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Kamehameha's mission ends
Navy officials this week will retire an old warrior of the Cold War, the submarine USS Kamehameha.
Commissioned in 1965 as a ballistic missile submarine and converted for special warfare use in 1992, the nuclear-powered Kamehameha is headed for a Mainland scrap yard later this year. But before that happens, the Navy will praise its memory, beginning with an inactivation ceremony Wednesday at Pearl Harbor. A formal decommissioning ceremony is planned for October in Bremerton, Wash.
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye will speak at the inactivation ceremony. Inouye also spoke at the 1965 launching of the Kamehameha.
Hawai'i man to get first star
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Capt. James E. Beebe of Wahiawa for promotion to rear admiral in the Navy Reserve. Beebe, 47, a graduate of Leilehua High School, is on the staff of the commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, where he serves as the deputy director for ship maintenance/business and financial manager in the Pacific Fleet Maintenance Directorate.
A 1975 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Beebe began his naval career as a nuclear submarine officer, and has served tours aboard nuclear attack and ballistic missile submarines.
His awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and Navy Commendation Medal. He also was recognized as the Federal Manager/Supervisor of the Year for Hawai'i in 1993.
Mighty Mo is base for cadets
Sea Cadets receive a new home aboard the Mighty Mo today, becoming the only Sea Cadets in the nation to be based on a ship.
The Barbers Point Navy League and Honolulu Navy League Council will jointly deactivate the Barbers Point Sea Cadet Squadron and activate the Battleship Missouri Sea Cadet Division in a ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri.
The Battleship Missouri Sea Cadets will meet in a stateroom set aside for the division aboard the battleship. They will conduct onboard Sea Cadet training drills and eventually will take part in greeting visitors and special events and ceremonies.
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps is a federally chartered training organization for youths 11 to 17.
