Service beyond uniform: Pacific Missile Range Facility conducts quarterly Adopt a Highway cleanup
Sailors and staff from Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands on Kaua‘i came together last week to volunteer for an Adopt a Highway cleanup, demonstrating that service extends beyond the uniform and U.S. Navy base.
The quarterly cleanup is part of the facility’s partnership with Hawai‘i Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program.
The Pacific Missile Range Facility ‘ohana take pride in its responsibility to care for the land and community where they live and serve.
“Through teamwork and shared purpose, we strengthen our [Pacific Missile Range Facility] ‘ohana, reinforce Navy core values and leave our environment better for those who come after us,” wrote the facility in a Feb. 9 Facebook post. “Special thanks to all of the volunteers who showed up to pick up trash and remove debris from along the highway. Your efforts helped to beautify the land and create a safer space for the native wildlife nesting nearby. Mahalo!”
Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands sailors and staff arrive at first light at the facility’s main gate for safety briefing before conducting the first quarterly highway cleanup event of 2026 in Kekaha. (Contributed photo by PMRF’s Tim Ashby)(Photo Credit: Tim Ashby/Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands/Courtesy of facility’s Facebook page)- Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands Executive Officer Cdr. Eli Marshall, left, thanks facility sailors and staff for their volunteerism and teamwork during last week’s Adopt a Highway cleanup event. (Photo Courtesy: Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands Facebook page)
- Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands sailors and staff gather for post-cleanup briefing during last week’s quarterly Adopt a Highway event in Kekaha. (Photo Courtesy: Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands Facebook page)
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