PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: When the Defense Logistics Agency's second Indo-Pacific commander planned her June 12 retirement, she chose a unique alternative to the virtual ceremonies made necessary by the coronavirus. Taking the adage of a picture being worth a thousand words to its logical and technological conclusion, Navy Capt. Kristin Acquavella helped create a video that commemorated the command's hi  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, June 17 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers returned to the Indo-Pacific region June 14 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Three bombers from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, deployed to support Pacific Air Forces' training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces, and strategic deterrence missions   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: The March 19 test of a hypersonic glide body at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii is just the start for the Defense Department, the assistant director for hypersonics in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering said, and after ample flight testing, the department will move toward developing weapons from the concepts it's been testing. "Over the next 12 months really  more

KULA, Hawaii, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) is following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, as it continues to increase recreational access and services. Beginning Saturday, June 20, 2020 the Summit District of Haleakala National Park will reopen for sunrise viewing through the sunrise reservatio  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: The ukupalu snapper, more commonly known as "uku," is a popular fish among commercial and recreational fishermen in Hawaii. They live at depths of 60 to 650 feet, and fishermen typically catch them using deep handlines with baited hooks. Fisheries harvest around 240,000 pounds of uku every year. Commercial fisheries catch around 109,000 pounds and recreational fisheries catch an e  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, June 17 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers returned to the Indo-Pacific region June 14 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Three bombers from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, deployed to support Pacific Air Forces' training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces, and strategic deterrence missions  more