KEKAHA, Hawaii. Capt. Brett Stevenson, commanding officer of Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands and Command Senior Chief Will Kalmbach present ho`okupu (gifts) during a Ka Mauiki`iki`i O Ke Kauwela (summer solstice) event at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands. The ceremony is held the day after the annual repatriation of pre-Western contact remains into the permanent home of the Lua Kupapa`u O Nohili crypt at PMRF and honors the ancestors of these families. PMRF is the worldÕs largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)PHILIPPINE SEA. Sailors on a rigid-hull inflatable boat sail towards the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a search and rescue drill for Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Javier Reyes)PHILIPPINE SEA. Sailors on a rigid-hull inflatable boat sail towards the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a search and rescue drill for Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Javier Reyes)
