NIP Hawaii Welcomes INDOPACOM JIOC Commander to the Island

NIP’s Hawaii chapter welcomed Captain Jamie Fraser-Loria to Oahu with a social event at Captain Jeff Buschmann’s home on 11 August. Captain Fraser-Loria joined the Hawaii team as the commanding officer of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Operations Command (JIOC) on 22 August. Captain Buschmann (Director of Intelligence, U.S. Pacific Fleet) and his wife Nicole hosted the welcome, providing phenomenal hospitality and Nicole’s award-winning cooking to 40 NIP members from all over the island. Rear Admiral Michael  Vernazza, Rear Admiral Thomas Henderschedt, and Colonel Ryan “Gutz” Gutzwiller, U.S. Marine Corps (the outgoing JIOC commander) joined as special guests.

Welcome social for CAPT Jamie Fraser-Loria (pictured in center with lei) in Aug 2023