U.S. Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct Marine Expeditionary Unit Joint Readiness Training at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2025. The training evaluation integrated urban operations with simulated indirect fire and a mass casualty response, supporting the Marine Expeditionary Unit’s joint readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAI‘I – The 2025 Kane‘ohe Bay Air Show is almost here! The air show is open to the public on Aug. 9, 2025, and Aug. 10, 2025, with Aug. 8, 2025, reserved for a Military Appreciation Day. This year’s air show also coincides with the Marine Corps' 250th year of service. Join us as we celebrate 250 years of Marine Corps history, tradition, and service to the United States of America.
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Forty-five potential green sea turtle nests have been detected thus far along the Fort Hase and North Beach shorelines on Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) during the 2025 turtle nesting season. The turtle nesting season began on May 15, 2025, and lasts until September 30, 2025, with peak hatchling emergences between July and August. MCBH has been identified as a hotspot for Green Sea Turtle nesting and is responsible...
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 Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program,...
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Pu’uola Range Training Facility (PRTF), Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), announced the launch of a monthly Marksmanship Development Clinic (MDC) for service members to refine and sustain their combat marksmanship skills. The first MDC was hosted at Dewey Square, MCBH, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2025. Marksmanship Training Unit personnel with PRTF, consisting of several combat marksmanship coaches...
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Anderson Mess Hall was awarded the Major General William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill Memorial Award for Best Management and Mess Attendant Mess Hall for the 2025 calendar year.
The W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award concludes a year-long competition recognizing the top mess halls in the Marine Corps. It includes awards in several categories: Best Management and Mess Attendant, Best Full Food Service Mess Hall,...
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) hosted a repatriation ceremony with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to honor the potential remains of fallen U.S. Marines from the Battle of Guadalcanal at MCBH on April 4, 2025. The DPAA, an organization with the mission to find and return U.S. personnel from past conflicts, worked hand in hand with MCBH leadership to bring back the potential remains. The recovery...
