The Navy is moving ahead with plans to expand and modernize vast training areas used in waters off Hawaii and California, including the addition of mine warfare ranges, the service announced.

As the Army carries out its Transformation Initiative, the 25th Infantry Division’s large-scale combat training now taking place across Hawaii is providing a glimpse of the future of warfare.

The Army has activated a Pacific-based detachment tasked with countering disinformation and “malign influence” aimed at the U.S. and its allies and partners, the first of three such units the service aims to stand up before the end of 2026.

Conti Federal Services of Orlando has been awarded a $97.3 million contract to construct company operations facilities and a troop aid station at the Army’s Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.