Out with old, in with new
Col. Brian Annichiarico, Marine Corps Base Hawaii base commanding officer, demolishes part of the last house in Phase C of Ulupau at the demolition ceremony April 15. This was the last house to be demolished in... More
Class 4-13 graduates Sergeants’ Course
Sgt. Christopher Smith, an aircraft non-destructive inspection technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, graduates as the honor graduate of Sergeants Course class 4-13 during a ceremony at the base... More
Rodolfo Medinaortiz, a personal property clerk with
Rodolfo Medinaortiz, a personal property clerk with the Distribution Management Office, has played soccer for over 13 years in both Texas and Mexico.
Building up to recovery
Steve Jensen, a Navy veteran and Wounded Warrior volunteer chaplain, hangs a Marine Corps flag on a barge April 2.
Stephanie Gonzales, Marine spouse, aims a Beretta M9
Stephanie Gonzales, Marine spouse, aims a Beretta M9 semi-automatic pistol at her target during Headquarters Battalion’s first Warrior day, May 24. The family had the opportunity to shoot Beretta M9 semi-automa... More
Rodolfo Medinaortiz, a personal property clerk with
Rodolfo Medinaortiz, a personal property clerk with the Distribution Management Office, has played soccer for over 13 years. His love of the sport started in Texas and grew when he played in the streets of Mexi... More
A band of bowlers, US Marine Corps Photo
Lance Cpl. Victor Danish, flute player with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band, bowls a strike April 1, at K-Bay Lanes aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine
Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a round into a M777 Howitzer, May 14, 2013, at Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa during a training exercise. The howitzer uses a computer system... More
Deputy Commandant visits, inspects MCB Hawaii
Lt. Gen. William Faulkner, the deputy commandant of installations and logistics, visits Marine Corps Base Hawaii to inspect the buildings and facilities on base, June 11. Faulkner visited different parts of the... More
A visitor looks at his map of the trails in Waimea
A visitor looks at his map of the trails in Waimea Valley, April 28. There are short paths leading off the main path, which leads people to small streams, a variety of plant life, and historical points of interest.
Pegasus says farewell to Salinas, welcomes aboard Brewer
Sgt. Maj. Martin Brewer, (right) incoming sergeant major of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, is presented the sword of office from Lt. Col. Richard Matyskiela, commanding officer of HMH-463, at Hangar 102 ... More
There are more than 5,000 different types of plant
There are more than 5,000 different types of plant life in the Waimea Valley.
Two women admire Waimea Falls in Waimea Valley, April
Two women admire Waimea Falls in Waimea Valley, April 28. There are paved trails winding through a canopy of trees in a peaceful tropical forest, leading to a beautiful 45-foot waterfall and swimming hole.
Rodolfo Medinaortiz has many short memories from his
Rodolfo Medinaortiz has many short memories from his first few years of playing soccer. He recalls a proud moment when he scored four goals on his father’s birthday when he was eight years old.
“I started playing as a little kid,” Medinaortiz said.
“I started playing as a little kid,” Medinaortiz said. “I would roll up socks and play soccer with them. I remember when my dad bought me my first soccer ball.”
Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine
Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a round into a M777 howitzer during a training exercise at Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa, Hawaii, May 14.
Visitors enjoy the water at the base of Waimea Falls
Visitors enjoy the water at the base of Waimea Falls in Haleiwa, April 28. Waimea Valley is filled with 1,875 acres of plant life, bodies of water and wildlife.
Officer Christopher LeFebvre plays the dummy while
Officer Christopher LeFebvre plays the dummy while demonstrating what the military police’s canines are trained to do during Headquarters Battalion’s first Warrior Day, May 24. Three different canines were brou... More
Units backstroke for 101 Days of Summer points
Dezmond Oyandadel, a swimmer from Combat Logistics Battalion 3, and 24-year-old native of Wolcott, Conn., takes his goggles off after a 50-meter race during the 101 Days of Summer Swim Meet at the base pool, Ju... More
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society coordinators awarded for hard work
Marine Corps Base Hawaii - Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ioannis Vrachnos (second from left), the Marine units Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society coordinator and native of Bridgeport, Conn., congratulates Marines and s... More
Headquarters Bn. welcomes Lt. Col. Maldonado
Lt. Col. Robert K. Maldonado (left) receives the Marine Corps flag from Lt. Col. Carolyn D. Bird, symbolizing Maldonado’s reception of command of Headquarters Battalion from Bird at Dewey Square, June 21. Bird ... More
Catrecia Lewis practices her newly learned Marine Corps
Catrecia Lewis practices her newly learned Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques on her husband, Sgt. Maj. Ansil Lewis, the sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion, at Warriors Day, May 24. The civilian... More
MAG-24 mourns the loss of a Marine
A Marine mourns the loss of Lance Cpl. Levy Rivera during a memorial service at the Chaplain Joseph W. Estabrook Chapel, July 11.
A rappel tower instructor teaches family members how
A rappel tower instructor teaches family members how to tie a “seat,” or rope harness, at the unit’s first Warrior day, May 24. The “seat” is used to harness the participant as they rappel down the wall. (U.S. ... More
Rodolfo Medinaortiz, a personal property clerk with
Rodolfo Medinaortiz, a personal property clerk with the Distribution Management Office, said his father was his biggest supporter, signing him up for the city league, Denton Soccer Association, when he was bare... More