Marine Corps Base Hawaii News

A Mission Viejo man who just two years ago struggled to graduate high school now lies semiconscious in a military hospital after a bomb exploded near his vehicle in Afghanistan.

The Black Eyed Peas will be the featured act at this year's Bayfest Hawaii 2009 at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Marines from units around the III MEF, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and Okinawa, went to Camp Hansen, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, for an operator/maintenance course, taught by training specialists from the Oshkosh Corporation, to familiarize the Marines with the new Logistics Vehicle System Replacement MK18 cargo ...

Joshua Whittle, 20, of Downey, with the United States Marines was killed on Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Afghanistan.

Marine Lance Cpl. Larry Draughn Jr. - who lost both legs just two weeks after arriving in Afghanistan - was awarded the Purple Heart by the Marine Corps commandant on Tuesday, June 9. Gen.

WAIMANALO - The Marine Corps yesterday outlined steps it and the city will take to ensure public safety and protect the environment at campsites in the Marine Corps Training Area, Bellows, including barriers to keep vehicles off the beach and greater enforcement presence.

Marine Corps officials said Bellows Beach will be closed to the public for June because of "persistent unsafe and environmentally destructive activities happening on the beach and in the camping areas." A news release from Marine Corps Training Area Bellows said the activities include drug use, fights, large camp fires, trash dumping, off-roading ...

The Corps' premier resident course for junior noncommissioned officers is getting a major face-lift. Top enlisted officials have revamped the Corporals Course into a standardized program, designed to provide each new NCO with a broader foundation to become a small-unit combat leader and so-called "strategic corporal." The revised course will ...

Marine Corps Community Services in partnership with the Joint Employment Management System will be hosting the MCBH Job Fair on Friday, June 19, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Kahuna's Community Ballroom at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

As the country honors our military on Memorial Day, what do service members do to relax and unwind? For some, it's not that different from what they do on a day-to-day basis.

Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay will be known as Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, a designation that comes with a larger presence in the Pacific and a few more aircraft.

Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe has a new name and is in line to receive new aircraft.

Questions for Marine Cpl. Daniel Carcione ranged from what he did in Iraq to how old his family is during his visit to H.C. Sharp Elementary School in Camden on Monday afternoon.

In recognition of Mother's Day, the Black Pearl Gallery is offering a free pearl necklace to local residents who have lost their jobs or homes in the past 12 months.

A major housing developer in Hawaici will receive technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy to determine whether it's feasible to incorporate photovoltaic power and smart-grid electricity distribution at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kanecohe and a state-sponsored affordable housing project on the Big Island.

Marine officials are considering an end to "silly" requirements in the motorcycle regulations as part of a broader effort to change the Corps' culture on two wheels, a top Marine safety official said.

Marine Corps officials say they have "fully complied" with a Pentagon policy that bans registered sex offenders from living at or visiting Navy and Marine Corps housing and other base facilities.

A child development center is slated for construction at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii now that almost $20 million from the recently enacted federal economic stimulus legislation is on its way.

Hawaii senators Daniel K. Inouye, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Daniel K. Akaka are announcing the funding.

The Pentagon plans to spend more than $203 million on construction and upgrade projects at Hawaii military bases as part of some $7.4 billion in military funding under the federal economic stimulus, officials said Friday.