Marine Corps Base Hawaii News

MCBH Track Day 2022

DoD News — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:00:00 GMT

From Aloha to Hola, Hawaii-based squadron supports partners in Latin America

2nd Lt. Mark McDonough — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Thirty-Seven Detachment One, the “Easyriders,” deployed earlier this year onboard the USS Preble (DD88) to the U.S. 4th Fleet area operations to conduct enhanced counter narcotics operations in support of U.S. Southern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force South’s missions in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean Oceans.

CLB-3 Marines is recognized in support of Tripler Army Medical Center

Cpl. Jose Angeles — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3 received awards at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 11, 2020.

Like father, like son: Hawaii Marine follows father's footsteps

Sgt. Luke Kuennen — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT

U.S. Marines with Detachment 4th Force Reconnaissance Company staged themselves outside the unit’s paraloft aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Aug. 14, 2020; they had just received word that the helicopters that would carry them on a special insertion/extraction exercise were 15 minutes out. A lance corporal sheepishly approached the unit platoon sergeant, Staff Sgt. Michael Wong. The young Marine rendered the proper greeting of the day, came to a rigid parade rest, and dutifully presented an issue all too familiar to platoon sergeants across the Marine Corps: he had forgotten some gear at home

U.S. military conducts joint island exercise over Hawaii

Sgt. Jesus SepulvedaTorres — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT

As future operations focus on the interoperability between U.S. military branches and the mission to become more proficient, Marines and Airmen in Hawaii conducted a joint training exercise starting at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 3, 2020.

Home is where the heart is: MCBH unveils redeveloped housing district

Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT

Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Hunt Military Communities celebrated the completion of a new 40 home redevelopment of the Nani Ulupa’u neighborhood with a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony, July 8, 2020.

We Are MCBH: Ronny Higuchi

Sgt. Luke Kuennen — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT

The early hours of the morning don’t typically lend themselves to undue cheerfulness - and understandably so, especially aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. Despite the consistently radiant Hawaiian sun peeking over the Pacific, washing the flight line and the aircraft perched upon it in serene shades of gold, maintainers and pilots coming on and off of 12 hour shifts are not immune to grogginess (and occasionally, an ill temper). Officers and enlisted personnel alike make their way to the flight line Marine Mart to perk up with a coffee or a spam musubi, and are met with a personality that never fails to coax a smile from even the most tired, disgruntled air-winger.

HMLA-367, U.S. Army 25th Infantry Div. conduct integrated exercise, MCBH

Lance Cpl. Shane Linder — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 participated in an integrated training event in which they used their aircraft to play the antagonist in a simulated exercise against army ground units, July 9th, 2020.

A shell of a time aboard MCBH

Lance Cpl. Jose Angeles and Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 16:15:00 GMT

The environmental team with Marine Corps Base Hawaii is making it their mission to maintain mission readiness while protecting endangered green sea turtles during the months of May through August aboard MCBH and Marine Corps Training Area Bellows. Most adult green sea turtles that feed throughout the main Hawaiian Islands migrate to French Frigate Shoals in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands to nest. However, an increasing number of green sea turtles are now nesting on the beaches of the main Hawaiian Islands. Members of base environmental are monitoring and managing nesting sites across the beach aboard MCTAB...

COVID-19: The Good in every Evil

Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:49:20 GMT

Marine Corps Base Hawaii has been proactive in prevention and precautions towards COVID-19. U.S. Marines aboard MCBH have been conducting themselves in accordance with service-level directives and guidelines during this difficult time.

Recycling in Paradise

Susan Bryan - Environmental Outreach Specialist — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:10:00 GMT

When you live on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with nearly a million other people, space is going to be an issue. We adapt, explore and have a lot of fun, but what to do with all of our trash? We can’t send it all to the landfill due to limited space, so we need to do our best to reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as possible.

They Croak among Us

Susan Bryan - Environmental Outreach Specialist — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:04:32 GMT

The cane toad (Rhinella marina) poses a threat to our beloved pets as well as our native wildlife. Cane toads’ skin is toxic, and they have poison glands that secrete a milky white fluid called bufotoxin. Even the eggs and tadpoles are poisonous to most animals.

Diego and Yenkie: The Future of DoD Law Enforcement

LCpl. Samantha Sanchez — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:43:12 GMT

Across the Department of Defense (DoD), military working dogs serve many purposes. K-9’s are utilized to subdue suspects, find specific items, and people. Most are only capable of one or two of these functions; Diego and Yenkie, residents of the Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO) kennels, are a bit different. Typically, military working dogs are dual purpose; Diego and Yenkie, however, are the first K-9’s in DoD law enforcement to fulfill all three of these functions.

Changes to Base Security and Access Control Order

DoD News — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 20:41:50 GMT

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Order 5532.1, MCBH Access Control Order, became effective Dec. 30, 2019, and cancelled Chapter 4 of MCBH Order 5532, Base Security and Access Control. MCBH Order 5532.1 revises vehicle registration and base access procedures.

MCBH Household Hazardous Materials Re-use Room

Emily Hauck, Environmental Outreach Specialist, MCBH — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:02:53 GMT

Do you have half a can of paint sitting in the garage you are not sure what to do with? Do you have an empty propane tank that seems wasteful to throw away? Are you PCSing and hate to throw away all your lightly used gardening supplies? The place you are looking for is Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s Re-use Room (building 6409 near 3rd Marine Regiment’s Supply building along Mokapu Road).

Stormwater management

Emily Hauck, Environmental Outreach Specialist, MCBH — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:59:00 GMT

While swimming, waterskiing, or boating in Kaneohe or Kailua Bay have you seen plastic bags or cigarette butts floating around you? I have. Yuck! Did you know that storm water is a large source of pollution for both the Kaneohe and Kailua Bay? When it rains, pollution like trash, oil, pesticides, fertilizers, household chemicals, and toxic pollutants are washed into the ocean without being treated or filtered. Paved concrete and asphalt surfaces on roofs, driveways, streets, buildings, and parking lots send rainwater rushing into gutters and storm drains. This storm water – carrying all the pollution and debris it collects along the way – then gets emptied into drain systems that flow directly into Oahu’s bays.

New construction expands and develops MCBH

Lance Cpl. Jose Angeles and LCpl. Samantha Sanchez — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:22:00 GMT

Expanding in recent years, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) began development on three new construction projects to modernize the way our Marines work, train, eat, and play. The three projects include a larger and more modernized medical facility, new base housing, and expansion of the Wiki-Wiki shopping center.

MCB Hawaii:Overwatch

SSgt Alisa Helin — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:47:17 GMT

Guiding an aircraft to the ground safely is a task not only for the pilots, but also for the air traffic controllers. As an aircraft approaches the flight line of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), you hear the controller constantly engaging the pilot on the other end.

Boobies & Bullets

Emily Hauck, Environmental Outreach Specialist, MCBH — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 02:20:00 GMT

The Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility is located in the northeastern corner of Marine Corps Base Hawaii in the Ulupa'u Crater. Nestled downrange just outside of the impact area are approximately 2,500 federally protected tree-dwelling seabirds.

A peek into the future

Pfc. Samantha Sanhez and Pfc. Jose Angeles — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:00:05 GMT

After waiting for, what seemed like hours, finally you enter a room as a Marine greets you with a smiling face. “Good afternoon, how may I help you?” said Master Gunnery Sgt. Ingram, as he peeks his head over the computer screen on his desk. “Today, I got helped with the duty stations that I might have available to me now that I’m looking at becoming a chief,” said U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Scott Roguska, combat graphics specialist, Communication Strategy and Operations.