Wyatt Olson

Wyatt Olson is based in the Honolulu bureau, where he has reported on military and security issues in the Indo-Pacific since 2014. He was Stars and Stripes’ roving Pacific reporter from 2011-2013 while based in Tokyo. He was a freelance writer and journalism teacher in China from 2006-2009.

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Navy launches safety campaign after rash of child deaths, injuries from window falls

Navy Installations Command has launched a campaign to raise awareness among parents and caregivers about window safety in military housing after two small children fell to their deaths from windows this summer at Naval Base San Diego.

A woman in a purple shirt and Hawaiian lei shakes hands with a man in a blue blazer and Hawaiian lei while seated at a table, with U.S. and Hawaii flags behind them in front of a window.

University of Hawaii students to aid Pentagon’s war-dead recovery mission

Shooting death on Navy property declared a homicide by Honolulu medical examiner

A military service member in camouflage uniform stacks cases of bottled water in front of a green-colored wall.

Thousands more plaintiffs added in litigation over Red Hill water contamination

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Soldier held in fatal shooting at Navy installation in Hawaii

A 23-year-old man died of his wounds following a shooting at a Navy installation in Oahu, and a soldier assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Sustainment Brigade, Hawaii, is in custody in connection.

The top of a submarine is seen above the water line next to a pier with a tropical treeline in the background.

Fast-attack submarine USS Indiana shifts homeport to Pearl Harbor

The fast-attack submarine USS Indiana arrived at its new homeport in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, becoming the third Virginia-class boat to join Submarine Squadron 7.

A man in an olive-green button-down shirt speaks into a microphone while standing in a grassy area next to an Army officer in camouflage uniform and in front of an armored vehicle.

Army on cusp of human-machine fusion in warfighting, service’s secretary says

Speaking at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll predicted it won’t be long before the military is blending humans and machines in squads that mimic the stuff of science fiction.

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Attack submarine USS Toledo homeports in Hawaii after major overhaul

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo recently arrived at its new homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii to join Submarine Squadron 7 after undergoing a major modernization overhaul.

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Infantry division in Hawaii swapping howitzers for HIMARS

The 25th Infantry Division took delivery of its first three HIMARS launchers as the Army moves to increase the firing range and mobility of its Pacific ground forces.

A man in a white hazmat suit dumps soil from a wheelbarrow into a large scoop attached to a tractor.

Staff shortage hinders Navy program in Hawaii tasked with cleanup of contaminated sites

The manager of the Navy’s program overseeing cleanup of toxic “forever” chemicals at the Red Hill fuel facility told Hawaii lawmakers her team is operating at half its staff after six months of workforce reductions and a hiring freeze by the Trump administration.

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Navy’s Pacific Partnership mission kicks off 6-month run with Pearl Harbor stop

USS Pearl Harbor pulled into its namesake port this week as it prepares for its six-month stint leading the Pacific Partnership mission, the Navy’s largest annual maritime humanitarian and medical assistance mission in the Indo-Pacific.

A diver in scuba gear is seen just below the surface of water next to the wreckage of a ship, with the sky above the waterline at the top of the scene.

USS Arizona Memorial tour reservations paused amid preservation efforts

The National Park Service is temporarily suspending advance reservations for tours of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor scheduled past Sept. 3 due to ongoing preservation work to the popular tourist site.

Army officer faced retaliation over Red Hill advocacy, IG concludes

A Hawaii-based Army officer faced command retaliation for communicating with Congress about the Navy’s jet-fuel tainted tap water in 2021, according to a Defense Department watchdog.

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Air Force suspends plan to land cargo rockets on remote Pacific atoll

The Department of the Air Force has suspended plans to use Johnston Atoll, an isolated Pacific island about 700 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii, as a test site for landing rockets as it considers alternative sites.

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