The commanding officer, executive officer, and command master chief for a ship repair facility in Japan have all been fired.

John Phelan was ostensibly ousted from his job due to insufficient progress on the issue, but his replacement submitted a nearly identical proposal.

SUBIC, Zambales — The Philippine Navy on Thursday held an official send-off for its contingent to the world’s largest international maritime exercise, with the newly commissioned BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) departing from Naval Operating Base here for Hawaii.

The United States Navy’s USS Nimitz will arrive in Jamaica on Monday, the final overseas port call during the warship’s goodwill tour.

The US Navy commissioned the last of its 35 littoral combat ships, the USS Cleveland, earlier this month at a pier in its namesake city.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) marked its first-ever participation in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (Rimpac) 2026 on Thursday, joining a coordinated send-off with the Philippine Navy (PN) as both services deployed contingents to Hawaii for the multinational maritime drills.

The U.S. Navy confirmed the wreck of USS Herring, a World War II submarine lost with 83 sailors aboard, resting 300 feet beneath the surface off Matsuwa Island in the Kuril chain. The discovery, coming 82 years after the boat disappeared during a combat patrol in 1944,

The service is testing a pilot program where sailors can swipe their meal cards at restaurants on base — with the intent of one day moving to chain restaurants.