Three members of the 17th Operational Weather Squadron who showed up in military whites to watch the Armed Forces Classic had zero rooting interest in the teams involved, but that didn’t mean they weren’t having a good time.
For one thing, the Navy servicemen were cut loose early from work, where they assist Air Force operations with weather issues.
For another thing, it was an elite sporting event in Honolulu.
“You don’t get a lot of big-time college basketball here, or a lot of big-time sports,” said Noah Brown, a Petty Officer Second Class from South Dakota.
While Brown said he is mostly a Nebraska fan, his squadron mate, Seaman Apprentice Daniel Suarez of Homestead, Florida, follows the University of Miami and Anthony Castadero, a Petty Officer Third Class from Long Island, New York, says he mostly just follows the Knicks.
“I did go to a Hofstra game,” he said.
