The airman’s identification was withheld pending next of kin notification, according to the 15th Wing on Wednesday. The release provided no further information.
By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 31, 2020 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii The Air Force has identified the airman who died Tuesday while hiking in Hawaii as Capt. Anthony J. Polizzi. The 31-year-old native of New York was assigned to the 15th Maintenance Group at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the Air Force said in a statement Thursday. The group is part of the 15th Wing. Polizzi collapsed while hiking the Moanalua Valley trail on Oahu. He was taken to Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, where he was pronounced dead, the Air Force said. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Capt. Anthony Polizzi,” Col. Dan Dobbels, commander of the 15th Wing, said in the statement. “Our biggest priority is taking care of his family and supporting his fellow Wingmen. I appreciate the outpouring of support from our ohana.”
The airman’s identification was withheld pending next of kin notification, according to the 15th Wing on Wednesday. The release provided no further information.
By WILLIAM COLE | The Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Published: December 31, 2020
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. HONOLULU (Tribune News Service) The Navy last week gave the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to some Pearl Harbor fast-attack submarine crews an indication of the priority given to keeping subsea sailors healthy aboard the warships that are critical to national security but notorious for their close quarters. The vaccinations are among the first for ship crews in the Pacific revealed by the Navy.
Airmen from the Sri Lanka Air Force, or SLAF, engaged with
Pacific Air Forces Airmen during the first virtual and fourth annual Airmen-to-Airmen Talk, known as A2AT hosted from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 15.
Due to
COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s A2AT did not take place in the routine face-to-face format. The meeting included subject matter experts from each country in logistics, flight safety, risk management, crisis response, cyber security and medical procedures in response to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergencies.
A2ATs enable PACAF to expand Indo-Pacific alliances and partnerships through joint discussions with partner nations. This effort is designed to help the Department of Defense work toward a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The joint discussions help PACAF build a networked security architecture capable of deterring aggression, maintaining stability and ensuring free access to common domains.