This video was created to document the camera of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sara Medina, a combat photographer who served with Marine Corps Installations Pacific on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 17, 2025. Medina and Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug, a combat videographer, were both on board a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 that crashed during Operation Sahayogi Haat after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on May 12, 2015. Medina’s camera was recovered shortly after the crash. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Maksim Masloboev)
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,...
