Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Carrie Heironimus (right), wife of Navy Lt. Brandon Heironimus, gets information about family-support programs at a table set up in Marine Corps Base Hawaii's base exchange from Brenda Hawkins (left) administra More

HONOLULU, Hawaii (May. 01, 2008) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class David Eberhart, assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, puts on his oxygen tube at his home. Eberhart, 35, More

HONOLULU, Hawaii (May. 01, 2008) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class David Eberhart, assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, makes dinner with his wife Hiroko at their home. Eb More

Adding figures on her electronic accounting machine, Carol Shimada, civillian payroll supervisor, Comptroller's Office, works at her desk. Working for more than 60 years at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Shimada ini More

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Sep. 02, 2008) Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers a speech to Marines and Sailors during the Pacific War Memorial Lecture Series at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The an More

Eyeing the starting line, then Lt. Col. Michael Richardson, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion stretches before the 2009 Great Aloha Run. Richardson was one of several runners from Marine Corps Base Haw More

Capt. T.K. Hohl renders his final salute with wife Beth Hohl during his retirement ceremony May 15 at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Hawaii. Hohl was piped ashore after serving more than 40 years of continuous nava More

Mary Johnson, jazzercise instructor and breast health educator, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii, (center) leads a warm-up for walkers in the “Making Strides Against Cancer” fundraiser in 2009. Johnson will be warmin More

Blood from my vein flowed down into a bag during today's Armed Services Blood Program drive at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. After filling out paperwork and doing a quick iron test, donating blood usually takes onl More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Dec. 11, 2009) Riders accelerate on the straightaway of a motorcycle course during Track Day at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The base hosted the California Superbike School in a three-day even More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Dec. 11, 2009) Staff Sgt. Kyle Graves, right, assigned to the 3rd Marine Regiment, takes his Aprilia SXV 550 through a turn on a motorcycle course during Track Day at Marine Corps Base Hawa More

Celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday, Lt. Col. Jeffrey C. Holt, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and the "Cat in the Hat" read stories to Mokapu Elementary School students, March 2. The celebr More

An Afghan child reaches for a dollar he won in a game of dice at Patrol Base Jaker, Afghanistan, on Jan. 1, 2010. U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, are in constant contact with More

KANEOHE, Hawaii -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarred Devito, a vertical insertion team member from the Honolulu-based Maritime Safety and Security Team 91107, secures a perimeter after rappelling from a Marine Cor More

KANEOHE, Hawaii -- Vertical Insertion Team Members from the Honolulu-based Maritime Safety and Security Team 91107 rappel from a Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter during vertical insertion training at Marine Corps More

KANEOHE, Hawaii -- Ensign Seth Craven, a vertical insertion team leader from Honolulu-based Maritime Safety and Security Team 91107, secures a perimeter after rappelling from a Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter dur More

Navy Lt. Carl Rhoads, battalion chaplain, and Chief Petty Officer Renaldo Datu, leading hospital corpsman, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare to brew coffee while depl More

HONOLULU (Feb. 02, 2010) An artist rendering of the new child development center at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. The project is scheduled for completion in February 2011. (Rendering courtesy of AMEC-N More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Feb. 18, 2010) An artist concept of the bachelor enlisted quarters facility at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (Photo courtesy of Nan, Inc.) File# 100218-N-0278E-016

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Feb. 18, 2010) Deacon Sherman Thompson of Kamehameha Schools provides a Hawaiian blessing during a groundbreaking ceremony for a bachelor enlisted quarters facility at Marine Corps Base Haw More

Diane Drigot, former senior natural resources management specialist with the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department, dances hula at Anderson Hall Dining Facility April 16, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps p More

Marines, sailors and dependents can now hone their pugilist skills at the Fighters Unlimited Boxing Club on Marine Corps Base Hawaii starting in April. The base is managed by coach Jack Johnson who, according t More

Marine Cpl. David Spraker, 2/3 Echo Company, (second from right), a native of San Diego, Calif., provides instruction to Tongan soldiers before live firing begins at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, June More

MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii (Jun. 30, 2010) Cpl. Stacey Cripps, a medical technician assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, of the Royal Canadian Regiment based at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, com More

A modular amphibious egress trainer instructor holds down a Malaysian soldier's head as he unfastens himself from a shallow water egress trainer during a SWET course at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The SWET is a o More

MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii (Jun. 30, 2010) Cpl. Dave Spraker, a team leader with 3rd platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, instructs Royal Tongan marines during a battle sight zero exercise at More

Cmdr. Howard Warner III, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Bremerton shows Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, commander of Combined Task Force, the periscope and uses of its new More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Jul. 02, 2010) An Indonesian marine assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Division, emerges from the water during shallow water egress training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii as part of the Rim of th More

An Indonesian marine assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Division, emerges from the water during shallow water egress training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii as part of the Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is More

Lance Cpl. Neal Plazer, assigned to the Armored Assault Vehicle Platoon, Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, keeps a close eye on his driver as they approach the Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship H More

A 3rd Battalion, 2nd Division Indonesian Marine blows water out of his nose as he surfaces to the top after swimming out of a underwater container during Shallow Water Egress Training at Marine Corps Base Hawa More

Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, commander of Combined Task Force, explains the purpose and importance of Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises to the Korean media in front of the Republic of Korea guided-missile destro More

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strength More

The Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Supreme departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational ex More

Ships are moored at Pearl Harbor prepare to participate in Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational More

A Sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard watches the pier as workers from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam disconnect lines and cables from the ship before getting underway for Rim of More

The Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Supreme and the littoral combat ship USS Freedom cruise in formation off the coast of Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercis More

A mooring line released by Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson splashes into the water before being recovered by Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold as Benfold pulls away More

The Arleigh Burk-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strength More

The U.S. Coast Guard Hamilton-class cutter Rush departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional More

The guided-missile frigate USS McClusky transits to a formation of U.S. and coalition forces during Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regiona More

Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Mauldin, assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Freedom explains the fire control system for the ship's Mk-110 57 mm gun to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Kazuki Yama More

Sailors from Special Boat Team 20 helped rescue nine people from an overturned tourist boat in the Delaware River. The Navy crewmembers worked together with the Coast Guard, Philadelphia Police and fire rescue More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Jul. 08, 2010) A Marine amphibious assault vehicle embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) transitions ashore during a mechanized raid rehearsal on Pyramid More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Jul. 08, 2010) Cpl. Blake Kirkham, assigned to 2nd Royal Australian Regiment, 5th platoon, secures the beach head for an amphibious assault vehicle during a mechanized raid rehearsal on Pyr More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Jul. 08, 2010) A Marine amphibious assault vehicle embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) transitions ashore during a mechanized raid rehearsal on Pyramid More

Christopher Tinoco, machinist's mate fireman, maintains the ship's speed from the throttle board of main machinery room one aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland. Cleveland is in the Hawaiian More

A Marine amphibious assault vehicle embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland transitions ashore during a mechanized raid rehearsal on Pyramid Rock Beach at Marine Corps Base Hawaii duri More

Two F/A-18 Hornets fly over the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan after she departed Pearl Harbor to participate in Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC 2010 is a biennial, multinational exercise designed More

Lance Cpl. Daniel Tribell, a student with the Infantry Squad Leader Course, School of Infantry West -Detachment Hawaii, and fellow students pause on a security patrol during the offensive tactics and techniques More

Staff Sgt. Michael Wissmeyer, staff non-commissioned officer in charge of Infantry Squad Leader Course, School of Infantry West - Detachment Hawaii, clears out ISLC students’ weapons following a live fire and m More

First responders comprised of military and government agencies work to quell a fire following a simulated aircraft mishap during the full-scale exercise Lethal Breeze 2010 at Landing Zone Boondocker here Sept. More

Sgt. Jonathan Lewis, a student with Martial Arts Instructor Course 7-10, and fellow students from the class “build the house” during combat conditioning drills at Fort Hase Beach on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Se More

Sgt. Jonathan Lewis, a student with Martial Arts Instructor Course 7-10, and fellow students perform a "build the house" drill during combat conditioning at Fort Hase Beach on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15 More

In a flash of blue and yellow, the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, roared onto the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay flight line on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Sept. 21. The squadron More

James Clarke, a physics teacher at Punahou School in Honolulu, waits with his family before his key influencer flight in one of the Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay More

One of two F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft lands at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Sept. 22. The advanced jets were featured in the 2010 Kaneohe Bay Air Show. Also performing will be civilian aircraft, demonstrations, B More

Airmen and crew members with the Red Bull Air Race Team unload racer Chuck Aaron's Red Bull BO-105 CBS helicopter from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft at Hangar 105 on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneoh More

KANEHOE BAY, Hawaii (Sep. 24, 2010) Blue Angel Number 5, part of the U.S. Navy Blue Angles flight demonstration squadron, takes off during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show 2010 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (U.S. Navy p More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Sep. 24, 2010) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, perform during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show 2010 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spe More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Sep. 24, 2010) Blue Angel number 5, of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration Squadron, soars upside down over Pyramid Rock Beach at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The Blue Angels performed at the 2 More

An aerial view of Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jody Lee Smith)

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Sep. 24, 2010) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, perform during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show 2010 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spe More

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Sep. 24, 2010) An aerial view of Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jody Lee Smith) File# 100924-M-9232S-003

The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, perform during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show 2010 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Alicia Colley, of Greeley, Colo., hugs her husband goodbye in the parking lot before he leaves for deployment Sept. 24. More than 200 Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 left for their seven-m More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet screams through the blue Hawaiian sky during a practice demonstration on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 24, 2010. Nearly 140,000 spectators flocked More

Thousands of spectators flocked to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay to attend the bases's annual air show Sept. 24 - 25. There were several static displays in addition to aerial performances by Red Bull st More

Pfc. Blanquivett Cuz, food service specialist, Headquarters Battalion, chops food for dishes she presented during the Chef of the Quarter competition, Sept. 29. Cuz placed first with a winning menu featuring mu More

In first seat, Michael Rigoni, a Navy officer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, guides his canoe during paddling practice, Oct. 4. He and the Honolulu Pearl Canoe Club members practice before nine of More

Second Unit Director Phil Neilsen directs Staff Sgt. Robert Ostrowski, crew chiefs, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, before filming a scene for the movie “Battleship” Oct. 7.

Second Unit Director Phil Neilsen directs Staff Sgt. Robert Ostrowski, crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, before filming a scene for the movie “Battleship” Oct. 7.

Marine Staff Sgt. Matt Weber, right, and his family help Samuel VanGieson, in red, take off rappelling gear after his trip down from the top of the Sheraton Waikiki. VanGieson raised more than $1,600 for Specia More

A Coast Guard Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin helicopter moves over Kaneohe Bay toward simulated casualty Cpl. Brad Rosati, a navigation aids technician with Air Traffic Control maintenance, Marine Corps Air Station K More

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Maupai, training and operations chief, 3rd Radio Battalion, assesses the injuries of simulated casualty Seaman Brad Parkerson, a corpsman with 21st Dental Company, during a mass casualty eva More

Spouses attending the 2010 Joint-Spouse Conference explore the information expo at the Officer's Club on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 23, 2010. “It’s great we helped spouses identify resources that they may n More

Sgt. Conraddo Jonse, a turret operator with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, unrolls a hose in preparation for burn training near the MCAS flight line, Oct. 24, 2010. More

Firefighters with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, work to extinguish a fire during burn training near the MCAS flight line, Oct. 24, 2010. Once per month, ARFF uses t More

Lt. Col. Patrick R. Owens, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, watches as Alexis Kane, principal, Puohala Elementary School, signs an Adopt-A-School Program contract at the sch More

Sgt. Jason Yoon, a rifleman with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, does his part supporting Malama Ka’Aiana/base pride week Nov. 4 near the flight line. The recon Marines More

Staff Sgt. Jerrand Carr, assistant operations chief, C-20 Operations, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, and Gunnery Sgt. Katrina Michael, operations chief, C-20 Ops, labor through the cardio portion of an I More

Attendees to the Lanikai Elementary School Fun Fair scream their way through a haunted house built by Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay. Through an official Adopt-A-School partnership with Lanikai, 15 Marin More

T.J. Metcalf gets into his element during a heat at the Kuau Rockin' Surf Competition at Pyramid Rock Beach on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2010. Metcalf placed third in the men's 18-24 year old short boa More

Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, poses with U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye after cutting the ribbon at the new Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer building on Marine Corps Base Hawaii More

Staff Sgt. Andrew Bigos, motor transport operations chief, and Cpl. Jeremy Cope, radio operator, both from 3rd Marine Regiment, spread fertilizer for some of Mokapu Elementary School’s plants during “Make a Dif More

Marines stand at attention with the traditional Marine Corps birthday cake. Sgt. Maj. James Sutton, the base sergeant major, was the oldest Marine this year and was presented a piece of cake during the ceremony More

Lance Cpl. Karl Duffey, a data network specialist with Headquarters Battalion, prepares for his performance as a World War I Marine during the Marine Corps uniform pageant on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 10, More

Lance Cpl. Lanny Dobbs, rifleman, Weapons Company, says goodbye to his wife before deploying with the rest of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Nov. 12. The two are middle-school sweethearts, and the deployme More

Musicians with the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band entertain guests during 3rd Marine Regiment's birthday ball on the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Nov. 12, 2010. The infantry reg More

The 21-month-old daughter of Lt. Cmdr Alan Miller waves an American flag and greets her father, assigned to Patrol Squadron 9, as he returns home from a six-month deployment, Nov. 16. During the deployment, VP- More

Sailors with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 37 prepare "Easy Rider 60," an SH-60B Seahawk anti-submarine warfare helicopter, for its final flight from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Nov More

Victoria Riddick, 9, reads one of the more than 700 new books donated to Enchanted Lake Elementary School by Kaneohe Bay's 4th Force Reconnaissance Company. The collection includes picture books, hardcover nove More

A parade detail comprised of Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 stands by for the commencement of the squadron's change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Nov. 1 More

A beaker of the alternative fuel E85 ethanol sits on display at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new E85 fueling station on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 18. The E85 station is the first, fully operational More

Sgt. Matthew Bonnette, finance clerk, and Cpl. Vitaly Zefirov, administrative clerk with Headquarters Battalion, carry the battalion colors in front of a formation of approximately 400 Marines and sailors on a More

Members of the Royal Order of Kamehameha prepare for their procession during a Makahiki festival at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii, Nov. 20. Lasting from October until February, the Makahiki sea More

(From left to right) Teetai A. Nuusolia, John Ishikawa, Grace Tran Tarawa and Richard A. Reed stand in front of the USS Tarawa at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Middle Loch on Joint-Base Pearl More

Staff Sgt. Cody M. Maynard stands displaying his bronze star medal with combat distinguishing device after his awards ceremony Nov. 30 at the 3rd Marine Regiment, Combat Assault Company headquarters building on More

Staff Sgt. Rafael Arriaga Jr., Toys for Tots coordinator, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, chooses several toys to buy at Toys 'R' Us Dec. 1 to meet requests from the local community. Arriaga said the campaign More

Marine firefighters from Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will hike the Honolulu Marathon Dec. 12 to raise money for Wounded Marines and sailors at Wounded Warrior Bat More