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HONOLULU (KHON2) -- It was tense hours for those stuck inside The Kahala Hotel and Resort during Saturday’s barricade. A guest who stayed two flights above the suspect said he has traveled back home, but it is an experience that is difficult to leave behind. Get Hawaii’s latest news sent to your inbox, click here to subscribe to News 2 You, a daily newsletter. https://nxslink.khon2.com/join/6sd/signup A gunman barricaded himself inside his hotel room and forced all guests at the Kahala to seek shelter. Some people sheltered in the lobby and ballroom, others like David Fox remained inside their room when...

A former Navy submariner sent to prison for photographing his ship’s classified engine compartments has filed a presidential clemency request, arguing that President-elect Donald Trump should realize the sailor was a “scapegoat” amid the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified material. The paperwork was filed Monday with the Justice Department’s office of the pardon attorney, which now will conduct an investigation. The case of former Machinist Mate 1st Class Kristian Saucier has become a cause celebre for conservatives. They watched the young sailor go to prison for carelessness with classified information while Mrs. Clinton avoided any punishment from...

A paramedic has been accused of swiping James Gandolfini‘s $3,000 Rolex as he laid dying from a massive heart attack. Claudio Bevilacqua, 43, allegedly stole the Submariner watch from “The Sopranos” star after he collapsed in the Boscolo Luxury Hotel Exedra in Rome during a family trip in June 2013, according to NBC News. He was rushing Gandolfini to the hospital that night when the timepiece disappeared, though it is unclear if it vanished from his hotel room or while the actor was wearing it

T'was the night before Christmas, and what no-one could see, The men with the dolphins were under the sea. Most of the crew was flat on their backs, Snoring and dreaming all snug in their racks. Those men on watch were making their rounds, Some manning the planes or listening for sounds. Back in maneuvering or down in the room, They all hoped the oncoming watch would come soon. I'd finished some PM's whose time was now due, And hoped for some sleep, even an hour or two. Against better judgment I took a short stroll, And found myself wandering...

Received from a fellow submariner. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Eo6INrPW4

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2010 – In wartime, servicemembers often are required to master and perform duties outside their area of expertise. Navy Lt. David M. Bartles reviews a report of operations being conducted in eastern Afghanistan at the joint operations command center at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. B. Todd Willis  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Navy Lt. David M. Bartles, 29, spent his three previous years of duty on a nuclear submarine. Now, he’s the night-shift battle captain for the Combined Joint Task Force 82 information operations section. “It’s definitely...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2009 – Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Korey Ketola recalled that he was uneasy when he embarked on his first submarine patrol in 1983. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Korey Ketola, current holder of the Neptune Award for having completed 35 strategic submarine patrols -- the most patrols among active-duty officers and enlisted members in the Navy -- poses with his 2005 Neptune Award, which he received for completing 29 patrols, at Naval Submarine Base King’s Bay, Ga., Feb. 18, 2009. DoD photo by Gerry J. Gilmore  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “I was scared,”...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Jan. 26, 2006 — Thanks to some help from a Hawaii-based submariner, soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will be a little safer in Iraq. Christopher Shannon, command master chief for Submarine Squadron 7, presented about 100 shipboard flash hoods that he collected to Chief Petty Officer Eric Tyler of Naval Security Group Activity Kunia Jan. 20 for use by the soldiers in Iraq. Shannon is spearheading an effort to send extra Navy flash hoods to soldiers in Iraq. The hoods, which are designed to protect the neck and face from burns while fighting fires aboard Navy...

Capt. Slade Deville Cutter, a renowned Naval Academy football player and boxer who later as a World War II submariner was credited with sinking a record number of Japanese ships while earning four Navy Crosses, died of heart failure Thursday at the Ginger Cover retirement community in Annapolis. He was 93. "He was clearly one of World War II's great submarine heroes and compiled a magnificent record. He was a top-flight person and an outstanding athlete, and there is no question that he is a genuine hero," said retired Rear Adm. Charles Minter, a friend, and member of the Naval...

Byron Holland/Sun Journal Wheeler Lipes, seen in the December 2002 file photo, is a former submariner who performed surgeries in WWII. After many years and publications featuring his historic and controversial work, Lipes will finally receive the Navy Commendation Medal. Navy Commendation Medal to be awarded to former pharmacists' mate Wheeler Lipes will finally get his medal. Sixty-three years ago, Lipes performed a historic and controversial surgery aboard a submarine, saving a young sailor's life. For Lipes, who has been battling pancreatic cancer in recent years, it will be gratifying to receive the Navy Commendation Medal. "I certainly didn't...

USS Charlotte Deploys to Western Pacific Story Number: NNS040901-08 Release Date: 9/1/2004 10:18:00 AM By Journalist 3rd Class Corwin Colbert, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- USS Charlotte (SSN 766) departed for a Western Pacific deployment from its homeport of Pearl Harbor Aug. 25. According to Cmdr. Dennis Carpenter, commanding officer of Charlotte, during the last several months, the crew has been training non-stop for the upcoming deployment. “Charlotte has completed the rigorous training cycle that all submarines go through," he said. "We look forward to helping keep peace in the 7th...

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