Story by 1st Lt. John OHara | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 06.06.2025
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAI'I - The lush and culturally significant Maunawili Forest and Lo’i, located on O‘ahu’s windward side, are the focus of a growing conservation effort backed by a unique collaboration between Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i (MCBH), the U.S. Army, U.S. Forest Service, state agencies, and nonprofit partners. Through the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Readiness and......
Story by 2nd Lt. John OHara | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 03.31.2024
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Some of the earliest settlers on Oʻahu arrived near Honolulu, establishing their presence on the ‘Ewa Plain. The Oʻahu that they settled was vastly different from the island we see now. The trials, achievements, traditions, and stories of those early settlers are the cornerstone for the collaborative efforts between the Kalaeloa Heritage and Legacy Foundation......
Story by Senior Airman Matt Porter | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | 03.15.2024
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, alongside the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and local officials, showcased a partnership with the Department of Defense through the joint base in Manchester Township, New Jersey, March 13, 2024. The partnership aims to protect properties adjacent to military installations in the Pinelands from the increased risk of wildfire due to a......
Story by Amy Phillips | U.S. Army Garrison Pohakuloa Training Area | 01.31.2023
The Department of Defense (DOD)’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program facilitates long-term, collaborative partnerships that improve resilience to climate change, preserve essential habitats and natural resources, and promote sustainable land uses near installations and ranges. For the 12th consecutive year, the REPI Program hosted the annual REPI Challenge, a......
Story by Senior Airman Kimberly Touchet | 81st Training Wing | 12.07.2022
The National Coastal Resilience Fund project, a partnership between Keesler AFB and Mississippi State University, received a grant totaling $6.48 million for Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2026. The project will construct a 2.5 mile protected and stabilized shoreline made of natural materials such as plants, sand, or rock, known as a living shoreline, to combat coastal erosion estimated at......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Hall | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 09.02.2022
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), in partnership with the State of Hawaii, were the recipients of a $14,881,880 grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) through the REPI Challenge Program....
Story by Stephen Warns | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 07.16.2021
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center helped secure more than $24 million to protect mission readiness and the environment at three installations...
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Installations Command | 04.30.2021
The U.S. Marine Corps, in partnership with the North Carolina Sentinel Landscape Committee, Pew Charitable Trusts, Duke University and other local agencies, will construct 2,100 linear feet of living shoreline along the coastline at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point....
