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Federal Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday August 04, 2019 ( 8 items )  

$50,000 Available in Cooperative Agreement for Fire Risk Model Development
WASHINGTON, July 30 - The The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for fire risk model development. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $50,000. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to participating partners of the Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program. The agency description of  more

500,000th Spiny Superhero Released to Devour Hawaii's Coral-smothering Algae
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 26 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - Half a million sea urchins have now been deployed through NOAA and partners' work restoring corals after the M/V Cape Flattery grounded on an O'ahu reef. * * * A group of unlikely restoration heroes reached an impressive milestone this summer: the 500,000th sea urchin is now working with its companions, helping struggling corals in Hawaii. Since 2011, NOAA and partners   more

Concrete Preservation Institute to Receive $28,732 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 31 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $28,732 cooperative agreement to the Concrete Preservation Institute of Chico, California, for the evaluation of the material condition of the concrete of Fleet Mooring at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawaii. The agency description of the grant states: "The National Park Service (NPS) and the Concrete Preservation Institute (CPI) are collaborating to conduct on-site sc  more

Concrete Preservation Institute to Receive $43,340 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 30 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $43,340 cooperative agreement to the Concrete Preservation Institute of Chico, California, for the removal of sand from Battleship Row mooring quays at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawaii. The agency description of the grant states: "In addition, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Concrete Preservation Institute (CPI) to conduct onsite scoping for the appropriate   more

Marine Corps Systems Command: Integration Event Enables Marines, Engineers to Interact
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command issued the following news: By Matt Gonzales Many organizations rely on user feedback to enhance their products or services and achieve project goals. The Marine Corps is no different. In July, more than 50 subject matter experts, engineers and Marines congregated aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii to demonstrate the effectiveness and interoperability of nearly a dozen of Marine Corps Systems Command's communica  more

Pacific Air Forces: Red Flag-Alaska 19-3 Kicks Off Aug. 1
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 31 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Red Flag-Alaska 19-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, is scheduled to begin Aug. 1 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) and is scheduled to run through Aug. 16. Approximately 1,500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft fr  more

U.S. Army Infantry Regiment Teams Up With 3rd Fijian Infantry Regiment for Training
LABASA, Fiji, July 29 -- The U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu issued the following news release: Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Inf. Combat Brigade, 25th Inf. Division from, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, arrived at Nadi International Airport July 27, 2019 to partner with the 3rd Fijian Infantry Regiment (RFMF) for a series of bilateral military-to-military exercises, collectively named Exercise Cartwheel 2019. The U.S. Army Pacific Command sponsored  more

U.S., Indonesian Forces Hunt for Cybersecurity Threats
JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Katie Gray Service members from the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Indonesian military finished the third annual Information System and Technology Exchange, or ISTX, during a closing ceremony in Jakarta, July 26. The exchange falls under the Hawaii National Guard's State Partnership Program and is one of approximately 22 annual exercises between Hawaii and Indonesia. The ISTX is one of the newest initiatives and a  more