CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Fuel storage, distribution capacity and threats to energy supply chains were tested during the Joint Force Energy Wargame at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Aug. 19-23. Hosted by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and sponsored by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy and Joint Staff J4, the game assessed gaps in fuel storage and distribution, id  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: A Honolulu, Hawaii, maritime repair company will pay $239,380 to 47 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer failed to pay the prevailing wages required for work performed on a government-funded contract at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. WHD investigators found Pacific Shipyards International LLC erroneously clas  more

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park issued the following news release: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park announces the release of a new educational curriculum program developed for fourth-grade students, called Hulihia Kilauea - A Complete Change. This new program is based on the 2018 high intensity eruption events on the island of Hawai'i. The 3-part curriculum contains classroom portions that can be used as stand-alone   more

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: A new podcast series takes listeners on an acoustic voyage to discover tales of extinction, invasion, volcanic eruptions, and ancient navigation through national parks in Hawaii. Natural sounds bring to life these stories and the urgent conservation challenges of these tropical and isolated islands. Throughout the six-part series, Voices of Science, listeners  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 11 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - When can herbivore management improve outcomes for indo-Pacific coral reefs? Some marine reserves clearly benefit corals, but others have not. When and where might this approach be effective, and what are the key research gaps? * * * Over the last few years, mass coral bleaching events have seriously impacted coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. For example, it is estimat  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - Learn about the 2019 bottomfish fishery-independent survey around the main Hawaiian Islands. * * * "What is that big, white ship on the horizon? What are they doing out there?" We're looking for bottomfish! Researchers from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and local cooperative research fisheries conduct the bottomfish fishery-independent survey in Hawai  more

STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses are conducting simultaneous training flights in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command areas of responsibility as a clear and visible demonstration of U.S. commitment to global allies and partners. As a multi-coordinated effort between U.S. EUCOM, U.S. Indo-PACOM and U.S. Strategic Command, this mission has been closely coordinated with U.S.   more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The United States conducted health service outreach, engineering civic action programs and subject matter exchanges Sept. 9 to Sept. 13, in Lae, Marabe Province, Papua New Guinea, as part of exercise Pacific Angel 19-4. Approximately 70 U.S. and 20 multilateral service members participated in Pacific Angel 19-4, enhancing Papua New Guinea defense force's humanitarian assistance and disaster relief  more