New commander tapped for Marine Corps in Pacific ADVERTISING New commander tapped for Marine Corps in Pacific HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated a new leader for the Marine Corps in the Pacific. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in
New commander tapped for Marine Corps in Pacific
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated a new leader for the Marine Corps in the Pacific.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a statement Thursday that Lt. Gen. David Berger was appointed to succeed Lt. Gen. John Toolan as the commander of U.S. Marine Forces Pacific. The nomination will go to the U.S. Senate for a vote.
Toolan plans to retire after 40 years of service and two years as the leader of Pacific Marines.
Berger currently commands the I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton in California. He commanded the 1st Marine Division in Afghanistan in 2012.
The Marine Forces Pacific commander leads more than 80,000 Marines and sailors in California, Hawaii, Guam and Japan. He also leads Marines rotating through Australia.
Officers praised for coaxing man off overpass
HONOLULU (AP) — The commander of the Honolulu Police Department’s training academy is praising officers for detaining a suspect who was standing on the edge of an overpass.
Maj. William Baldwin wasn’t involved in the Monday incident but said officers did a good job and helped prevent additional injuries.
“They didn’t rush in. They took their time. It looked like there was one person trying to develop a rapport with that person,” he said.
Police arrested the 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder, although he has not been charged. On Tuesday, he was still in police custody at a hospital, where he was taken for a mental evaluation.
Authorities think the man was fighting with 48-year-old Riley Meade before Meade died Monday morning. The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office said Meade had heart disease and died after his heart stopped beating during a violent struggle. His death was ruled a homicide.
