Philippine Consul General Gina Jamoralin with Rear Admiral Richard L. Williams Jr. US Navy, outgoing Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, at the reception after the Change of Command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
2 July 2015 - Philippine Consulate General officials attended the Change of Command Ceremony for the Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific on 26 June 2015 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii. Rear Admiral Richard L. Williams Jr, US Navy was relieved by Rear Admiral John V. Fuller, US Navy. The ceremony included reading of official orders by the relieving officer and the officer being relieved, as part of naval tradition , which is designed to ensure that only duly authorized officers held command and that all aboard were aware of the authority of that command.
The new commander, Navy Region Hawaii, Rear Admiral John Fuller, son of a retired Army Colonel, received his commission from the United States Naval Academy in 1987. Vice Admiral Kenneth Floyd, USN, Commander, US 3rd Fleet was invited as keynote speaker while Vice Admiral Dixon Smith, USN, Commander, Navy Installations Command was invited as guest speaker.
Philippine Consul General Gina Jamoralin with Rear Admiral John V. Fuller, US Navy, new Commander, Navy Region Hawaii during the reception following the Change of Command at
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
The Commander of Navy Region Hawaii oversees the US Navy’s largest and most strategic island base in the Pacific, home to Pacific combatant, component and submarine force command headquarters. The first official naval base in Hawaii was established in 1899 as Naval Station Honolulu. In 1908, the US Congress authorized funds for the construction of a coaling station and shipyard which later on became a world class naval base in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor Naval Station was dedicated August 21, 1919 by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. The 14th Naval District commander was responsible for the operation and support of all naval facilities in the Hawaiian islands as Pearl Harbor later grew to become America’s key repair and replenishment base in the Pacific. The Navy Region Hawaii has supported Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Asia. (source: US Navy, History of Navy Region Hawaii)
In 2010, Naval Station Pearl Harbor joined with Hickam Air Force Base to become Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as a single joint installation to support both air and sea missions in the Pacific. END
