WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael A. Minihan for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, and assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii. Minihan is currently serving as chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii. Air For  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with two real estate companies for violating the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) by failing to provide proper lead-based paint disclosure to buyers and renters of homes built before 1978 in Maui and the Big Island. Century 21 Homefinders of Hawaii in Hilo, and Coldwell Banker Island Properties of Kahului, Maui, are paying, col  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Hailey Haux The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center hosted a summit to collaborate and raise awareness of global IAMD issues, Sept. 10-12. The purpose of the event - in its fifth iteration - is to provide a forum to exchange information; share lessons learned and best practices across the three Integrated Air and Missile Defense Centers: Pacific Integrated Air and Missil  more

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Honolulu District awarded a $14.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of an Operational Readiness Training Complex (Barracks) (W9128A-19-C-0006) at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Fiscal 2018 military construction funds for $14.2 million were obligated at the ti  more

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Andrew Taylor I am Staff Sgt. Andrew Taylor. After serving on Air Force active duty for over eight years as a 2F0X1 Fuels troop, I transitioned into the Air Force Reserves and elected to become an Individual Mobilized Augmentee. As a student, IMA allows me to attend class during the school year and condense all of my annual Reserve training in about one month. Once selecte  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Mikaley Kline A U.S. Air Force Globemaster III, assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., landed at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Aug. 31, 2019. The aircraft delivered personnel and cargo to McMurdo, marking the first flight of the 2019-2020 Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) season. Operation Deep Freeze is a joint service, inter-agency support f  more

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Honolulu District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pacific Regional Visitor Center (RVC) at Battery Randolph on Fort DeRussy invites the public to join Army Corps volunteers for their annual National Public Lands Day beach cleanup Sept. 21, 2019. The event starts at 8 a.m.in front of the visitor center and will focus on removing trash and debris from the nearby Fort DeRussy park area,   more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: The United States will conduct health service outreach, engineering civic action programs and subject matter exchanges Sept. 9 to 13 in Lae in Marabe Province, Papua New Guinea, as part of Pacific Angel 19-4. Approximately 70 U.S. and 20 multilateral service members will participate in Pacific Angel 19-4, enhancing PNG defense force's humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabiliti  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release: The crews of two Coast Guard cutters, the Walnut (WLB 205) and Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126), returned to Honolulu at the end of August following a successful deployment to Samoa and the U.S. territory of American Samoa, where they conducted operations to counter illegal fishing and strengthen relations with allies and partner nations. "Our Coast Guard crews demonstrated sup  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By John Linzmeier More than 700 Airmen from across the country and a team from the Royal Australian Air Force wrapped up exercise Sentry Aloha 19-2, a large-scale, combat-aircraft exercise led by the Hawaii Air National Guard, Sept. 4 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Since the exercise kicked off Aug. 21, dozens of fighter, command and control and tanker aircraft were launched each training day  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: The United States Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force conducted the first-ever Aeromedical Evacuation Subject Matter Expert Exchange at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Aug. 28. The event integrated with the Operation Ascending Eagle exercise led by the United States Army Pacific, 18th Medical Command. The OAE aimed to exercise the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command intra-theater patient movement  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Hawaii Field Office issued the following news release: * * * - Disaster Assistance Meetings to be Held Now Through October * * * Agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019 can apply through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Sign-up for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program began Sept. 11. "There is no doubt that extreme weather has greatly  more