Military

Friday marks a week since Fire Controlman 3rd Class Robert Thomas Stout was laid to rest with military honors in Cottonwood cemetery in Northern California. He was, until recently, one of the unknown sailors killed during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Julian Aguon, a native of Guam, is using his skills as a writer and a lawyer to tackle issues of environmental justice — tangled in complicated political history. He's in Honolulu as a featured speaker at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Better Tomorrow Speaker Series.

In 1943, the Navy started training troops being sent to World War II on the land, which was owned by Parker Ranch at the time. The land was eventually returned to the ranch, but the problem of unexploded ordnance remains in some areas.

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When defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility begins, a two-person team will patrol around the facility looking out for fires, leaks and other emergencies.

The United States is continuing its campaign to deepen security ties with Pacific Island nations. Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Papua New Guinea leaders to discuss developing the country's military strength. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in today's Pacific News Minute.

North Korea fired a pair of short-range ballistic missiles late Monday and early today local time. It was the countryʻs second missile launch in less than a week. The news comes as the United States has taken a new approach: publicly announcing the presence of its submarines in the region. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in todayʻs Asia Minute.

The president of Palau says the United States military is "reactivating" airstrips built by the Japanese during World War Two. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau share treaties with the U.S. called the Compacts of Free Association. Micronesians can migrate visa-free to the U.S. and its territories for education, work, healthcare and more. In turn, the U.S. has strategic denial rights over the waters and airspace.

About $3.6 billion is going into the Navy's shipyard, for upgrades including a new dry dock for Virginia-class and future fast-attack submarines, as well as updating 20-year-old temporary buildings. It represents the largest military construction project in DOD history.