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Navy Reserve Capt. Ryan K. Mahelona salutes the ensign during his promotion ceremony to Rear Admiral lower half aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 5, 2024.
241005-N-KN989-1041.JPG Photo By: Melvin J Gonzalvo

Oct 24, 2024
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM - Navy Reserve Capt. Ryan K. Mahelona salutes the ensign during his promotion ceremony to Rear Admiral lower half aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 5, 2024. Mahelona is the third Native Hawaiian to be promoted to admiral in the Navy following in the footsteps of Rear Adm. Gordon Paiea Chung-Hoon and Vice Adm. Robert Kihune. Mahelona is currently serving as deputy chief of staff for Warfare Readiness and Integration, Navy Reserve, Naval Information Force Reserve Headquarters, Suffolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Melvin J. Gonzalvo)


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