The Legacy of William P. Lawrence: Toughness
This is the eighth in a series of namesake blogposts by Rear Adm. Brian Fort for all surface ships homeported in Pearl Harbor. By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific On June 28, 1967, flying his F-4B Phantom, naval aviator Cmdr. William P. Lawrence, commanding officer of …
Resilience, Freedom Personified: Port Royal
Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Our guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) and its namesake, the Battle of Port Royal – fought in the first year of the American Civil War – are symbols of resilience and freedom. A relatively recent example. When Port Royal …
‘Indomitable Determination’ of John Paul Jones
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific April is a great month to remember the namesake of one of our Pearl Harbor guided-missile destroyers, USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), named for a founding hero of our Navy and proudly known by the crew and their families …
Hopper: Innovation, Transformation, Inspiration
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific During last month’s historic first visit of the voyaging canoe Hokule‘a to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson spoke about his father, Myron “Pinky” Thompson, who was 15 years old at the time of the attack on …
Hopper: Innovation, Transformation, Inspiration
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific During last month’s historic first visit of the voyaging canoe Hokule‘a to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson spoke about his father, Myron “Pinky” Thompson, who was 15 years old at the time of the attack on …
Presidential Sailors
On this President’s Day weekend, we’re taking a look at the Sailors who went from shipmates to presidents.
2017 in the U.S. Navy
For America’s Navy, 2017 was a story of maritime superiority, Sailor resiliency, as well as global assistance and partnership. It’s a story that included the commissioning of a new class of aircraft carriers – the Ford class led by USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Sailors’ making the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, and America’s …
Judge Advocates, Then and Now
By Rear Adm. John G. Hannink Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy Upon learning that the Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps is …
Remembering to Look Forward: Rising to the challenge in Pearl Harbor
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Winston Churchill, who was a World War I warfighter and World War II Prime Minister of Britain, famously said, “The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.” Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is an opportunity for the …
Sullivan Family’s Legacy of Patriotism and Sacrifice Continues to Inspire
By Kelly Sullivan I am a soccer mom to two cool kids, a third-grade teacher, yogi, and the sponsor of a Navy warship. It was 20 years ago that I had the incredible honor of commissioning the Navy’s finest warship named for my grandfather and his brothers – USS The Sullivans (DDG 68). I was …