170920-N-PA426-0009 PEARL HARBOR (Sept 20, 2017) Lt. Col. Jose L. Zambrano, Branch Chief, Airborne Recon Ops, HQ PACAF, speaks during the Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Sept. 20. Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual celebration of Hispanic Americans' service and accomplishments throughout U.S. history. The celebration provides the U.S. Navy with an opportunity to highlight Hispanic Sailors both past and present. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Meranda Keller)
The Joint Venture Education Forum (JVEF), a cooperative partnership between Hawaii’s military community, the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) and other community organizations, highlighted success stories of Hawaii’s military students, families, and volunteers during its 16th annual meeting at the Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaii, August 31.
Growing up with military parents can be anything but easy, and having those parents deploy is one of the more challenging aspects of that situation. That’s why Operation Hele On was designed, and on August 18, roughly 100 service members’ children got a first-hand look at what it’s like to lace up their combat boots and “deploy.”
Family members and friends of Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John Finn, World War II’s first Medal of Honor recipient, toured historic Pearl Harbor and Kaneohe Bay from July 13-17, culminating in a commissioning ceremony for the USS John Finn (DDG 113), the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, July 15 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
