Robert Kihune, U.S. Navy vice admiral (retired), administers the Oath of Office to Navy Reserve Capt. Ryan K. Mahelona, who was promoted to Rear Admiral lower half, aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 5, 2024. Mahelona is the third Native Hawaiian to be promoted to admiral in the Navy following in the footsteps of Rear Adm. Gordon Paiea Chung-Hoon and Vice Adm. Robert K. U. Kihune. Mahelona is currently serving as deputy chief of staff for Warfare Readiness and Integration, Navy Reserve, Naval Information Force Reserve Headquarters, Suffolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Melvin J. Gonzalvo)
| Date Taken: | 10.05.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.13.2024 01:59 |
| Photo ID: | 8695517 |
| VIRIN: | 241005-N-KN989-1059 |
| Resolution: | 5033x7046 |
| Size: | 298.17 KB |
| Location: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
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