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Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pōhakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor on Monday, Feb. 27, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. via Saddle Road, Mamalahoa Highway, Waikoloa Road, Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kawaihae Road.

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Pōhakuloa Training Area has updated its public website to provide more information to the community.

The website features a revised history of the installation, an updated phone directory and two new tabs which provide information on unit training at PTA and copies of current press releases.

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Oahu-based military units will convoy
from Pōhakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor on Jan. 28, Jan. 30, Feb. 1 and Feb. 2 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. via Saddle Road, Mamalahoa Highway, Waikoloa Road, Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Akoni Pule corridor.

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Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pōhakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor on Thursday, Jan. 26, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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Drivers along the Saddle Road may have seen some smoke in the sky from some airbursts over Pohakuloa Training Area Thursday (Jan 19). The military is conducting training maneuvers at PTA.

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Hunting activities at Pohakuloa Training Area will be closed indefinitely due to military live-fire training exercises. This closure is effective Jan. 7 until further notice.

Hunter’s are encouraged to plan alternate hunting activities on Hawaii island during the closures.

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Military units will convoy from Kawaihae Harbor to Pohakuloa Training Area, Jan. 4, 6, 8 and 10, 2012, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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Navy aircraft from Carrier Air Wing TWO aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will conduct training exercises which include dropping flares and bombs between 10-11 p.m. over the two day period.

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), a member of the Veterans’ Affairs and Armed Services Committees, issued the following statement today after the Senate approved the VOW to Hire Heroes Act by vote of 94-1. This bill encourages businesses to hire unemployed veterans and wounded warriors and creates training programs to help them [...]

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Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

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Hawaii-Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pohakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor Nov.7, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and Nov.8, between 8 and 10 a.m.

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The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) concluded the flight operations portion of High Altitude Mountainous Environmental Training (HAMET) on the Island of Hawaii, today (Oct 28).

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