PACIFIC OCEAN -- The first frigate to complete the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade, HMAS Arunta has successfully fired Surface-to-Air Missiles at Exercise Rim of the Pacific in Hawaii.Conducted alongside ships from Canada and the United States, the firing demonstrated the...

WASHINGTON -- The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has signed a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Navy to establish a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit at the University on the island of Oahu, which will begin training students in the fall of 2021.The University of Hawaiʻi at...

MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygiene kits to support Davao City’s efforts to address COVID-19. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim handed over the items to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during a virtual event on Wednesday,...

PACIFIC OCEAN (August 22, 2020) -- U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Damian Castillo–Sakihara, from Killeen, Texas, is assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Castillo–Sakihara has been a member of the U.S. Navy for more than three years and is currently...

U.S. Navy -- The “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 held an inflight change of command ceremony Aug. 26, while embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).Cmdr. Josh Ales relieved Cmdr. Bryan M. Haney as the commanding officer of VAQ-141.Haney, a native of...