Throughout Earth Month, volunteers cleared out a total of 48.8 tons of waste, 7.5 tons of wood and green waste, and 23.5 tons of recyclables!

MCBH's Weed Warrior program hosts monthly cleanups to remove weeds from native habitats on base.

U.S. Marines 📸's by Sgt. Brandon Aultman

Experience PTA Day!

U.S. Marines with @3d_mlr, 3d Marine Division, participate in Experience PTA Day. This event highlights the vital role of PTA in our Pacific training operations.

Mariusz Kujawski 📸's by Sgt. Grace Gerlach

#Marines #PTA #TrainingDay #MilitaryCommunity

MRF-D is a deployment held in Australia that enhances capabilities and readiness of both of the USMC and Australian Defense Force and strengthens the alliance between the two nations. VMM-268 will serve as the Aviation Combat Element for the upcoming iteration of MRF-D.

An honor to recognize excellence! 🏆
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen Liszewski, commanding general, MCIPAC, paid a visit to MCBH to commend and honor our dedicated civilian workforce for their unwavering commitment and exceptional efforts throughout the past year.

Volunteers gathered for a beach clean-up at MCTAB. Armed with gloves and bags, they walked along the shoreline, ridding it of debris and litter. Together, we continuously work to protect our coastal ecosystem by removing pollutants from the environment.

MCBH Environmental Compliance and Protection Division hosted a Mokapu cultural sites bike tour 🚴‍♀️. Led by June Cleghorn, our Senior Cultural Resource Manager, the tour informed participants of the protected cultural sites and historic significance of the Mokapu Peninsula.

Free Falling!

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (April 9, 2024)

U.S. Marines conducted free-fall jumps with U.S. Air Force service members as part of their insertion, contingency, and exfiltration training.

📷's by Lance Cpl. Clayton Baker

#USMC #MCBH #Training

This week's hot shot winner!

Col. William G. Heiken, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 24, prepares for Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D).

Tune in next week to vote for the next hot shot winner!

📸's by Lance Cpl. Tania Guerrero
#hotshot #vote #hawaii #HST

Roll Out the Purple Carpet

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (April 17, 2024)

Students at Mokapu Elementary were cheered on by family, school staff, and service members for Purple Up Day during Month of the Military Child

📷's by Lance Cpl. Hunter Jones

#purpleup #mcbh #hawaii

📍 MCBH (April 12, 2024)

Marine Corps Base Hawaii welcomes aboard a special guest! Buried deep in the pickleweeds, a family of pueo, or Hawaiian short-eared owl, have made the Nu’upia Ponds Wildlife Management Area their new home!

#pueo #mcbh #nuupiaponds #conservation

Students from Mokapu Elementary School visited the Nu’upia Ponds Wildlife Management Area during a field trip on MCBH. The students learned about stewardship and preserving our beautiful Mokapu Peninsula!

U.S. Marine Corps 📸's by Lance Cpl. Clayton Baker

U.S. Marines and dedicated volunteers joined forces to
revitalize the Mokapu Central Drainage Channel
(MCDC) by clearing out invasive plants and pollutants,
making a cleaner environment together! 💪

Mariusz Kujawski 📸's by Lance Cpl. Samuel Estridge

#EarthMonth #MCBH #USMC #CleanUp

📍 MCBH (April 12, 2024)

This week's hot shot winner! Cpl. Bryce Snyder checks the operability of a cargo net during helicopter support team training. HST training refines the skills necessary to complete external lifts of equipment and supplies.

#hotshot #vote #hawaii #HST

📍 MCBH (April 5, 2024)

Students at Mokapu Elementary graduated from a ten week Drug Abuse Resistance Education course! D.A.R.E. was taught by MCBH PMO to educate fifth-grade students on the harmful effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

#DARE #pmo #mcbh #education

📍 MCBH (April 10, 2024)

Today we commemorate our four-legged companions in celebration of National Hug Your Dog Day! Cpl. Adriano Abad, a native of Mesa, AZ and a military working dog handler, bonds with his dog Yenkie every day while protecting our community!

#hugyourdog #mwd

📍 MCBH (April 4, 2024)

MCBH hosted the Air Force Weapons School for a tour of the Air Station last week. Our Marines with Marine VMM-363 provided classes on aviation weaponry and tactics to the students.

#aviation #hawaii #mcbh #school

📍 MCBH (March 31, 2024)

On August 8, 1946, U.S. Army Air Corps Pfc. Riego “Tommy” Miguel perished during a training accident off the coast of the Mokapu Peninsula. Every year, Miguel's family visits his gravesite on MCBH to honor his legacy.

Fair winds and following seas.

📍 Marine Corps Base Hawaii (March 31, 2024)

This week's hot shot winner! The Marine Corps Base Hawaii Chapel Worship Team performed live music during the annual Easter Sunrise Service.

#USMC #hawaii #sunrise #hotshot

We kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a proclamation signing solidifying MCBH's unwavering commitment to stopping sexual assault and standing tall in support of survivors. Go to our linktree for all of our SAAPM events! 💪

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📍 Kailua, Hawaii (April 1, 2024)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, delivered buddy benches to Kainalu Elementary School.

#kindness #usmc #community #construction