Volunteers and site leaders watch for whales for the 2014 Sanctuary Ocean Count project at Pyramid Rock Beach, Feb. 22, 2014. On Oahu, there are more than 20 different sites designated for whale counting. Two sites are aboard MCB Hawaii: Atop the Coast Guard-owned tower at Pyramid Rock Beach and at Mokapu Point near Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, both restricted areas. The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project, coordinated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, monitors the endangered humpback whale, which migrates to Hawaii between November and April. The counts occur during the last Saturday in January, February and March, which NOAA considers the season’s peak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong) - Volunteers and site leaders watch for whales for the 2014 Sanctuary Ocean Count project at Pyramid Rock Beach, Feb. 22, 2014. On Oahu, there are more than 20 different sites designated for whale counting. Two sites are aboard MCB Hawaii: Atop the Coast Guard-owned tower at Pyramid Rock Beach and at Mokapu Point near Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, both restricted areas. The annual Sanctuary Ocean Count project, coordinated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, monitors the endangered humpback whale, which migrates to Hawaii between November and April. The counts occur during the last Saturday in January, February and March, which NOAA considers the season’s peak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)
Jeremy Haldeman, a ground radio repairman for Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group, competes in the 8th annual Pyramid Rock Bodysurfing Championship, Jan. 18, 2014. The event was open to both military personnel and the public, giving everyone the opportunity to find their perfect wave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - Jeremy Haldeman, a ground radio repairman for Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group, competes in the 8th annual Pyramid Rock Bodysurfing Championship, Jan. 18, 2014. The event was open to both military personnel and the public, giving everyone the opportunity to find their perfect wave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Knapke)
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, make landing in F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raid Craft on Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 30, 2013. The boat company secured the beach, allowing follow-on forces to conduct an amphibious assault. The battalion is attached to the 13th MEU on a deployment to the Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, make landing in F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raid Craft on Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 30, 2013. The boat company secured the beach, allowing follow-on forces to conduct an amphibious assault. The battalion is attached to the 13th MEU on a deployment to the Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)