Capt. Brett Stevenson, outgoing commanding officer of Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, was relieved by Capt. Robert Prince during a change of command ceremony in the hangar bay. Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, officiated the turnover. PMRF is the world’s largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tristan Kyle Labuguen)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The U.S. Navy and the Pearl Harbor National Memorial will begin placing containment buoys and anchors in the waters surrounding the USS Arizona Memorial site May 19 as a precautionary measure and in preparation for the upcoming removal of the two mooring platforms constructed on the hull of the sunken battleship.