The AP reports that the army completed a demonstration project to remove underwater unexploded ordnance from “ordnance reef” off the Wai’anae coast using unmanned underwater vehicles: The Army said Friday it recovered 74 pieces of decades-old exploded ordnance from the ocean floor off Oahu’s Waianae coast during a three-week effort to clear out most of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2011
International Solidarity grows for Jeju anti-base struggle
A girl holds a banner that reads “Against the Naval Base no matter what (or even until death)!” Photo: Emily Wang. Today, the 66th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, there was a large rally against a naval base in Jeju island. You can follow the developments on the Save Jeju Island website. … Read more »
Two former Schofield soldiers plead guilty of bribery and conspiracy regarding $20 million military contract in Afghanistan
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: Two former Schofield Barracks soldiers who were scheduled to go to trial today on bribery, conspiracy and money laundering charges involving a $20 million military contract in Afghanistan pleaded guilty Monday in federal court. Retired Army Sgt. Charles O. Finch pleaded guilty to one count each of bribery and conspiracy,… Read more »
Jeju Island Activist Sung-Hee Choi Interviewed in Prison
Jeju Island Activist Sung-Hee Choi Interviewed in Prison By David Vine July 26, 2011 Last week, I had the honor of going to prison. I was conducting research on South Korea’s beautiful Jeju Island, off the country’s southern coast, and was lucky enough to be one of the two people per day allowed to… Read more »
US military will be based on Australian soil – just don’t call it a US ‘base’
When is a foreign military base not a military base? When it’s a ‘lily-pad’ in the U.S. military’s global network of bases. The Herald Sun reports: “US military hardware and personnel are set to be permanently placed in Australia, though both governments continue to avoid the word “base””. The U.S. is negotiating an agreement with… Read more »
Army has no plans for live fire in Makua
The new commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific may be softening his position with regard to live fire training in Makua. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: There may be no Army live-fire training in Makua Valley for years to come, and possibly never again, the new commanding general of the U.S. Army in the… Read more »
Pilot error caused copter crash
An army investigation of a 2009 helicopter crash at Wheeler Army Airfield that killed two pilots concluded that pilot error was the cause. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: The trouble started within two seconds of the helicopter’s engine drive being disengaged from the rotors — the equivalent of putting a car transmission in neutral —… Read more »
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