Then and Now: Midway and Submarine Force
By Rear Adm. Blake Converse, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet “When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet on 31 December 1941, our submarines were already operating against the enemy, the only units of the fleet that could come to grips with the Japanese for months to come. It was to the submarine force …
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 …
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 …
Veterans Day Salute to a Navy Chief and His Ship
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific This is a true tale of a Navy chief and his ship – and how one individual can inspire generations of veterans, including all of us who serve today. One year before World War I began in Sarajevo in 1914, …
Dorie Miller’s Legacy: Inspiration for all U.S. Navy Sailors and all Americans
By Rear Adm. John Fuller Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific The story of Dorie Miller is inspiring for all Sailors and all Americans. In honor of African American History Month, let’s consider what his legacy means for all of us. Mess Attendant Third Class Doris “Dorie” Miller was ready, willing …
Pearl Harbor Survivors Changed the World
Dec. 7, 2016, is the 75th anniversary of Imperial Japan’s attack on Oahu that launched the United States into World War II. Rear Adm. John Fuller speaks to nearly two hundred veterans of that war, including several dozen Pearl Harbor survivors, at the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony at Kilo Pier on Joint Base Pearl …
December 7th, 1941: A Submarine Force Perspective
By Rear Adm. Fritz Roegge Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet “When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet on 31 December 1941, our submarines were already operating against the enemy, the only units of the fleet that could come to grips with the Japanese for months to come. It was to the submarine force …
#PearlHarbor75: Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John Finn
The 75th commemoration of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor and other U.S. military facilities on Oahu is an opportunity for us to honor the courage, service and sacrifice of the U.S. military personnel present during the attacks. Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John Finn was one of them. While under heavy machine gun fire, Finn manned …
#PearlHarbor75: Navy divers and salvage teams
The 75th commemoration of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor and other U.S. military facilities on Oahu is an opportunity for us to honor the courage, service and sacrifice of the U.S. military personnel present during the attacks. Our Navy divers and salvage teams were among them. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Navy divers …