HONOLULU, HI - Commander of Joint Base Hickam Pearl Harbor
here, Capt. Jesse James along with Col. Restituto Padilla, AFP Liaison to US
PACOM, led a crowd of Filipino-American navy personnel and civilians in giving
a warm welcome to the officers and crew of BRP Alcaraz when the ship arrived in
Pier Bravo 26 July 12, 2013 early morning.
Capt. James and Col. Padilla and the rest of the
welcome party gathered early to formally welcome the crew of BRP Alcaraz in a
simple ceremony at Pier Bravo 26. “I love the Philippines. I love having
Filipinos here. I hope they’ll have a good time,” said Capt. James.
Consequent to the ceremony,
a briefing on the base regulations was conducted to the Philippine Navy
sailors. Thence, an emotional meet and greet with the Filipino-Americans came
about to build up Filipino solidarity and nationalism.
The whole day is bursting
with activities for the ship’s crew. Aside from hauling of food provisions,
re-watering, and other admin and logistics activities, the ship’s command team
is scheduled to pay a courtesy call to Rear Adm. Williams, the Commander of
Navy Region Hawaii.
The ship will also be open
for public while in the evening, there will be a potluck party organized by the
Filipino-American community, which is expected to be filled with fun, music and
various entertainment.
Hawaii is the third port stop of the ship since she left Charleston, South Carolina on her journey to the Philippines. She made her previous port stops in Panama and San Diego. She is set to have a port stop in Guam prior her final destination, Philippines.
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