KOA O KE KAI - WARRIORS FROM THE SEA
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The mission of the Navy ROTC Program today ... is to develop young men and women morally, mentally, and physically, and to instill in them the highest ideals of honor, courage, and commitment. The program educates and trains young men and women for leadership positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps!
Aloha! E Komo Mai!
The final Midshipman of the month for the 2021-2022 academic year has been selected and the battalion has voted for Midshipman Kieren Walker. Congrats on a successful year and good luck with your future academic endeavors. The battalion will miss you!
Major: Psychology
Branch: Marine Corps
Desired Job: Criminal Investigation or possibly NCIS
Why did you choose the Marines: "I knew I wanted to serve in the military and was drawn to the Marine Corps' culture + MOSs"
Most Memorable Moment: "Marching up the hill at drill practice"
Any last words to the unit: "It has been a pleasure and I hope I get to see you all commission in the near future."
Congratulations Kieren! Your integrity and strong work ethic will ensure you are successful and happy in any path you take.
Congratulations Kieren! Semper Fi
Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊
All the best, Kieran!
On April 26, 2022 Midshipmen from our NAVL 102 class got the opportunity to visit the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Located on Ford Island, this National Historic Landmark holds some of the many artifacts that tells the United States story of their involvement in World War II. A big thank you to the education manager, William “Spin” Spincola for hosting us and providing such a high quality training and education to our future officers.
Quotes from Midshipman in attendance-
MIDN Nauta: “It was really cool to see the actual aircrafts mostly used in WWII such as the B-29 and to learn about the history of the military while standing at an airbase used at that time. It puts it all into perspective and overall more interesting to learn about.”
MIDN Coleman: “I enjoyed seeing the evolution of the aircraft they had there. It was great to see how they fought in the past in what they fought with. It gives you a great appreciation for both the history of aviation and the progress made in the last century. “
As the semester comes to a close the Koa O Ke Kai battalion ended the year off strong with a unit sunrise run up to the Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse. We are incredibly proud of the teamwork and effort everyone has demonstrated this academic year! We are looking forward to an even better next year🤙 #gonavy #NROTC
Memories forever! Congratulations to a fabulous year! Mahalo to the the staff of the Koa O Ke Kai Battalion for outstanding guidance of these future officers!
Thank you to the Na Leo Lani Chorus for joining us and making this ceremony even more special! It was an honor to have you all sing this evening.
The singing was beautiful, thank you for sharing your talent :)
Watched the whole ceremony and so proud of Midshipman Kirsten Spillman receiving 4 awards!
Congrats and good job to our Midshipmen and staff who completed the Hapalua half-marathon on April 10, 2022. Our battalion is proud of the consistency, hard work, and preparation it took to achieve this. It is definitely well-deserving! And a remark from Midshipman Nauta who competed in the race- “I was very sore afterwards but accomplishing the run with some of the battalion was very rewarding!” We are looking forward the many races in the future! #gonavy
Congratulations to midshipman Nathan Nauta.
Great Job!
Congratulations to our April MIDN of the Month and our Special Projects Officer Midshipman 4/C Vongsy!
Major: Psychology
Branch: Navy
Desired Job: Psychologist
Why did you choose the Navy: “My dad was in the Army and my mom was in the Navy so, of course, I chose the Navy #gonavybeatarmy”
My most memorable memory so far: "Shaving LT Smiths' head, oh wait that hasn’t happened yet... and dressing up in our snazzy summer whites for the USS Daniel Inouye Commissioning ceremony where I got to stand next to SECNAV for a picture."
Congratulations
Congratulations
Hello Lani ! Love you 😘
On March 22nd, 2022 Midshipmen from our Koa O Ke Kai battalion got to participate in a P-8A static display tour. Many Midshipmen in our battalion are interested in Aviation/pilot track, so we are grateful for opportunities like this! Thank you to the aircrew for providing new knowledge to our Midshipmen about the career field and creating strong mentorships for years to come.
Thanks to Koa O Ke Kai Battalion for all the excellent opportunities the Midshipmen get!
On Wednesday, 9th of February 2022, University of Hawai'i at Manoa NROTC Unit completed our first 3rd Class Swim Test! We're set to visit the The Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex (DKAC) again this April!
I guess every midshipman has to be able to swim? I took adult swim lessons from Japanese martinets. They are precise.
On April 1st, our Midshipmen got the opportunity to visit the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) 'Easyriders' located on the Marine Corps Base Hawai'i, Kaneohe Bay. While there, our Midshipmen got a tour inside the helicopter and got to practice inside the simulator. Thank you to LT Kevin “Bonesaw” Lois for presenting the “Capabilities and Limitations” brief, LT Kori “Smirk” Trotter for running the simulator, LT Brett “Scotty” Nellis, and the fellow aircrewmen that helped during the static display in the aircraft hangar and furthering our knowledge on the Naval aviation community!
Today our Midshipmen and fellow University of Hawai'i students participated in a campus wide blood drive sponsored by our Naval ROTC Battalion and the Mānoa Staff Senate. Thank you to everyone who donated and the ongoing cooperation with the Blood Bank of Hawai'i!
Good job!
On March 3rd, Midshipmen in the NAVL 102 class got the opportunity to visit the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park located in Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i. Launched on 7 December 1942, exactly one year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS Bowfin is a fleet attack submarine that fought in the Pacific during WWII. Our Midshipmen got the chance to tour the Submarine, ask questions, and further their knowledge on Naval history. Thank you to the educational outreach team on the USS Bowfin for providing us with this amazing opportunity!
Congratulations to our March MIDN of the Month and our Community Service and Joint Operations Officer Midshipman 4/C Hata.
Major: Asia-Pacific Strategic Affairs
Branch: Navy
Desired Job: Surface Warfare
Why did you choose the Navy: I chose the Navy because I’ve always wanted to join the Navy. Water has always been a huge part of my life from the swim team at Aiea High school to going to the beach every weekend at Makapu’u beach, water has always been a huge pillar in my life. Growing up in Hawai’i and being inspired by legends like Eddie Aikau, and George Helm makes you want to sail the ocean even more, but sail with a purpose at heart like the crew of the Hōkūleʻa.
My most memorable memory so far: There’s a lot of good memories I’ve made in ROTC so far from the all hands on deck turkey bowl games, to the amazing guests speakers we’ve had such as Admiral Gumataotao, or the Royal Navy officers; but the most memorable was being a part of the commissioning ceremony for the USS Daniel Inouye, and being from a Japanese American nisei family whose ancestors are buried at Punchbowl National Cemetery, the ceremony was all the more special.
Thank you to Rear Admiral (Ret.), Peter Gumataotao, U.S. Navy, Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for visiting our Leadership Lab!
Our MIDN have such stellar opportunities!
We are so blessed with the local community support and interest in our program! This day was huge and similar to the Maile Lei Ceremony of 2021.
We had interest and joint involvement from Hawaii News Now, Kaleo Student Org, UH News, Pacific Historic Parks and of course our home school- University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
Aloha and Good Morning! No Ma’am I believe he might be in the next session! Thank you for your support to the unit!! We love seeing support from families back home!!
I appreciate the pictures and videos posted, gives us a glimpse of what goes on
Is that Dominguez in the back?
What type of training is this?
Oh ok, thank you!
Our NROTC Unit Facebook Ohana heard it first!
We are showing the Pacific Historic Park's new state of the art VRs to a group of our NROTC students at UH Manoa next this morning, Feb. 22, at Sakamaki Hall.
Instructor is Lt. Smith and this is our NAVL 102 Class Session on World War II: Pear Harbor lecture.
Thank you to Mr. Westin Saito, a fellow UHM Alumni at the Pacific Historic Park
Congratulations to our February MIDN of the Month and Batallion Physical Training Instructor (PTI) Midshipman 4/C Yamaguchi.
Major: Kinesiology
Branch: Marines
Desired MOS: MARSOC Raider
Why Marines: "I chose the Marines because I was inspired by their respect, honor, courage, tradition, reputation, and for their ability to fight anytime, anywhere."
Most Memorable Moment so far: "The most memorable moments are waking up early and seeing my fellow Midshipmen/friends first thing in the morning and knowing that we'll do great things in the future."
Thank you to our guest speaker, Mr. Gerado Hernandez, Former Submarine Assistant Navigator, for visiting our Navigation course. Mr. Hernandez spoke about Electronic Charts & GPS.
Thank you to all our guest speakers imparting valuable first hand knowledge and dedicating the time and energy to do an in-depth presentation with Q&A.
I see you son, 😍
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