15 January 2026 U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard coordinate to evacuate ill mariner from cable-laying vessel off Guam SANTA RITA, Guam — A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 safely evacuated and transferred an ill mariner from the 459-foot U.S.-flagged cable-laying ship Decisive on Tuesday, thanks to the coordinated efforts of HSC-25 and the watch at U.S. Coast Guard...
15 January 2026 USCGC Hickory arrives in Guam, restoring full buoy tender capacity in Oceania SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Hickory (WLB 212), a 225-foot Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender, arrived at its new homeport in Guam on Wednesday, following a more than 13,000-mile transit over 71 days from the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore through the Panama Canal...
15 January 2026 Honolulu Defense Forum drives multi-domain dialogue for Indo-Pacific region HONOLULU — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and senior command staff participated in the Honolulu Defense Forum in Honolulu, Jan. 11-13, 2026...
23 December 2025 USS Annapolis Returns to Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment NAVAL BASE GUAM (Dec. 19, 2025) — Los Angeles–class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) returned to its homeport at Naval Base Guam following a routine deployment in the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 19, 2025...
11 December 2025 CNMI, DoW leaders convene Stakeholders Meeting in Saipan, public meeting in Tinian SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — Executive and agency leaders from the Department of War and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government gathered for the CNMI Stakeholders Meeting in Garapan, Saipan, Dec. 4-5...
11 December 2025 Push ceremony sets the OCD25 season in motion TOKYO, Japan — Leadership from the U.S. Air Force, partnering nations and community members gathered for a traditional “push ceremony” that marks the official beginning of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2025...
11 December 2025 U.S., ROK Navies Strengthen Combined Undersea Warfare During Silent Shark 2025 NAVAL BASE GUAM — The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully completed the biennial theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) exercise Silent Shark 2025 in Guam, Dec. 11. Organized by Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG-7), Silent Shark is a long-standing bilateral exercise designed to...
21 November 2025 US Indo-Pacific command officials, FSM representatives partner to enhance regional security, increase defense, deterrence during Joint Committee Meeting ASAN, Guam — Representatives from the U.S. military and Federated States of Micronesia government held a semi-annual bilateral Joint Committee Meeting at the Pohnpei Port Authority conference hall, Nov. 19...