Major problems with Guam housing prompted the Navy secretary to open new barracks ahead of schedule and triggered a worldwide review of Navy housing conditions, according to a report released this week by a government watchdog.

A U.S. Navy sailor received a suspended sentence for a traffic accident that killed a Japanese motorcyclist near Yokosuka Naval Base.

U.S. Navy pilots are preparing for the USS George Washington’s inaugural patrol from its new homeport in Japan, conducting carrier-landing drills that, for the first time, include F-35C Lightning IIs on historic Iwo Jima.

Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, who guided the 36th Wing through one of Guam’s most destructive storms in decades, stepped down Thursday, marking the end of a 39-year military career defined by an unorthodox public style.

The first group of U.S. Marines and sailors moved into newly constructed barracks on Guam.

The USS Blue Ridge arrived in Wellington Harbor, marking a historic first visit to New Zealand for the U.S. Navy’s oldest operational warship, the service said.

Naval aviators kicked off 13 days of carrier-landing practice on Iwo Jima as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington prepares for its first deployment since returning to Japan in November.

Mariners lit an emergency beacon that helped the US Coast Guard find them about 140 miles west of Guam.

Rear Adm. Joshua Lasky relieved Rear Adm. Greg Huffman during a change-of-command ceremony in the fitness center at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz.

The Air Force on Guam has never been more ready for a fight — a quality that will prevent one from happening in the first place, according to outgoing 36th Wing commander Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, who added that a conflict in the Western Pacific is highly unlikely thanks to Air Force deterrence in the region.