JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, March 24 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Pacific Air Forces released the results of its investigation into a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death Mr. Dunstan Wagner Aug. 18, 2019, at the Moose Run Golf Course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Wagner, who was the Assistant Golf Course Manager and a Non-Appropriated Funds Government Civilian Employee assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, received fatal i  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: Service members at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii recently tested a prototype DARPA system designed to help military analysts and planners determine if observed events - such as increased force movements, cyber intrusions, and civil unrest - are unconnected occurrences, or if they're part of an adversary's coordinated campaign to achieve strategic objec  more

PENTAGON, Virginia, March 23 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: The Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19 at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time (HST). The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army jointly executed the launch of a common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB), which flew at hypersonic speed to a designated impact point. Concurrently, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The chief of staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga, commander, Special Operations Command Pacific, U.S. Special Operations Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Maj. Gen. Douglas C. Crissman, director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenwor  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 27 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: An Airman assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Airman had recent travel history in the continental United States; however, contact with others was minimal due to installation policy resulting in the individual being placed in quarantine upon return to the local area. "As Icemen, we take pride in thriving as a community in the harshest environment. We always look afte  more

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Agency Anticipates Awarding up to $160,000 in Grants Across Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific Islands * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling on states, federally recognized tribes, universities, local governments, and other groups to apply for funding support through the Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program. Grants awarded under this progra  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Pacific Islands Area office issued the following news release: * * * - Grant proposals due by 5:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time, May 21, 2020. * * * USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's Pacific Islands Area announces the availability of up to $1,000,000 of funding for eligible individuals, local and state governments, and non-governmental organizations through Conservation Planning  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Pacific Islands Area office issued the following news release on March 23: * * * - USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Centers are encouraging visitors to take proactive protective measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. USDA Service Centers in the Pacific Islands Area will continue to be open for busi  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories employees and contractors saw their work culminate in a hypersonic flight test conducted by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army on March 19 at the Kauai Test Facility in Hawaii. The Navy and Army executed the launch of a common hypersonic glide body, which flew at hypersonic speed to a designated impact point. Sandia provided design and fabri  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Unsubstantiated claims to protect against viruses threaten public health * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has prevented several shipments of an illegal health product from entering U.S. Pacific ports under federal pesticide laws. The item, Virus Shut Out, is not registered with the EPA. Therefore, its safety and efficacy against viruses have not been e  more