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2012 Change of Command at U.S. Pacific Fleet
Today at Pearl Harbor, in a change-of-command ceremony at Kilo Pier, Admiral Cecil D. Haney became the new commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. He succeeds Admiral Patrick M. Walsh, who was the commander for the past two years, who is now retiring after 34 years in the Navy. Walsh was honored for his service with many stories of his accomplishments, as well as a few laughs, while his wife, Andy, was also honored during the ceremony for her service as a leader among Navy spouses. Speaking at the ceremony were Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, the Chief of Naval Operations, and Admiral Robert F. Willard, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command.
Thanks go out to Pacific Fleet for inviting me to cover this event!
The USS Missouri and the USS Arizona Memorial served as the ceremony's backdrop.
Admiral Patrick M. Walsh salutes as he arrives at the stage.
Scenes from Black Friday 2010
I guess going to Ala Moana for Black Friday is now a yearly tradition for me, but honestly, this year I was underwhelmed and all too lazy about waiting in lines, so I bailed pretty early. I did get a nice pair of $90 Guess jeans for only $30, so that was cool, but the Victoria’s Secret line was WAY too intense for me this year…and the same deals were available online, so I just bought everything I’d wanted online AND had free shipping plus the free tote bag. I’ve read on NonStopHonolulu’s Black Friday coverage that some girls had been waiting since 9pm last night for the same deals…crazy!
After I had decided I was going to go home, I snapped a few photos around the mall before leaving:
JPAC – National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony
JPAC, or the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, hosted a ceremony in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day on September 17th, 2010, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Here are some of my images from the event.
Kawaii Kon 2010
Well, another Kawaii Kon, Hawaii’s own anime convention, has once again passed, in all its geeky glory. I was actually fortunate enough to have one of my photos from last year’s Kon on the cover of Metromix with a few additional photos accompanying the article!
Webcam shot of me with my second Metromix cover!
The guy wearing black on the cover actually came and found me during this year’s Kon to thank me for having the photo published. Apparently he’s a teacher on the Big Island, and several of his students brought the paper in to show him they’d seen his picture! Fun times.
While I’ve been going to the Kon since 2007, Ed’s first year of going was last year’s 2009 convention, during which he can actually remember seeing me in costume.
In costume as Rinoa from Final Fantasy VIII. Gun not related. Kawaii Kon 2009.
I, on the other hand, have no recollection of seeing him, but that’s probably because he wasn’t in costume himself! But, this year, circumstances found me costume-less myself, and so I settled for photographing others over the weekend, especially my friend from Maui, Caleb, whose Star Wars inspired Mandalorian armor is always a huge hit at Kon.
© 2010-2012 Dallas Nagata White
