Navy League Honolulu February 2025 Fore n' Aft

Fore n' Aft

February 2025

Navy League of the United States - Honolulu Council

U.S Marines, U.S. Navy, U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Flag Merchant Marines

February Board Meeting

In February, we held our monthly board meeting at the Navy League office. Al Hutchison was sworn in as a board member from 2025 to 2028! In addition to being a Director, Al is also Vice President of the Honolulu Council Bridge program, which bridges the community and our service members. Al helps to plan the member visits and briefs.

SUBPAC Golf Tournament

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The Pacific Submarine Force (SUBPAC) held a golf tournament in February to raise funds for the Submarine Ball in April. The Honolulu Council supported the event registration and provided goodie bags to the teams that came to enjoy a day on the links! Even John Daly showed up!

COMSUBPAC mans, trains, equips, and certifies undersea forces to deploy and provide agile, responsive, and lethal force. They provide anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, precision land strike, mine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and early warning and special warfare capabilities to the U.S. Pacific and strategic deterrence capabilities to the U.S. Strategic Command. They are good …. really, really good…and silent.

Member Tour

Council members were treated to an after-hours boat tour of Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial on February 21^st.

Admiral Barnett, Commander of Navy Region Hawaii, welcomed everyone to the boat house and Pearl Harbor! White Boat tours are important and provide an opportunity for Navy Leaguers and members of the community to see firsthand how Navy Region Hawaii protects and cares for Hawaii's unique and very special natural environment, at the same time coordinating all shore-based naval personnel and shore activities in Hawaii.

We paid respects to our fallen heroes on the USS Arizona (BB-39) and heard about the US being brought into the war, starting with the USS Arizona and ending with the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on the USS Missouri (BB-63).

Navy Region historian Jim Neuman narrated the tour and shared his extensive knowledge of the Dec 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, the "bookends of World War II in the Pacific," and the fate of the soldiers, sailors and ships that were in port at the time.

DPAA Member visit

On February 27^th, members were treated to a site visit at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

DPAA is a world-class workforce working daily to fulfill our nation's obligation of accounting for missing personnel and providing the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

Their values are Compassion - conducting their work and communication with empathy.

Integrity - Living their lives with truthfulness and objectivity.

Teamwork - Committed and willing to do all they can to assist each other, strengthening their collective ability to partner with family organizations, veterans, public and private entities, foreign governments, and academia to achieve our mission.

Respect - Always demonstrating the utmost regard for each other, partners, and missing personnel and their families.

Innovation - Apply fresh thinking and continuous improvement.

Daily, they deliver on the nation’s promise to those who are missing and their families.

If you are interested in learning more about DPAA's mission and how the Agency operates, the DPAA Year in Review is available here: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Year-In-Review/.

Sea Cadets

On February 22nd, the Sea Cadets from the R.D. Stethem Battalion and their parents were treated to a tour of the USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Sailors shared their experiences as crew members of one of the most lethal destroyers in the Pacific Fleet, who are always ready to “Lead the Fight”!

Sea Cadets is the Navy’s League's youth development program. The program develops knowledge, skills, and confidence through an amazing variety of training opportunities in a disciplined environment. Cadets adhere to the core values of honor, respect, commitment, and service.

If your Keiki, from ages 10 to 17, wants to get in on the adventure, give us a call or send an email, and we’ll make the connection!

Connect with us:

R.D. Stethem Battalion

rdsseacadets@gmail.com

facebook.com/RDSBattalion

www.seacadets.org/join/

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Sea Services Family Support

USS Vermont (SSN 792) is currently deployed. The Honolulu Council has been working with the Vermont Council of the Navy League of the United States to support them. The Honolulu Council secured leis for new sailors that arrive to the command. We have arranged for hula dancers to be on the pier with us when they come home! It's always great to have our military families in house!!

Mission

We serve Because you Serve.

*The Navy League of the United States is a civilian organization founded in 1902 and is the foremost Citizens' organization to serve, support, and stand with all U.S sea Services.

Mission

*Inform the public on the importance of our Sea Services to our nation's defense and economic prosperity while highlighting Hawaii's unique and vital role in the Indo-Pacific region.

*Enhance the morale of Sea Service personnel and their families.

*Support youth leadership development programs such as the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and Navy Junior ROTC.

As part of our advocacy we invited members to tune in to our Navy League's Maritime Policy Statement documentary. You can see it again here https://youtu.be/eWuh1LNFQsI

To review the 2025 – 2026 Maritime Policy statement and our most current legislative actions, visit https://navyleague.quorum.us/homepage/.

Upcoming Member Events:

March 12, 2025

NCTF Red Hill Open house

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Red Hill

March 14, 2025

NIOC/NCTAMS Member Briefing

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NIOC/NCTAMS

March 22, 2025

USS Carl Levin

(DDG 112) tour

USS Missouri Sea Cadets

March 28, 2025

Vietnam Memorial

Punchbowl Cemetery

Executive Director's Message

February was a great Navy League month! In keeping with our mission to Advocate – Educate – Support, we executed or participated in many important events. Swearing in a new board member, supporting the Submarine Force of the Pacific, seeing and hearing about the history, importance, and collective support of Pearl Harbor, visits to the world’s most impactful remains identification lab, ship visits with Sea Cadets, and supporting our military families. We wear roller skates most days!

Advocacy is especially important to us. We strive to ensure that career paths are communicated with our keiki, parents and job seekers, and partner to promote building the manpower pools to support our shipyard and maritime communities for the foreseeable future. Any career you can think of you will find at a shipyard or within a service – so spread that word!

Sincerely,

Jane Ferreira

Executive Director

Upcoming Member Events: April 2025

April 4, 2025

Enlisted Submarine Birthday Ball

April 5, 2025

Officer Submarine Birthday Ball

April 6th - 9th 2025

Navy League Sea Air Space

April 11, 2025

Submarine Force of the Pacific Change of Command