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July, 2015

Recent events drive new regs, policies July 27, 2015 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Starting Aug. 1, 2015 changes to the vehicle policies base access and enforcement will go into effect by the Provost Marshal’s Office aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii MORE

Telling a tale with a tail July 23, 2015 — Therapy dogs came to the Marine Corps Base Hawaii library to support readers, July 22, 2015. MORE

MCB Hawaii joins Kailua for Relay For Life July 17, 2015 — KAILUA, Hawaii — With the track at Kailua High School slick with mud puddles, the air, hot and muggy, a crowd cheered cancer survivors in purple shirts as they took the traditional Survivor’s Victory Lap at the annual Relay For Life of windward Oahu, Saturday. At the very front of the group, just behind two members of Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii, was the event’s youngest survivor, 4-year-old Nahla Nepaulsingh. Her father, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Nepaulsingh, followed the crowd, photographing each moment with his phone. MORE

MMA fighters visit MCB Hawaii, teach moves July 17, 2015 — Marines and Sailors gathered at the Semper Fit Center gym for a friendly tussle with mixed martial artists during the “For the Leathernecks IV” event, July 10, 2015. Coordinated through the Headquarters Marine Corps’ Single Marine Program and hosted by Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s Single Marine & Sailor Program, the event featured MMA fighters Tom “Filthy” Lawlor, Gray “The Bully” Maynard and Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz, as well as Bonnie-Jill Laflin, a sportscaster for Fox Sports, and Amber Nichole Miller, a model and former octagon girl. MORE

Band Harmonizes Relations July 15, 2015 — The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band returned July 11, 2015 from a 16-day trip to Tonga where they collaborated with Tonga’s Royal Corps of Musicians, the Australian Army Band and the New Zealand Army Band. Together they performed in the coronation events for King Tupuo VI, the king of Tonga. MORE

The Fleet Assistance Program sesason is here July 10, 2015 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Approximately every six months, the Fleet Assistance Program receives a list of Marines who will help a unit in need around Marine Corps Base Hawaii. MORE

Balancing Corps, Culture: Gunnery Sergeant Khamisi July 9, 2015 — African Americans, Asians, American Indians and other minority groups make up less than one third of the military population. These service members come from backgrounds with cultures and traditions, which offer a different perspective. Their unique background offers an approach inspiring to leading Marines, learning from other Marines and their overall conduct as a United States citizen. MORE

Ramadhan teaches control and commitment July 8, 2015 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Service members, their families and civilians attended a Ramadhan service on June 26 at the Hickam Chapel aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. MORE