Posts Tagged: Pohakuloa

Airborne – depleted uranium in Hawai’i

Posted by https://www.dmzhawaii.org/?author=3 & filed under DMZ-Hawai'i / Aloha 'Aina In the News, Hawai'i, Kaua'i & Ni'ihau.

Airborne The lowdown on depleted uranium in Hawai’i Keith Bettinger Jun 13, 2007 ‘Damage control’ has taken on a new meaning over the past year as military officials grapple with episode after episode of discarded and forgotten munitions. In addition to the tons of chemical weapons dumped offshore and conventional weapons of unknown origin resting… Read more »

Nonstop war duty tests Marines

Posted by https://www.dmzhawaii.org/?author=3 & filed under Hawai'i, O'ahu.

Nonstop war duty tests Marines By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer KANE’OHE BAY – Less than four months ago, Lt. Col. Norm Cooling and his 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines were getting ready to leave Afghanistan after a seven-month deployment. Many of the 1,000 Hawai’i Marines humped heavy loads through remote mountain valleys, camping for days… Read more »