PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 12, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) returns to its homeport of Pearl Harbor. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as integrated air and missile defense warfare commander, was underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Williamson)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jessica Smith, assigned to Navy Reserve Center Pearl Harbor (NRC), Hawaii, was named the Navy Reserve Force Shore Sailor of the Year.
Whether it be the smooth sweet note of a brass flute or the sharp and jarring chords from an electric guitar, many people use music to take a break from reality and briefly forget about their daily stresses. To Salvadorans, music plays a large role in their culture by helping to tell stories, practice religion, express personal emotions and promote social change.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas Wabeke, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron commander, speaks at a memorial ceremony held Feb. 18, 2021 at Chabelley Airfield in honor of his fallen comrades, Ratchet 33 crew members: Capt. Ryan Hall, Capt. Nicholas Whitlock, 1st Lt. Justin Wilkens and Senior Airman Julian Scholten. Chabelley Airfield, is a military airstrip in Chabelley, six miles southwest of Djibouti City.
