| Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Navy Region Hawaii | |
|---|---|
 Command insignia of Navy Region Hawaii | |
| Active | 1999 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Region Commander |
| Part of | Naval Installations Command |
| HQ | Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii |
| Nickname(s) | CNRH |
| Commanders | |
 Commander | RDML Brian Fort |
 Chief of Staff | CAPT James Jenks |
 Command Master Chief | CMDCM David B. Carter |
Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH or NAVREGHI) is one of eleven current naval regions responsible to Commander, Navy Installations Command for the operation and management of Naval shore installations in Hawaii. The region is commanded by RDML Brian Fort, who also serves additionally as the commander of Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific.
The region's most important installation, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam hosts two of United States Pacific Command subordinate Service components - United States Pacific Fleet on the Pearl Harbor side, and Pacific Air Forces on the Hickam side. The region also oversees installation support for the Pacific Missile Range Facility, the world's largest instrumented, multi-dimensional testing and training missile range in Kekaha, Hawaii.
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History[edit | edit source]
Most of the current day boundaries of Navy Region Hawaii encompass what was previously known as the Fourteenth Naval District. The Fourteenth District was formed in 1916 by then-Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles H. Darling, headquartered on the property of Naval Station Pearl Harbor. By 1945, the district consisted of the following geographic areas: the Hawaiian Islands, and islands to westward, including Midway, Wake, Kure, and Johnston, and Kingman Reef.[1]
The Fourteenth Naval District was disestablished on 30 June 1979 and control was passed on to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.[3]
Subordinate Units/Installations[edit | edit source]
As an Echelon III commander, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii reports directly to Commander, Navy Installations Command for the operation and readiness of the following subordinate commands/installations:
- Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
- Pacific Missile Range Facility
Commander, Navy Surface Group Middle Pacific Active November 2008 - present Country United States Branch United States Navy Type Group Commander Part of United States Third Fleet &
Naval Surface Forces PacificHQ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Nickname(s) NAVSURFGRU MIDPAC Commanders 
CommanderRDML Brian Fort Chief of StaffCAPT Eric Weilenman Command Master ChiefCMDCM (SW/SS) Robert Crossno [edit | edit source]
The commander of Navy Region Hawaii is also responsible to Commander, United States Third Fleet (operationally) and Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific (administratively) as the Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, a command that is responsible for the maintenance and training of all surface ships homeported in Hawaii.[2]
As of July 2016,[3] SURFGRU MIDPAC was responsible for Destroyer Squadron 31 and the USS Port Royal (CG-73), both which are homeported at Naval Station Pearl Harbor.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Fourteenth Naval District". https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/research-guides/lists-of-senior-officers-and-civilian-officials-of-the-us-navy/district-commanders/fourteenth-naval-district.html.
- ↑ "http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/cnsgmp/Pages/AboutUs.aspx". http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/cnsgmp/Pages/AboutUs.aspx.
- ↑ "STANDARD NAVY DISTRIBUTION LIST ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE OPERATING FORCES OF THE U.S. NAVY". https://doni.documentservices.dla.mil/SECNAV%20Manuals/Administrative%20Organization%20of%20the%20Operating%20Forces%20of%20the%20U.S.%20Navy.pdf.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Navy website http://www.navy.mil/swf/index.asp.Regions and Shore Installations of the United States NavyNaval District Washington Navy Region Northwest Navy Region Southwest Navy Region Southeast Navy Region Mid-Atlantic - NSA Saratoga Springs
- NAVSTA Newport,
- NSA Hampton Roads,
- NSA HR-Portsmouth at NMCP
- NSA Northwest Annex
- NAVWPNSTA Yorktown,
- NAS Oceana
- SUBASE New London
- NWS Earle
- NAVSTA Great Lakes
- NSA Lakehurst
- JEB Little Creek-Fort Story
- Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg(Naval Supply Systems Command)
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- Naval Station Norfolk
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- §NIOC Sugar Grove§
- Surface Combat Systems Command Wallops Island Wallops Island, Virginia[lower-roman 1]
- NSA Crane
Navy Region Hawaii Navy Region Japan[lower-roman 2] - Naval Air Facility Atsugi
- Naval Air Facility Misawa onboard Misawa Air Base (support services to Naval personnel)
- Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia
- United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka
- United States Fleet Activities Sasebo
- Naval Air Facility Kadena onboard Kadena Air Base (support services to Naval personnel)
Navy Region Korea [lower-roman 3] Joint Region Marianas [lower-roman 4] - U.S. Naval Base Guam
- Naval Support Activity Andersen Guam
Singapore Area Commander [lower-roman 5] - Navy Region Center, Singapore
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Support services only
- ↑ Commanded by Commander Naval Forces Japan
- ↑ Commanded by Commander Naval Forces Korea
- ↑ Commanded by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas
- ↑ Dual hat command with Commander, Task Force 73
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