Intelligence Squadron (324 IS)Tiger-Hawks to take the title in 2014.While 2014 is fast fading in the rearview

mirrors, 2015 should match every bit ofthe drama and surprises that makessports a favorite pastime of both Airmanand Sailors alike.Just as in the previous years, keep turn-

ing to the pages of Ho‘okele as the go-tosource for what’s happening in sports onJBPHH.

Force Support Squadron perfect season tops 2014

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The 2015 Sony Open in HawaiiTournament week tees off Jan. 12and continues through Jan. 18 atWaialae Country Club GolfCourse on Oahu.As the Professional Golfers’ As-

sociation of America (PGA) tour’sfirst full-field event of the year,the open attracts 144 of theworld’s finest golf pros.The event supports the men and

women of the U.S. armed forcesand their families through a vari-ety of Birdies for the Brave mili-tary outreach activities that willbe taking place throughout thetournament week.Free admission is extended to

active duty and retired militaryservice members, reserves andfamily members who present avalid military ID. Ticket requestsare also accepted online viaBirdies for the Brave.Free admission is also extended

to veterans through the VeteranTickets Foundation.The tournament also includes

the Birdies for the Brave militarycaddie program, which will give 30active duty military service mem-

bers the opportunity to caddie fora PGA tour professional for onehole (18) during the WednesdayOfficial Pro-Am and experience aPGA tour event inside the ropes.In addition, there will be a

Birdies for the Brave Patriots’Outpost. A hospitality tent locatedon the 18th fairway will be open toactive duty and retired militaryservice members, veterans, Re-servists and their families fromThursday through Sunday of thetournament.“We also have hundreds of mili-

tary volunteers helping us withthe tournament next week (in ar-eas such as gallery control, park-ing, Shotlink, admissions, protransportation, etc.) and hope thatmany more military families willcome out to cheer the PGA Tourpros and enjoy free food and bev-erages in the Biridies for theBrave Patriots Outpost,” saidtournament spokesperson CandiceKraughto.For more information, visit the

w e b s i t e h t t p : / / w ww . s o n yopeninhawaii.com/military-out-reach-activities.

Military outreach activitiesplanned for tournament Capt. Louis Edwards

15th Medical Group

TRICARE Online (TOL) is setto undergo significant changesbeginning Jan. 16.The changes are set to im-

prove the user’s experience, andthe system will have a new lookcomplete with an updated homescreen dashboard allowingusers to select from appoint-ments, Blue Button, prescrip-tion refills, personal profilesand quick links.

For those who are currentTOL users, the new options willbe very similar to the old inter-face.Additionally, TOL has not

only been upgraded for systeminteraction, but there are somegreat new features that havebeen added the site.For example, scheduling and

changing appointments onlinehas been simplified.Scheduling an appointment

can now be done in just threeeasy steps. Additionally, ap-pointment reminders within

TOL have been expanded. Pre-viously, the system would onlynotify you via text or email forappointments that were bookedon TOL. The updated systemwill now send you a reminderfor all appointments you makeat the military treatment facil-ity where you are enrolled, in-cluding those booked with yourMTF directly.This new feature will be

available as long as patientshave signed up for appointmentreminders and log into TOL atleast once annually.Another new feature will be

earlier appointment notifica-tion. When booking an appoint-ment on TOL you may not getan appointment as quickly asyou would like. You now havethe option to be notified if anearlier appointment becomesavailable before your scheduledappointment. Once notified youcan go into TOL and rescheduleyour appointment for the earlierday and time.Future appointments will

also be viewable at the bottom

of your appointments screen soyou can easily coordinate theappointment you are makingwith future appointments whichare pending for you and yourfamily members under the ageof 18.If you haven't registered for

TOL or haven't logged in forsome time, now is a great timeto get connected. Go towww.tricareonline.com to regis-ter. You must be a TRICAREpatient, at least 18 years oldand enrolled to a military hospi-tal or clinic to be eligible to useTOL.You can log on with a Pre-

mium DS Login, DoD CAC orDFAS MyPay credentials. If youdo not have DS Logon creden-tials and would like to create anaccount, click “register.”If you have any issues in reg-

istering you can contact TOLcustomer service at 1-800-600-9332. For information about the15th Medical Group's online ap-pointments, contact Capt. Ed-w a r d s a t l o u i s . e d w a r d s3@us.af.mil.

TRICARE Online to undergo a major overhaul

Tech. Sgt. Jason Price, quarterback for 647th Force Support Squadron (647 FSS), led the team to a perfect season.

Lance Cpl. IsidroHernandez kicks the title-clinching goal for NavalHealth Clinic Hawaii.

Hawaii Air National Guard outside hitterTech. Sgt. Stephen Lorenzo slams a killbetween two defenders.

Seaman London Waldon goes up for twopoints. Waldon led USS Port Royal (CG 73) toits first intramural basketball championship.

Airman 1st Class Derric Ross blasts a two-run homer in helping 647th Security ForcesSquadron (647 SFS) Pound Town win theirsecond intramural softball pennant.

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Live the Great LifeLivee the GGreat LLife

Your Weekly Fun with MWR Visit www.greatlifehawaii.com or subscribe toMWR’s digital magazine Great Life Hawaii.

New Year’s Resolution 5K Run will begin at8 a.m. Saturday at Hickam Fitness Center.Awards will be given to first and secondplace winners in men’s, women's, youth(ages 17 and under) and strollers categories.This free 5K is open to eligible fitness centerusers. FMI: 448-2214.

Free Golf Clinic will begin at 9 a.m. Saturdayat Mamala Bay Golf Course. FMI: 449-2304.

Wheel Throwing pottery class for adults willbe held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. every Saturdayfrom Jan. 10 through Feb. 14 at the HickamArts & Crafts Center. Fundamentals will becovered, as well as advanced techniques.Tuition is $65. FMI: 448-9907.

Monday Night Kid’s Night will be held from5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 12 at Sam Choy’s IslandStyle Seafood Grille. Children ages 12 yearsand younger can get a free kid’s meal withthe purchase of an adult entrée. A bouncehouse will be available for children to play infrom 5 to 7 p.m. FMI: 422-3002.

Dynamic Drawing: Awesome Animals classwill be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. everyTuesday from Jan. 13 through Feb. 10 at theHickam Arts & Crafts Center for studentsages 9 to 13 years old. Tuition is $65. FMI:448-9907.

Preschool Story Time will begin at 9 a.m.Jan. 14 at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Library. The theme of this free pro-gram is “Alphabet Adventures.” FMI: 449-8299.

Ford Island Historical Tour will be held from9:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 14. Points of intereston this guided tour include the USS Utah andUSS Oklahoma Memorials, the Navy ClubMemorial honoring the USS Arizona, historicNob Hill officer homes, and bombing and bul-let strafing reminders. Round-trip transporta-tion from the Information, Tickets & Travel(ITT)-Hickam office is included. Tickets are$25 for adults and $20 for children ages 3to 11 years old. FMI: 448-2295.

Intramural Basketball League CoachesMeeting will begin at 1 p.m. Jan. 14 at theJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam FitnessCenter. The league runs Jan. 27 through Apriland is limited to commands from JBPHH. Anyadditional active-duty members not belong-ing to a command team will come from aplayers’ pool. There is no registration fee.FMI: 473-2494, 473-2437.

Kids’ Book Club will begin at 2 p.m. Jan. 14at the JBPHH Library for youth in fourth andfifth grades. The “Second Wednesday” groupwill discuss “Home on the Moon.” FMI: 449-8299.

Wild Wing Wednesday will be held from 5 to8:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at J.R. Rockers SportsCafé. “Rockers Wings” will be available for75 cents per wing, naked or boneless, with avariety of sauces to choose from, includingoriginal, high octane, garlic Parmesan, chipo-tle barbeque and Asian sesame. FMI: 448-2271.

Free Golf Clinic will begin at noon Jan. 15 atNavy-Marine Golf Course. FMI: 471� 0142.

Monthly Parent Night: Tea Party will be heldfrom 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at theHickam Teen Center. Families of teens (ages13–18 years old) are invited to this freeevent to see what the center is all about andto get to know the staff. New families arealways welcome. FMI: 448-0418.

Mongolian BBQ will be offered from 5:30 to8 p.m. Jan. 15 on the lanai of the HistoricHickam Officers’ Club. A variety of meats,vegetables and sauces will be available for85 cents per ounce, and rice, noodles, soup,beverages and fortune cookies are included.FMI: 448-4608.

Learn to Stand-up Paddleboard classes willbegin at 9:15 a.m. and at 10:30 a.m. Jan.17 at Hickam Harbor. The cost is $25 foreach session. The sign-up deadline is Jan.14. FMI: 449-5215.

MWR Marketing photoFlag football is just one of many sports for kids beginning in March.

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamMorale, Welfare & Recreation

It is the start of a new year, andJanuary also means that registra-tion begins for many Joint BasePearl Harbor-Hickam Morale,Welfare and Recreation (MWR)youth sports activities happeningin the spring.Several sports are offered,

including baseball, volleyball, flagfootball and team tennis. There isalso a girls’ fastpitch softball andUSATF track and field. Seasons

for most of the sports begin inMarch and will run into June.Team tennis starts in February.MWR is also looking for volun-

teers to be coaches for all thesports. Many of the kids signingup are trying the sport for theirfirst time so MWR is seekingpatient adults with a love forteaching and coaching.Fees vary depending on the

sport as well as the age ranges.For more information on youthsports, call 473-0789 or go towww.greatlifehawaii.com and lookunder the fitness/sports section.

Registration for spring youth sports begins

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamMorale, Welfare & Recreation

One of the more popular joint base MWR activi-ties has moved to a new home at JBPHH. Paint & Sip, a three-hour social painting party,

recently was held for the first time Wednesday atthe Historic Hickam Officers’ Club.The event moved over this month after previ-

ously being held at J.R. Rockers. Alexis Ybarra,catering director, said the new home for Paint &Sip will offer increased room, so more people cansign up to take part. The change in venue alsomade for a slight schedule change. Paint & Sipwill be held on the first and third Wednesday ofeach month.The twice monthly activity offers patrons 18

years and older a chance to get out of the house in

the middle of the week for a few hours of cama-raderie while also indulging their creative side.Victoria Ledford, one of the instructors at theMWR’s Hickam Arts & Crafts Center, leads thegroup step by step through a featured painting ofthe night. At the end of the evening, each attendeewill have their own personal artwork to takehome.The evening begins with an hour of socializing,

as customers have time to purchase food and bev-erages from the Koa Bar. Then, over the next twohours, Ledford will show participants a completedpainting on which to base their own creation on.She then guides the group as each person comesup with their own interpretation of the example.The cost for Paint & Sip is $40 per person, and

all art supplies are included. Participants can signup at the Hickam Arts & Craft Center. A $20 de-posit is required. For more information, call 448-9907 or go to www.greatlifehawaii.com.

Socializing, painting activity moves to new location

MWR Marketing photoPaint & Sip instructor Victoria Ledford guides the group from start to finish in creating their own work of art.

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themselves present for the flight. Passengers are able to sign up fortravel using the remote sign-up process. All flight information willremain available through social media and the pre-recorded tele-phone services. FMI: https://www.facebook.com/HickamAMC?ref=br_tf or call 449-6833.

LONG WEEKEND GETAWAY17 — Joint base Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) will hold afree long weekend getaway camp at Bellows Air Force Station withLiberty. Departures will be from the following Liberty centers: Expressat 2:30 p.m., Beeman at 3 p.m., Instant at 3:15 p.m. and MakaiRecreation at 3:30 p.m. The event is for single, active duty military E-1to E-6 only. FMI: 473-2583.

MWR NEWCOMERS LUNCHEON21 — Joint base MWR will hold a free Newcomers Luncheon from11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Tradewinds Club ballroom. The event willinclude a buffet lunch, information booths, prizes and giveaways. Theevent is open to families and will include activities for children. FMI:www.greatlifehawaii.com.

21ST CENTURY SAILOR OFFICE23 — Rear Adm. Richard Snyder, director of the 21st Century SailorOffice, will participate in an all hands call from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. atBloch Arena, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. In addition, an allhands call will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Marine Corps BaseHawaii Theater.

NEW YEAR’S LOCK-IN23-24 — The Hickam Teen Center will hold a 2015 New Year’sLock-In from 7 p.m. Jan. 23 to 7 a.m. Jan. 24 for teens ages 13 to 18.The cost is $25 or $20 with a canned food donation. The event willcelebrate National Pie Month and include games, snacks and prizes.FMI: 448-0418.

COLOR THE COSMOS DAY24 — A ribbon cutting will begin at 2 p.m. for the grand opening ofPacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s exhibit showcasing studentenhanced astrophotography images. The exhibit is part of theSmithsonian affiliate “Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos” program.FMI: 441-1007 or www.pacificaviationmuseum.org.

FITNESS CHALLENGE 201524 — A free Fitness Challenge 2015 will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. atJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Fitness Center. Patrons can sampledifferent genres of classes, including kickboxing, yoga, shimmy fitnessand more. The challenge is open to all eligible patrons. FMI: 471-2019.

TAX ASSISTANCE CENTER30 —The Navy Tax Assistance Center will open at the start of thetax season. The self-service model center will be located at the NavyCollege building, 1260 Pierce St., building 679, Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam in classroom 11. The tax center will be open dailyfrom 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. FMI: Ursula.m.smith1@navy.mil or 473-0443.

LIVING HISTORY DAY AT BATTLESHIPMISSOURI31 — A living history day event will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Battleship MissouriMemorial at Ford Island. The event will includemilitary displays, tours of the memorial, mili-tary musical bands, oral histories, a vintageaircraft flyover and other activities. Admissionis free for Hawaii residents, members of thearmed forces and Mighty Mo memberswith valid ID. The event is open to thepublic. The public can visit the PearlHarbor Visitor Center to get tickets on theday of the event. FMI: 1-877-644-4896 or visit ussmissouri.org.

Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves count-less lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname “Legend.” However, hisreputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He isalso facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.

AMERICAN SNIPER (R)

HICKAM MEMORIAL THEATERTODAY 1/96:00 p.m. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt.1 (PG-13)

SATURDAY 1/102:00 p.m. The Pyramid (R) 6:00 p.m. American Sniper (R)SNEAK PREVIEW - Free admission until seats are full. Doors open at 4pm.

SUNDAY 1/112:00 p.m. Penguins of Madagascar (PG)

THURSDAY 1/157:00 p.m. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 (PG-13)

JANUARY

HART UTILITIES WORK NOW —The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation(HART) has begun roadwork on the Airport Section UtilitiesProject along Kamehameha Highway near Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam. Roadwork for this portion of the rail project isexpected to last approximately 18 months. Traffic flow adjust-ments will be made to accommodate construction activities, toinclude areas along Center Drive, Makalapa Gate/Radford Drive,Halawa Gate, Borchers Gate, and the World War II Valor in thePacific National Monument. Construction will take place from8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Motorists should follow posted speed limitsand other signs. FMI: www.honolulutransit.org.

HOSC SCHOLARSHIPSNOW — The Hickam Officers’ Spouses’ Club is now acceptingapplications for scholarships. All college-bound military familymembers are eligible, including high school seniors, current stu-dents and spouses. Applications and eligibility information areavailable online at www.hickamosc.com. Applications need to bepostmarked and mailed by March 9. FMI: email hoscscholar-ship2015@gmail.com.

ASMC SCHOLARSHIPSNOW — The Aloha Chapter of the American Society of MilitaryComptrollers (ASMC) is providing college scholarships this yearto Hawaii high school seniors entering a field of study directlyrelated to financial/resource management, such as businessadministration, economics, accounting and finance. Applicants donot need to be affiliated with ASMC or the federal government.Applications are due March 6. Application and submissionrequirements are located at the chapter website athttp://chapters.asmconline.org/aloha/awards-4/. FMI: emailmary.c.garcia@navy.mil or call 473-8000, ext. 6320.

SUICIDE PREVENTION PRESENTATIONSTODAY, 14, 16 — Navy Region Hawaii will hold suicide pre-vention presentations. Presentations will be held: • Today, 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Chapel.• Jan. 14, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

• Jan. 16, 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel,JBPHH. The guest speaker will be Lt. Col. George Corbari, who foughthis own personal battle against suicide. All hands are encour-aged to attend. Commands may count this for suicide preventiongeneral military training. Commands are encouraged to RSVP.FMI: 474-0045.

PEARL HARBOR COLORS CEREMONY15 — A Pearl Harbor Colors honors and heritage ceremony willbe held monthly beginning at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at Pear HarborVisitor Center. The ceremony is to honor veterans, service mem-bers and military families. The theme next Thursday is “A Tributeto Military Families.” The Pacific Fleet Band will perform.

PASSENGER TERMINAL HOURS CHANGE15 —The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam PassengerTerminal’s hours of operation will change beginning Jan. 15. Theterminal will remain open seven days a week, but it will be closedfrom 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily. Roll calls will be advertised betweenthe hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. The terminal will open one hourprior to the roll call time to allow passengers to sign up and mark

SHARKEY THEATERTODAY 1/9 7:00 p.m. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 (PG-13)

SATURDAY 1/102:30 p.m. Annie (PG) 7:00 p.m. American Sniper (R)Free Advanced Screening of the American Sniper Rated R. Free to the first400 authorized patrons. Ticket booth will open at 5:30 pm for distribution oftickets. Assigned seating tickets for Active Duty up to four tickets. Retiredmilitary, military family members and DoD card holders will be able toreceive up to two tickets.

SUNDAY 1/112:30 p.m. Annie (PG)4:50 p.m. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 (PG-13)7:20 p.m. Top 5 (R)

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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Laurie Dexter The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform an aerial maneuver Sept. 27, 2014 at the Wings Over thePacific Air Show at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan Boots for more than 7,000 fallen ser-vice members, each containing a photo identification, line up a field during the 2014 TriplerFisher House 8K Hero and Remembrance Run, Walk or Roll Sept. 6.

U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden Air Force wounded warriors take off for the men’s 100-meterdash event during the track and field competition of the inaugural Wounded Warrior PacificInvitational Jan. 8.

U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Laurie Dexter Fireworks display on the Fourthof July illuminates the night sky over Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon Renfroe USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steamsin close formation as one of 42 ships and submarines representing 15 international partnernations during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.