180418-N-ND356-0141 PEARL HARBOR (April 18, 2018) Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Torry Harrison, Taylor, Texas native, is welcomed home by his family during the homecoming celebration for the Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Michael Murphy returns home to Pearl Harbor after a three-month deployment to the Western Pacific with the Carl Vinson Strike Group. The crew of 350 Sailors conducted training with the French navy and visited the Philippines and Guam. USS Michael Murphy also completed a joint Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) patrol with the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica O. Blackwell)
Hawaii-area chief petty officers (CPOs) and first class petty officers came together this week to take part in various pride and heritage events held to commemorate the 125th birthday of the United States Navy chief petty officer.
This year’s theme is “Strength in the Mess; Forged by the Creed.”
The traditional Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, Hōkūle‘a, sailed into the waters of Pearl Harbor and visited the Puʻuloa region for the first time in the canoe’s 42-year history, Feb. 10.
