WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard suspends search for missing male at Gun Beach, Guam * SANTA RITA, Guam - Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam suspended the search for a 28-year-old male who was swept beyond the reef line at Gun Beach, Tumon, on Aug. 14, 2026. Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Guam Fire Department, and Guam Police Department conducted an extensive five-day search  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Pacific Partnership 2026 arrives in Dili, Timor-Leste * DILI, Timor-Leste -The U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026 mission stop in Dili, Timor-Leste, began on Aug. 12, 2026, and will run through Aug. 26, marking the mission's eighth return to the country and bringing together service members from partner nations-Canada, Germany, and New Zealand. Previous Timorese performers dance during the Pa  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * U.S. Space Force and Japan successfully launch U.S. sovereign space domain awareness payload aboard QZS-7 satellite * Summary: Second launch successfully completed in first-ever bilateral U.S. Japan cooperative space effort. Allied partnership enables better management and protection of space assets, ensuring a more secure and reliable space environment. Combat Forces Command's Mis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 25-04253-243) entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System in Honolulu, Hawaii." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) established the Healthcare Facility Inspection program to review Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities on an approximately three-year cycle. The OIG inspected the VA P  more