Ho'okele - July 29, 2019 (Pearl Harbor-Hickam Magazine) by Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs

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Exercise Talisman Sabre

Patten Family Legacy

647th ABG Change of Command

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

A boarding team from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) brings mariners rescued from a ﬁshing vessel in distress aboard Michael Murphy for aid July 24. Five Peruvian mariners were brought aboard Michael Murphy after their vessel suﬀered engine failure that left them adrift for more than eight days. Michael Murphy is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Justin R. Pacheco) Editor’s Note: Article to be published in the Ho’okele magazine’s Aug. 12 edition.

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CONTENTS

Your Navy Team in Hawaii Commander, Navy Region Hawaii oversees two installations: Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam on Oahu and Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, on Kauai. As Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific we provide oversight for the ten surface ships homeported at JBPHH. Navy aircraft squadrons are also co-located at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Oahu, and training is sometimes also conducted on other islands, but most Navy assets are located at JBPHH and PMRF. These two installations serve fleet, fighter and family under the direction of Commander, Navy Installations Command. A guided-missile cruiser and destroyers of Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific deploy independently or as part of a group for Commander, U.S. Third Fleet and in the Seventh Fleet and Fifth Fleet areas of responsibility. The Navy, including your Navy team in Hawaii, builds partnerships and strengthens interoperability in the Pacific. Each year, Navy ships, submarines and aircraft from Hawaii participate in various training exercises with allies and friends in the Pacific and Indian Oceans to strengthen interoperability. Navy service members and civilians conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions in the South Pacific and in Asia. Working with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Navy in Hawaii provides drug interdiction and fisheries enforcement operations for Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In even-numbered years Hawaii hosts the biennial summer Rim of the Pacific Exercise, the world’s largest military maritime exercise, featuring more than two dozen nations and 25,000 personnel. The Navy family in Hawaii comprises around 50,000 people, most of whom are active duty service members and their families, and includes nearly 15,000 civilians and contractors as part of our workforce. JBPHH includes the Pearl Harbor waterfront, Hickam flight line, Wahiawa annex and several other areas in West Oahu and provides a major logistics and other support hub for the military and military families. Supporting the nation’s ballistic missile defense initiative, the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the western coast of “The Garden Island,” is the world’s largest instrumented multidimensional testing and training missile range. We provide services to the U.S. Pacific Command, one of DOD’s six geographic combatant commands, with an area of responsibility covering half the globe. We directly support two component commands whose headquarters are on JBPHH: Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander, U.S. Pacific Air Force. Close to our own Region/MIDPAC headquarters command is Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. With 18 forward-deployable combat-ready U.S. Navy submarines, Pearl Harbor is home to the largest submarine presence in the Pacific. The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, on JBPHH, is the largest ship repair facility between the West Coast and the Far East. Within our region we support more than 100 tenant commands.

LEGACY: The story of the patten family

HIANG MEdical Experts Conduct SMEE

COMMANDER, NAVY REGION HAWAII AND NAVAL SURFACE GROUP MIDDLE PACIFIC REAR ADM. ROBERT CHADWICK

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18th AES JOINT AIR EVAC Exercise

Battle of Tarawa Heroes Return

647 ABG Welcomes New Boss

COMMANDER, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM 14-15

Exercise Talisman Sabre

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Remembering Justice John Paul Stevens

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Chef Intership

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PLUS: Modernizing PCS with Mobile App Submarine Assoc. Scholorships Internet Safety PACAF Celebrates 75th PPV Survey Results

Community Calendar

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COMMANDING OFFICER PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY CAPT. VINCENT JOHNSON

LEGACY The story of the Patten Family By Jim Neuman Navy Region Hawaii Public Aﬀairs

In 1934, four of the eight young sons of Clarence and Anna Patten left the family farm in Iowa to join the Navy hoping to ﬁnd a better life in the shadow of the Great Depression. By 1941, they would be joined by three other brothers as well as their father, Clarence Floyd Patten. Remarkably, they were all assigned to the same ship the USS Nevada (BB 36) serving the Paciﬁc Fleet in its new homeport at Pearl Harbor. Clarence and his seven sons were aboard Nevada on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 when the Empire of Japan launched their infamous attack, and the United States was propelled into the Second World War. Thankfully the whole clan survived the attack and all seven brothers were re-assigned to serve together on a new ship, this time the USS Lexington (CV 2). The excitement was not over for the Patten brothers as the Lexington was hit hard by Japanese aircraft and lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Once again all seven brothers survived without injury.

The seven Patten brothers push brooms for cleanup detail, circa September 1941. From left to right: Bruce, Ray, Allen, Myrne, Clarence, Jr., Marvin, Gilbert. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

Fortunately, the brothers and their father would serve without injury throughout the entire war, though now in different units. The Patten brothers, including the eighth brother Wayne who enlisted in 1942 would serve throughout the Pacific campaign and even in the invasion of North Africa. One brother was even present in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945 when the Japanese Empire surrendered aboard the USS Missouri. Clarence Floyd Patten’s great-grandson, Clay, grew up hearing the stories of the fabled “Patten Brothers” and studied the aging pictures of that were such a treasured part of the Patten family legacy. He recently travelled to Pearl Harbor and the USS Nevada Memorial with his wife and his two children to finally see for himself the place where so much his family’s legacy was forged. “Being here at Pearl Harbor near where the Nevada ran aground just puts it into perspective. I’ve heard stories that my dad had passed down from his dad. To be able to stand here where they were then, I cannot imagine what they went through and everything that was going on around them.”

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Clay, a Marine Corps veteran himself said, “they were all on the Nevada together because it was all about family, all about sticking together, protecting each other and about serving their country. So that became an important legacy in our family. My dad was in the Marine Corps, my uncle was in the Army and my sister joined the Air Force. The fact that such a large part of our family served together at one time during World War II was so meaningful to our family that even if we didn’t make it a career it was our obligation to serve.”

HIANG medical experts conduct SMEE with Indonesia Story and photos by Senior Airman Orlando Corpuz 154th Wing Public Aﬀairs

Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) Airmen from the 154th Medical Group (MDG) detachment 1 conducted a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) with counterparts from the Indonesian Armed Forces in Jakarta June 18-20. The SMEE focused on military medical response to a biological pandemic and was part of the National Guard’s state partnership program, which links a state’s National Guard with a partner nation in support of mutual interests. “The pandemic subject matter exchange is a premiere program for the Hawaii National Guard state partnership program,” said Lt. Col. James Faumuina, 154 MDG Det 1 commander. “Through this engagement we’re able to bring together experts from both Indonesia and Hawaii in the areas of pandemic detection, response, and mitigation.” The Hawaii delegation consisted of eight medical Airmen from the medical detachment, a medical operations oﬃcer from the Hawaii Army National Guard, and two experts from Hawaii civilian agencies: Hawaii Disaster Management Assistance Team and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Topics ranging from pandemic detection, crisis planning, logistics and response operations were discussed

Edward Caballero, Hawaii Disaster Medical Assistance Team operations branch leader leads a discussion on crisis response operations during a SMEE held June 18 in Jakarta, Indonesia between the HIANG and the Indonesian Armed Forces.

during the three-day engagement. Visits to the Indonesia Health Crisis Center of the Ministry of Health and the National Hospital for Infection Central allowed for close examination on how pandemic response is conducted in Indonesia. The World Health Organization deﬁnes a pandemic as a worldwide spread of a disease. In an increasingly interconnected world, the threat of another pandemic is ever present; collaboration is needed to build capabilities of nations to respond to the next pandemic.

subject matter experts were drill-status Airmen. “I feel we have a lot to learn from other countries’ militaries because we haven’t experienced it, especially in Hawaii we don’t see as much as they do…they have 17,000 plus islands they have to take care of in Indonesia, while we only have our eight,” said Capt. Jorena Young, 154 MDG Det 1 clinical nurse. “They have a lot more experience that we can learn from and take those lessons back with us.”

Rounding out the team were experts from civilian “When you’re talking about a worldwide spread of Hawaii emergency response agencies. a disease, one of the big things is to have cross “I think that the collaboration between the border relationships and to be able to gather and state partners was incredible,” said Edward share information,” said Maj. Timothy Hiura, 154 Caballero, a civilian medic and Hawaii disaster MDG Det 1 physician. “It’s through learning from medical assistance team operations branch each other’s strengths and weaknesses, from leader. “There was mutual understanding from the teaching of our methods and the learning of both sides. It was reassuring to know that the theirs that partnerships are forged.” military is developing these partnerships should the unfortunate situation occur, where we need For island communities such as Indonesia and additional resources beyond our capabilities.” Hawaii, their relative isolation does not exclude them from a pandemic. Both are worldwide Faumuina said the SMEE supported the larger destinations and crossroads for tourists and Department of Defense initiative of Global Health business travelers alike. Engagement (GHE). “If an outbreak is detected, having capacity “We’ve been working with our counterparts in to respond is key,” Hiura said. “The quantity Indonesia for three years now,” Faumuina said. and quality of the response can make a huge “The level of communication and exchange difference.” between our two countries has cultivated a relationship where we’re moving towards unison As an enhanced-response-force-package unit to further the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (CERF-P), 154 MDG Det 1 capabilities make Theater Support Cooperation Plan, through the it uniquely qualified for pandemic response. In addition to military medical training as a CERF-P strategy of GHE.” unit, many members have civilian occupations The exchange continues in September when such as doctors, nurses, first-responders, or Indonesian medical experts visit the HIANG. other medical specialties. A majority of the

Capt. Marco Hartanto, HIANG State Partnership Program director speaks with Cmdr. Ayu Candra from the Indonesian Surgeon General oﬃce June 17 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Lt. Col. Marlon Rimando, 154th Medical Group Detachment 1 physician and force health protection team chief discusses the importance of force health protection with a member of the Indonesian Armed Forces during a Pandemic Subject Matter Expert Exchange held June 19 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk takes oﬀ from Kalaeloa July 18. The 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment (DUSTOFF) from Wheeler Army Airﬁeld, teamed up with the 18th AES, 15th MDG and Airmen with the 172nd Airlift Wing and 183rd AES from the Mississippi Air National Guard to airlift simulated casualties.

18th AES performs first joint air evacuation training on JBPHH Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Jasmonet Jackson Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Public Affairs

The 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) finished their first joint intratheater training July 18 at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam (JBPHH). In order to execute this training and hone their mission-essential skills, the 18th AE crew teamed up with the 172nd Airlift Squadron and 183rd AES from the Mississippi Air National Guard (MSANG), the 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment from Wheeler Army Airfield and the 15th Medical Group (MDG). The 18th AES maintains a forward presence in the Pacific to support medical contingencies, which also includes the only neonatal air facility in the region. The AE squadron’s area of operations is the largest in the military and extends from the Horn of Africa to Alaska. “We have worked with so many within the Pacific and back stateside, but this training is island specific,” said Staff Sgt. Freddie Smith, 18th AES medic. “We are focusing on the capabilities that Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam has and the entire island.” In addition to focusing on the island’s capabilities, one of the main goals for the 18th AES was to segway from the traditional hospital-based care to more of a tactical one in a simulated wartime environment.

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To simulate a wartime environment, Airmen assigned to the 15th MDG had simulated burns and other injuries from simulated enemy fire. They were then airlifted from Schofield Barracks Army Post in a U.S. Army UH60 Blackhawk. Those injured patients were brought to Naval Air Station, Barbers Point, where they boarded a C-17 Globemaster III to be further treated in air until they reached the highest echelon of care at a military hospital. The 172nd Airlift Wing and 183rd AES played a major role, while also training the Airmen and fulfilling their annual training requirements. “This is a huge deal for [MSANG] because it’s always great for our new Airmen to get as close to real world experience as possible,” said Tech Sgt. Tara Blackwell, 183rd AES health service tech. “With a deployment coming up, this is ideal for everyone.”

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chandry Brown, center, a ﬂight nurse assigned to the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, applies a tournique to a simulated casualty during an air evacuation training at Kalaeloa July 18.

The U.S. Army added another vital element in the successful execution of this training. “It’s been great to have them [dustoﬀ] on board in this training,” said Smith. “They came into this with an open mind, swooped in, grabbed the [patients] and got them to us.” Although this training was centered around island speciﬁc capabilities, training with the MSANG crew and the sister services is vital to maximizing the chances of a patient’s survival, whether it be domestic or deployed. “Working with another AE unit outside of my own was an experience because I was able to see how they operated in this theater,” said Senior Airman Everett Morris, 183rd AES medic. “It was good to see that we were all on the same page, but also learn some new things to take back to Mississippi with us.”

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kolbi Lewis, loadmaster assigned to the 172nd Airlift Sqaudron, directs in simulated casualties aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Kalaeloa July 18.

Diverse VIEWS Share a helpful tip that people can use to be safe online. Submitted by Helen Zukeran and David D. Underwood, Jr.

CMDCM Quentin Newsom ATG MIDPAC

“Don’t accept Facebook requests from people you don’t know. If you’re attached to a ship, don’t mention it online on where and what you’re doing. Always remember OPSEC.”

CTN1 Kaylee Ollsen NIOC Hawaii

“Strong and diﬀerent passwords for diﬀerent accounts.”

Tech. Sgt. Daniel DeLuna 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron “Be aware that whatever you post online stays online forever and everyone in the world can see it. Everyone in the world is connected online by only six clicks.”

Modernizing PCS with mobile app Navy Personnel Command Public Aﬀairs

The Navy launched the MyPCS Mobile app July 17 in support of continuing efforts to improve the permanent change of station (PCS) experience for Sailors and their families. “Sailors executing active-duty PCS orders will immediately realize a better experience with MyPCS Mobile. We have heard the Sailor and family feedback, enhanced the PCS move process through greater customer focus, increased flexibility, choice and the use of modern tools,” said Rear Adm. Jeff Hughes, commander, Navy Personnel Command. MyPCS Mobile is accessible to all Sailors on their personal or work mobile devices, tablets, laptops and desktop computers. MyPCS Mobile provides Sailors who are planning a PCS move with access to a personalized checklist tailored for an individual Sailor’s PCS move as well as the ability to apply for government housing and childcare at the next duty station. Later this month, MyPCS Mobile will provide Sailors the ability to view a streamlined, simplified, plain language set of PCS orders referred to as “lean orders.” In a subsequent release toward the end of summer, MyPCS Mobile will provide Sailors the ability to prepare and submit their PCS travel claim voucher. Sailors will simply upload travel receipts from their mobile devices, complete a voucher that has been prepopulated with basic information, electronically sign and provide it to their command pay and personnel administrator (CPPA) for final processing. “We are aggressively pursuing modern technology in our tools and striving to provide world class customer service to our Sailors and families. MyPCS Mobile is the result of a rapid development effort as part of our transition to a modern, commercialstandard integrated pay and personnel system. A modern tool to enhance the PCS experience for

Sailors and families is one of the ﬁrst capabilities we wanted to deliver,” Hughes said. Sailors who presently do not have a set of activeduty PCS orders can still explore the functionality of the checklist through an online demonstration.

Sailors may access MyPCS Mobile either through the Navy App Locker at https://www.applocker.navy.mil or MyNavy Portal (MNP) at https://my.navy.mil. Access to MyPCS Mobile does not require a common access card (CAC); however, for CAC-free access, Sailors will need to perform a one-time setup via MNP on a CACenabled machine. Other upcoming enhancements include a PCS entitlements calculator and an upcoming pilot program to provide the ability to use a government travel credit card for PCS-related travel expenses. Future NAVADMINs will announce launch dates and outline speciﬁc details for each of these programs. Meanwhile, Sailors can minimize any out-ofpocket expenses by taking advantage of the travel entitlements available to them today. Those who are about to make a PCS move should talk to their CPPA to help decide if a travel advance is the right choice for them. For more information, refer to NAVADMIN 161/19 at http://www.npc.navy.mil/, contact the MyNavy Career Center at 833-330-MNCC/6622 or email askMNCC@ navy.mil.

MFSC celebrates 40th birthday

Chief Master Sgt. Sharreen Taylor HQ PACAF

“Be a selective sharer. Be cautious about what you share especially when it comes to identity information. This info can be used to steal your identity and access user names and passwords.”

Cmdr. Corey Hurd, Joint Base chief staff officer, signs the Military and Family Support Center’s (MFSC) birthday card at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam July 16. The year’s birthday theme kickoff featured Hurd and other special guests who spoke about what the MFSC brings to the table for service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmonet Jackson) Ho’okele / July 29, 2019 / 7

BATTLE OF TARAWA HEROES

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Illustrations and layout by MC1 Corwin Colbert

RETURNS By DPAA Public Affairs Photos by Sgt. Jacqueline Clifford

Twenty-two possible remains of U.S. service members killed during the battle of Tarawa in World War II returned to the United States in an Honorable Carry Ceremony conducted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Paciﬁc (MARFORPAC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) July 17. Ho’okele / July 29, 2019 / 9

Acting Secretary of Defense Richard V. Spencer announced the return of the service members remains in a Department of Defense news release. “Today we welcome home more than 20 American servicemen still unaccounted for from the battle of Tarawa during World War II,” said Spencer. “We do not forget those who gave the ultimate sacriﬁce, and it is our duty and obligation to return our missing, home to their families and the nation. Thank you to everyone who took part in this repatriation.”

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The remains were recently recovered from the Republic of Kiribati by History Flight, a DPAA partner organization, and will be accessioned into DPAA’s laboratory facility at JBPHH. The identiﬁcation process will begin in support of DPAA’s mission to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

The Battle for Tarawa was part of a larger U.S. invasion (Operation GALVANIC) to capture Japaneseheld territory within the Gilbert Islands. The operation commenced on Nov. 20, 1943, with simultaneous attacks at Betio Island (within the Tarawa Atoll) and Makin Island (more than 100 miles north of Tarawa Atoll). While lighter Japanese defenses at Makin Island meant fewer losses for U.S. forces, firmly entrenched Japanese defenders on Betio Island turned the fight for Tarawa Atoll into a costly 76-hour battle. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were wounded. The Japanese were virtually annihilated. Service members killed in action were buried where they fell, or placed in large trench burials constructed during and after the battle. These graves were typically marked with improvised markers such as crosses made from sticks or an up-turned rifle. Grave sites ranged in size from single isolated burials to large trench burials of more than 100 individuals. Postwar graves registration recovery efforts were complicated by incomplete record keeping and by the alterations to the cemeteries shortly after the battle. The locations of multiple cemeteries were lost. The alternations to other cemeteries resulted in the relocation of grave markers without relocating the remains beneath. These sites became known as memorial graves. As a result, many of the Tarawa dead were not recovered. Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,692 service members still unaccounted for from World War II, of which approximately 30,000 are assessed as possibly recoverable.

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New Boss 647 ABG welcomes Col. Harris to team JBPHH

Col. Tammie Harris (right) assumes command of the 647th Air Base Group during a change of command ceremony at the Missing Man Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam July 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by StaďŹ&#x20AC; Sgt. Jasmonet Jackson)

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Public Aﬀairs

Col. Douglas Pierce relinquished command of the 647th Air Base Group (ABG) to Col. Tammie Harris during a change of command ceremony at the Missing Man Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) July 25. Serving the command since July 2017 as the 647th ABG commander and deputy commander for JBPHH, Pierce led more than 900 personnel and five squadrons to deliver the full range of mission support for base, theater and global air and joint operations. Pierce, a native of Charleston, South Carolina will continue his service at his new unit: Air Education and Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Harris, a native of Roselle Park, New Jersey comes to Hawaii from Chief, Strategic Design and Construction Division, Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. She previously served in the Pacific region in Guam as the commander of the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base. As the new deputy commander for JBPHH, she will be assisting the JBPHH commander with activating, integrating and guiding installation support functions for operations, supporting personnel and their families. JBPHH is home to the U.S. Air Force’s key strategic flightline in the Pacific and the U.S. Navy’s most historically significant homeport covering 44.7 square miles and providing comprehensive readiness support and customer service to 176 tenant commands.

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The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) transits oﬀ the coast of Northern Australia as part of a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) during Talisman Sabre 2019. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral, biennial event designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez)

EXERCISE TALISMAN SABRE

Illustrations and layout by MC1 Corwin Colbert Seventeen ships from the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan sailed together in formation for a massive photo exercise July 10 to signify the beginning of naval maneuvers as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. This year’s Talisman Sabre focuses on defending the rights, freedoms, and uses of the sea, air, space and cyberspace guaranteed to all nations under international law. It is essential to prosperity, stability and security in the Indo-Paciﬁc region. “Interoperability and working alongside allies and partners really is the future, particularly in the Paciﬁc. It’s just too important for us not to reach out and work together with our great allies and partners in the region,” said Rear Adm. Expeditionary Strike Group 7. 14Fred / July Kacher, 29, 2019 /commander, Ho’okele

“Australia has been a steadfast and longstanding ally who has fought and served alongside us for over a century. So for us, having the chance to integrate with them in a high end exercise like Talisman Sabre is a tremendous opportunity.” U.S. naval participation included units from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group. The Royal Australian Navy participated with the Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) lead ship HMAS Canberra (LO2) and Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) HMAS Adelaide (LO1). Japan also participated in the photo exercise with Japan Maritime SelfDefense Force Ōsumi-class amphibious transport dock ship JS Kunisaki (LST 4003) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense

By Lt. Adagray Willis Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet

[BACKGROUND PHOTO] U.S. Marines, Australian Defence Force service members and members of the Japan SelfDefense Force simulate a combined force entry assault operation using Assault Amphibious Vehicles during exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 on Langhams Beach, Queensland, Australia, July 16, 2019. Talisman Sabre is a month of high end, realistic warﬁghting training designed to increase U.S. and Australian combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kaleb Martin)

Force Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), while Canada represented with their Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina (FFH 334) and auxiliary oiler replenishment MV Asterix (T-AKE-14). “Talisman Sabre ‘19 is a tremendous opportunity for the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group to train in a joint and combined environment, improve our Sailor’s proficiency and sharpen our warfighting skills,” said Rear Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, Task Force 70. “As a forward deployed force, we routinely train and operate alongside our allies, partners and friends, but complex exercises like this ensure we can operate seamlessly as one lethal and cohesive team throughout this important Indo-Pacific region.” The bilateral exercise provides an opportunity to integrate all domains of warfare to include air, land, maritime, space and information. It also enhances Australian and U.S. interoperability in combined and joint warfare at the tactical level by conducting a single field training exercise focused on amphibious operations. The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), homeported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, is among the U.S. ships participating in Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral, biennial event designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability.

U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Australian Navy, Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ships sail together in formation during Talisman Sabre 2019 in the Coral Sea July 11 . Talisman Sabre 2019 illustrates the closeness of the Australian and U.S. alliance and the strength of the military-to-military relationship. This is the eighth iteration of this exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Jason N. Tarleton) Ho’okele / July 29, 2019 / 15

By Samuel Cox Naval History and Heritage Command

The passing of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States John Paul Stevens has been all over the news, and, while I do not intend to discuss his record on the Supreme Court, I did want to address his time in the U.S. Navy during World War II, when he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for his work in communications intelligence. Although some accounts exaggerate his role, he was a member of the codebreaking team that broke the message with Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto’s flight schedule, leading to Operation Vengeance and Yamamoto’s downing and death in April 1943. He was also the watch officer on duty at Fleet Radio Unit Pacific (FRUPAC) when word of the success of the shoot-down mission was received. Here’s what he really did. While Stevens was working on his master’s degree in English at the University of Chicago, one of the deans actually had “ADDU” [additional duty] as a recruiter for naval intelligence. The dean convinced Stevens to take the Navy’s restricted

(Editor’s Note: Navy Region Hawaii lowered the U.S. ﬂag at half-mast in honor of Justice Paul Stevens July 23.) 16 / July 29, 2019 / Ho’okele

Remembering Justice John Paul Stevens

Joint Intelligence Center, Paciﬁc Ocean Area headquarters at Makalapa, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 1945. Pen-and-ink drawing by Leonard Mersky. Then-Lieutenant John P. Stevens was assigned here as a cryptologic oﬃcer from 1943 to 1945 (NH 96254).

correspondence course in cryptography, on which he did very well. On Dec. 6, 1941, Stevens enlisted at Naval Station Great Lakes and applied for a commission. By early 1942, he reported to Washington, DC, to begin training and work in OP-20-G, which, although in Naval Communications, was actually the U.S. Navy’s cryptanalysis/ codebreaking section under Cmdr. Laurence Safford (and in which Joe Rochefort and Edwin Layton of Battle of Midway fame had served previously, Rochefort more than once). Stevens was sent to Pearl Harbor in early 1943 and assigned to Fleet Radio Unit Pacific (FRUPAC), also known as Station Hypo, the cryptanalysis section for the Pacific Fleet (PACFLT). Under Cmdr. Joe Rochefort, the section had broken the Japanese codes, leading Adm. Chester Nimitz to take his “calculated risk” at Midway. When Stevens first reported, Rochefort had been recalled to Washington. FRUPAC was still in the basement of the headquarters of the 14th Naval District, but would soon move up the hill to Makalapa and be rolled into the Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA).

During most of his time at FRUPAC/JICPOA, Stevens served as a watch officer on the Traffic Analysis Desk, where one of his duties was preparing the morning summary of Japanese communications activity that would go to the PACFLT intelligence officer, Cmdr. Edwin Layton. Although Stevens did some codebreaking work on lower-level Japanese ciphers, in his own words his work was “small potatoes compared to the magnificent accomplishments of the geniuses who were recovering JN-25 [Japanese operational naval code] additives and translating five-digit values into plain language.” Nevertheless, Stevens’s efforts in traffic analysis (i.e., analysis of message “externals”) made a major contribution to understanding Japanese operations and intentions. He was also on watch when the word of Operation Vengeance success, “a peacock and two sparrows,” came in, and made initial notifications to the chain of command. Although Stevens wasn’t shot at, the hours were grueling and intense, with immense pressure to avoid any surprises from the Japanese.

Stevens left the Navy shortly after the end of the war. He went to Northwestern University Law School, graduating first in his class, and would go on to be nominated by President Gerald R. Ford to the U.S. Supreme Court. There, he would be the third longestserving Supreme Court Justice, serving from December 1975 to June 2010. Steven would later reflect on his mixed feelings about the downing of Yamamoto (a feeling that was not unique to him among intelligence personnel involved) in that it was a deliberate elimination of a specific individual rather than a nameless enemy (some might call it a targeted assassination). Stevens would say the experience would affect his thinking on the death penalty, which he eventually came to oppose. Also, in 1983, Stevens made an observation regarding the U.S. Navy commander at Pearl Harbor at the time of the Japanese attack: “I am convinced that Adm. Husband Kimmel was unfairly held responsible for our failure to anticipate the surprise attack on Pearl and sincerely hope that he will one day be vindicated.” And, in that, I am in agreement with Justice Stevens.

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Airman 1st Class Zyier Turner serves his prepared meals to Air Force members and leadership from the 647th Force Support Squadron during the Chef Internship Program at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jermaine Ayers)

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Airman 1st Class Zyier Turner from the 647th Force Support Squadron prepares his full menu from scratch during the Chef Internship Program at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jermaine Ayers)

Airman 1st Class Zyier Turner from the 647th Force Support Squadron completed a three-week Chef Internship Program from June 23 to July 13 at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki. The Air Force Food Services department explored different avenues to further enhance career development opportunities for Airmen, and this was one opportunity for Air Force members to be trained and gain experience from civilian professionals. The Chef Internship Program is designed to provide military interns the opportunity to explore and get professional hands-on experience in specific areas such as bakery, butcher, hot kitchen, cold kitchen or line production. Turner is the first Air Force member selected from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to experience this opportunity. During the course of his internship, Turner presented what he learned in his capstone which was to develop a full menu, prepare the meal from scratch and present it to leadership to sample.

Airman 1st Class Zyier Turner from the 647th Force Support Squadron prepares his full menu from scratch during the Chef Internship Program while being mentored by Steve Fontanilla, sous chef for Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jermaine Ayers)

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Scholarships awarded to submariners, Hawaiian scholars By MC1 Amanda Gray COMSUBPAC Public Aﬀairs

The Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association awarded $60,000 in scholarships during a ceremony hosted by the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park July 13. Rear Adm. Blake Converse, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, was the guest speaker for the event. “I think a huge congratulation is in order to a lot of very promising students here today,” said Converse. “Congratulations for earning a USS Bowfin scholarship but also congratulations on the decision to improve yourself and to prepare for a great career." This year, each of the 12 recipients received a $5,000 scholarship. Ten of the scholarships went to family members of Hawaiibased submariners and two other scholarships were awarded to native Hawaiian scholars. “I can think of no better place to recognize the achievements of your generation than in front of a boat that represents the challenges you face and the tenacity that you’ve shown to defeat them,” said Converse. “With the help of the 10 individuals for which these scholarships were named, the USS Bowfin has been preserved here in Pearl Harbor, where it continues its service through education.” Chuck Merkel, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park executive director, thanked members, sponsors and the many supporters of the Bowfin scholarship selection committee for their commitment to the scholarship program. “This year marks the inaugural awarding of the USS Kamehameha scholarships to native Hawaiian scholars pursuing degrees in either a technical or business discipline,” said Merkel. “The USS Kamehameha scholarships are named in honor of the submarine USS Kamehameha that served our nation for nearly 37 years.” The USS Kamehameha scholarship will be awarded annually to native Hawaiian scholars who are pursuing degrees in technical or business fields.

USS Missouri Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Legacy Academy Class 019 members tour the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Aug. 28, 2018. The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park would host several events such as guided tours and submariner programs. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jessica O. Blackwell)

The Paciﬁc Fleet Submarine Memorial Association awards the other scholarships every year to submariners (active or retired) and immediate family members who are stationed in Hawaii. They have awarded these scholarships annually since 1985. “It really means a lot that other people are so invested in not just my education but in the education of the next generation,” said Juliya Key, who was the recipient of the Capt. Alexander Tyree Scholarship. “There are so many things going on in the world, so focusing our eﬀorts on education could not be more important for the future.”

Rear Adm. Blake Converse, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers remarks during the 2019 USS Bowfin Memorial Scholarship Awards Ceremony at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park July 13. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Amanda Gray)

Lock It Down By Erin Huggins JBPHH Public Aﬀairs

Gone are the days when adversaries had to dig through the trash to learn about our national security secrets. Dumpster diving is still an option, but why would our enemies get their hands dirty when they can just pull up Instagram to get the latest cat ﬁlter and gain some valuable intelligence from Seaman Schmuckatelli’s account? Your smart devices could be compromising national security. Swipe right or read on to learn more. Shortly after cell phones became available in the 1970s and 1980s, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) banned them from their buildings. Employees were instructed to leave them at home or to keep them in their cars. A lot has changed since those early days of cell phones the size of shoeboxes, and smart devices are now a daily part of both military and civilian jobs. Leaving them in the car is no longer practical, but there are ways that we can lock it down and be

OPSEC [Operations Security] smart. Social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and Tik Tok are all popular ways to keep in touch with friends and family, as well as stay informed on the latest news and social events. It is also an avenue that our enemies can use to exploit and attack us, especially when we enable our phones geolocation capabilities, or when we download apps with murky terms of service agreements, or when we get tricked into giving up valuable intel by supposed “friends” online. Adversaries like China, Russia, Iran and others are using social media platforms to trick military members and government employees into giving up sensitive information, all through hacking methods and by using fake user proﬁles. It is common knowledge not to put OPSEC

The Far East Air Forces (FEAF), or PACAF as we know it today, celebrates 75 years of service on Aug. 3. PACAF’s humble origins start as a subordinate command to the U.S. Army Forces Far East, headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, and led by Lt Gen George Kenney. By 1945, the command expanded to include three numbered Air Forces supporting operations in the Pacific theater. Since then, FEAF moved its headquarters from Australia to Japan and finally to its current location in Hawaii with a redesignated moniker--PACAF. The command’s role has been vital to our national security, participating in every major conflict from World War II to the present. Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, wrote a memo to Airmen stationed throughout PACAF, commemorating the command’s 75th anniversary.

Not only should we be mindful of the information we keep on our smart devices, but we should also be careful of the apps we download. One recent attack campaign released malicious Android apps that looked identical to popular messaging apps, WhatsApp and Signal, tricking tens of thousands of people into downloading it. Once installed, the malicious apps gave hackers access to photos, location data, audio capture and message content. Finally yet importantly, let us talk about those geolocation capabilities on your smart devices. Certain popular phone apps like Pokémon Go and Snapchat, provide your geolocation data. Location data is something our enemies would love to have. Disabling the geolocation capabilities on your smart devices should be step one in locking down your OPSEC safety. If you’re looking for more information on how to stay safe in this digital age, check out the Air Force OPSEC Support Team page (@AirForceOST ) on Facebook. They oﬀer daily tips and information on all the latest OPSEC news and how to keep you from being a target for our enemies. Lock it down and stay OPSEC smart.

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on our social media accounts. Even if you think you’re safe by sharing it in a closed and private Facebook group or direct message on Instagram with close friends or coworkers, your smart devices are not impervious from hackers. Do not store sensitive photos or information on your phones.

Today as the air component to United States Indo-Pacific Command, we’ve operationalized as a component major command to refine our warfighting mission.

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Throughout the years, PACAF has proudly stood ready to support combat and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations across the globe while simultaneously engaging in actions to preserve a free and open IndoPacific. PACAF has prioritized efforts to cultivate regional relationships, finding opportunities to strengthen our alliances and partnerships, while creating avenues to build new partnerships and increase collaboration across the theater. Finally, PACAF continuously leverages lessons learned from our operations, exercises and engagements across the region to prepare and prime our Airmen for future challenges. PACAF is successful because of the countless contributions by men and women who have served in our command during the past 75 years.

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PPV housing ‘out of cycle’ survey results revealed By CNIC Public Aﬀairs

The Navy’s recently conducted “out of cycle” resident satisfaction survey confirmed that most of the actions recently taken by the Navy and its public private venture (PPV) partners are aligned to the areas of most concern to service members and their families. The Navy and its PPV partners are employing a multi-layered approach to improve the quality of life for housing residents. Recent efforts have focused on the maintenance process, with an emphasis on quality of workmanship as well as timeliness. Highlighting the Navy Housing Service Center’s role as an advocate for the resident and their family has been a longstanding communication goal. Additionally, Navy leaders have reinforced that the military chain of command, to include installation commanding officers, are responsible to ensure service members and their families have safe living quarters. “The out of cycle survey was another method for us to validate what we have already been hearing regarding quality and timeliness of our housing programs. Collectively and individually, the Navy housing staff, the military chain of command and our PPV partners are driving hard towards a culture of excellence, service and accountability at all levels,” said Vice Adm. Mary M. Jackson, commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC). “Each and every resident experience is

Military base housing at Naval Base Point Loma Sub Base. The Department of Defense is committed to providing quality living conditions to our service members and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by 22MC3 Justin A. Schoenberger)

an indicator for performance, and our goal is to proactively provide the quality expected rather than responding to issues that never should have been present in the ﬁrst place. Across the board, every stakeholder is working in this direction, and our commitment remains to provide quality, safe housing to our service members and their families. I thank the families who have brought issues up, and encourage anyone who has an unresolved issue to get the government involved.” The average overall satisfaction index score for family housing was 11.6 points less than the 2018 annual resident satisfaction survey. The 2019 Navy PPV housing “Out of Cycle” summary for commander Navy Installations Command survey results are available at https://www. cnic.navy.mil/content/dam/cnic/hq/pdfs/n93_ housing/2019OutOfCycleHousingSurveyDocs/ Approved%20Online%20DON%20PPV%20FH%20 Survey%20(DONPPV-1)%20231-61.pdf To read the full story, visit https://www.navy.mil/ submit/display.asp?story_id=110364

A maintenance worker for Balfour Beatty Housing power washes the driveway of a home at Marsh Cove, a military residential community at Naval Station Mayport. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Nathan T. Beard)

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July/August Upcoming Events

14 August Patient Partnership Council Meeting

7 August Paint and Sip Paint your masterpiece while sipping on a beverage from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Tradewinds. Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies. Advance sign up is recommended. For more information, call 808-448-9907.

31 July JBPHH Security Guard Vacancies

31 9 August Concert in the Park

Stop by the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) booth during the Career Fair at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. JBPHH will be hiring security guards and assistants. Bring your resume for a possible interview. JBPHH is looking to ﬁll more than 50 vacancies. For more information, call 808-474-6186.

Enjoy the music of the band group Elephant, while enjoying the lawn fronting Hickam Harbor from 5 p.m. Event is free and it’s BYOB (bring your own, blankets, bottles and bites). For more information, visit www.greatlifehawaii.com.

3 August American Red Cross Babysitters Training Youths learn the knowledge and skills necessary to safely give care for children and infants. Cost is $35 and sign ups are being accepted until July 31. For more information, 808448-1068.

Movie Showtimes

16 August Intramural Billiards Tournament Sign up your child for a four-session class at the Arts & Crafts Center. Cost is $70 and open to ages 7 and up. Cost includes all supplies. For more information, call 808448-9907.

17 August JBPHH Half Marathon

Now Feds feed Families The annual feds feed families campaign runs until Aug. 9. Collection boxes are located next to the elevators of Bldg. 150. Donations will go to the Hawaii Foodbank.

The 15th Medical Group will host a patient and family partnership meeting at the Sky Warrior Clinic (former Family Health Clinic) on the ﬁrst ﬂoor at 4:30 p.m. This is an opportunity for patients to meet with the medical executive leadership to discuss ways to better serve our patients. For more information, call 808-448-6338.

Registration is now open for the base half marathon happening Aug. 17 at 5:30 a.m. Cost is $35 before Aug. 1 and $45 from Aug. 1 to 16. For more information, call 808448-2214.

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Operation Ignite Glow Golf/Movie Night Golf with glow balls then relax with your blanket and chairs and watch a movie under the stars at Mamala Bay Golf Course from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Movie is free and glow golf is $10 (includes three holes, club rental and LED golf ball and necklace to keep). For more information, call 808-4492304.

Hickam Memorial Theater Sharkey Theater Open to ac�ve-duty military and their familiy members, re�rees, DoD civilians and their sponsored guests. *Movie lis�ngs are subject to change.

Located at Moore Street Bldg. 628 on the Pearl Harbor side of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Visit www.greatlifehawaii.com for the complete movie lis�ng or call 808473-0726. Thursday - August 1 7 p.m. Annabelle Comes Home (R)

Located at 7393 Ohana Nui Circle on the Hickam side of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Visits www.aafes.com/exchange-stores/ Movie-Guide/show�mes-Hickam-AFB.htm for the complete movie lis�ng or call 808-448-2297. Thursday, August 1 • 6:30 p.m. Yesterday (PG-13) Friday, August 2 • 7 p.m. Men in Black: International (PG-13) Saturday, August 3 • 3 p.m. Toy Story 4 (G) • 6 p.m. Shaft (2019) (R) 23 Ho’okele / July 29, 2019 / 23