PACIFIC OCEAN - Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Somaia Ahmadi is an Assistant Marine Engineer Officer whose ancillary duty as the environmental officer onboard Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) is to ensure all environmental matters are taken care of. Waste...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The first-ever use of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, a remotely piloted aircraft, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 sinking exercise (SINKEX), July 12...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Private Lucas Hinselwood joined the Australian Army in 2020 and is a Rifleman at 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment. He has deployed to the Middle East for the Afghan Repatriation in 2021 and is currently on his first major exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)...

NORFOLK, Va. - Wagging tails and smiling faces are filling the hangar bays of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) once a week throughout the month of July as the ship prepares for an upcoming deployment. The canines are welcome visitors to the ship increasing morale, joy,...

ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Navy’s first management advisory group — known as Naval Junior Officer Counsel (NJOC) — recently unveiled a new method for sharing ideas, insights and concerns with senior leadership...

Team members from the Navy’s Talent Management Task Force (TMTF) presented Sailors career enhancing programs during the MyNavy HR Career Management Symposium held July 13 and 14.This CDS was divided between Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Air Station Oceana, allowing for a wider group of Sailors to...

The Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship is transporting the Navy’s newest connectors to their new homeport, highlighting the significant capabilities being delivered to the Navy from the Gulf Coast.  Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 103 and 104, received a lift of...

TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands – U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Detail Tinian, supported by U.S. Marines with the 7th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), have proudly upheld NMCB-3’s “Better Than Best” motto by executing multinational, joint service...

PACIFIC OCEAN - Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) tested its main guns and other batteries in a series of live firing events during the at-sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12 - 16...

PEARL HARBOR – Divers and boat operators from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army collaborated with divers from the Republic of Korea Navy and the Australian Deployable Geospatial Survey Team to practice evaluating and clearing underwater hazards following a simulated hurricane as part of Rim of the...