Students and staff members with Le Jardin Academy, Kailua Intermediate School, and Aliamanu Middle School, participate in a regional drone competition at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 26, 2025. The annual competition was held as part of the Drones in School program, a program which provides students with the opportunity to join an actual drone racing team, while also applying their classroom learning to real life. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dezmond Browning)
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...
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), network and communications, shut down legacy systems aboard Camp Smith on March 29, 2025. As time passed, the parts for legacy systems became less accessible, and programs became less compatible. These systems are responsible for connecting 60% of the global population within the Indo-Pacific region. Having an updated system is important for U.S. national security...
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, where base leadership and unit commanders welcomed him upon arrival. He engaged with Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers from MCBH, including 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, Marine Corps Air Station – Kaneohe Bay, Marine Aircraft Group 24, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, and the Army’s 25th Infantry...
On 6 Jan. 2025, Anderson Chow Hall launched a new fitness bar as part of its lunch offerings, aimed at promoting healthier dietary choices for service members at MCBH. This initiative aligns with the base's commitment to enhance and modernize its facilities.
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII– From Feb. 26 to Feb. 28, 2025, Marine Corps Base Hawaii partnered with the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association (HLA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing lifesaving efforts across the Hawaiian Islands, to host the second annual Train the Trainer Rescue Watercraft Course. Lifeguard agencies from Hawaii and Okinawa attended the course and collaborated to improve water rescue techniques and ensure that...
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Upon the waters of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Machinist Mate 2nd class Sebastian Silvacruz, a water rescue team member with Waterfront Operations, Headquarters Battalion, MCBH, and his team was called to action on Dec. 4, 2025. As soon as he received a call about a capsized civilian boat in the unpredictable waters of Kaneohe Bay, Silvacruz and his dedicated team sprang into action. The team navigated their boat...
