Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 08.29.2025
To preserve the USS Arizona Memorial, Navy Region Hawaii, through Task Force Arizona (TF Arizona) and in partnership with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Naval History and Heritage Command, expects to begin operations next week to remove two mooring platforms attached to the battleship’s hull. The Navy integrated environmental protection closely with development of the platform......
Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 08.22.2025
In the coming weeks, the U.S. Navy, working with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Naval History and Heritage Command, will begin an effort to conduct needed preservation to continue protecting USS Arizona. The work may impact some tour opportunities to the USS Arizona Memorial. We will remove two concrete platforms that were installed more than 80 years ago, when the U.S. Navy salvaged......
Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 08.22.2025
Soundbites of Lt. Cmdr. Nicolas Twisselman, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1), discussing the Arizona Memorial Preservation Project. In the coming weeks, the U.S. Navy, working with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Naval History and Heritage Command, will begin an effort to conduct needed preservation to continue protecting USS Arizona. The work may impact some tour......
Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 08.05.2025
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Aug. 5, 2025) Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, outgoing commander, Navy Region Hawaii, is relieved by Rear Adm. Brad Collins during the Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 5, 2025. Vice Adm. Scott Gray, commander, Navy Installations Command, officiates the turnover. Navy Region Hawaii is the......
Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 07.30.2025
250730-N-KN989-1001 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 30, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a scheduled port visit, July 30, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy video by Melvin J. Gonzalvo)...
Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet | 07.20.2025
Social media video showcasing U.S. Navy sailors and Marines participating in Talisman Sabre 25, July 21. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array......
Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet | 07.19.2025
Social media reel showcasing U.S. Navy sailors and Marines participating in Talisman Sabre 25, July 19. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array......
Video by Melvin J Gonzalvo | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 07.02.2025
John Salomon, a police instructor at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Security Training Department, has been volunteering for decades. He performed community service when he was deployed on active duty and continues to do so today with his family. Salomon sees laulima, a Hawaiian value that means many hands working together, is as a way to take care of each other. “We have to be part of......
