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ARMY
Comments on Makua sought
The U.S. Army is requesting public comment on work plans for water, soil and air studies on the potential effects of live-fire training at Makua Valley.
The studies and other research will be incorporated into an Environmental Impact Statement.
Some community members already have provided comments for the Army's consideration during a recent public "scoping" period.
The 60-day comment period for the work plans ends Aug. 6. The documents are available for review at www.MakuaEIS.com and at Wai'anae, Pearl City and Wahiawa public libraries, as well as the Hawai'i State Library on South King Street.
NAVY
Sailors, Marines stop at Pearl
More than 4,000 sailors and Marines attached to the USS Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group stopped in Pearl Harbor last week on their way home from a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
The group consisted of Bonhomme Richard with the special-operations capable 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the USS Pearl Harbor and the USS Ogden.
The San Diego-based ships and the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 13th MEU have been deployed since Dec. 1.
Patrol aircraft leave Kane'ohe
The Navy's Patrol Squadron 47, the "Golden Swordsmen," recently deployed from Marine Corps Base Hawai'i in Kane'ohe.
Nine P-3 Orion aircraft, 11 aircrews and 390 service members will be based out of Japan and will fly out of other detachment sites in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Patrol Squadron 4, the "Skinny Dragons," is returning from patrol duties over the Arabian Sea.
AIR FORCE
Pacific may get 30 cargo planes
An Air Force proposal to base a squadron of eight C-17 cargo aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base is part of a larger Air Force plan that calls for 30 total cargo aircraft for Pacific Air Forces.
Eight C-17 Globemaster IIIs also are slated for Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Yokota Air Base in Japan, meanwhile, would replace 10 aging C-130Es with 14 C-130H models.
In Hawai'i and Alaska, the C-17 cargo carriers would be used in part to move soldiers, equipment and vehicles from the Army's new fast-strike brigades, including one plan-ned for Schofield Barracks, to trouble spots around the world.
JOINT SERVICES
Graduation day set at Tripler
Tripler Army Medical Center's intern and resident graduation ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday at Tripler's flagpole.
Lt. Gen. James B. Peake, the Army Medical Department surgeon general, will be the speaker.
The healthcare providers in the graduating class include an Air Force officer, a Navy officer, 101 Army officers and five civilians.
