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MILITARY FAMILIES
Military wives plan meeting
The seventh annual Joint Women's Conference for active and retired military wives in Hawai'i will be Oct. 19-20 at the Hickam Officer's Club.
Participants can choose from 70 workshops, including such subjects as military benefits, small business startups, quality of life and self-improvement.
Registration begins Sept. 7. Forms, with a postmark deadline of Oct. 2, will be available at military exchanges, commissaries and support centers. The cost is $20 for both days, $15 for Friday only, and $10 for Saturday only. Seating is limited to 500 people.
For more information, visit the conference Web site.
VETERANS
Bowfin reunion starts Sept. 19
The annual reunion of the crew of the World War II submarine USS Bowfin will be in Honolulu beginning Sept. 19.
Twenty crew members are expected to attend the reunion, which will include a luncheon at the Royal Hawaiian's Surf Room on Sept. 21.
The USS Bowfin, whose nickname is the "Pearl Harbor Avenger," was launched on Dec. 7, 1942. Its crew was recognized for bravery in nine successful combat patrols.
The Bowfin is one of five World War II-era ships to earn both the Presidential Unit Citation and the Navy Unit Commendation. It is one of 15 World War II submarines remaining in the United States.
NAVY
USS Frederick has returned
More than 200 sailors returned home Friday from a five-month deployment in the Western Pacific, aboard the USS Frederick.
The tank landing ship, commanded by Cmdr. Roger D. Perkins, participated in amphibious training during Operation Cobra Gold with naval units from Thailand, and during Exercise Balikatan with the Philippine navy.
The Frederick, the only tank landing ship in the U.S. Navy, was commissioned in 1970 and has its home port at Pearl Harbor. It is the primary assault-training platform for Navy reserve forces in the South Pacific.
More information about the USS Frederick and the Navy in Hawai'i can be found on the Web.
ROTC
ROTC cadets attend training
Thirty-six Army ROTC cadets from the University of Hawai'i, Hawai'i Pacific University, Chaminade and Brigham Young University-Hawaii attended advanced cadet leadership training in the Pacific Northwest between June 9 and Aug. 9.
The Army's only national ROTC Advanced Camp is held annually at Fort Lewis, Wash. Cadets participate in a rigorous, 32-day leadership development course, required for all ROTC cadets to become officers in the U.S. Army.
After camp, cadets return to their campuses to finish their final year of study before accepting commissions as second lieutenants.
