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STRIPES (Ryan M. Breeden, Ryan Breeden) - Nonprofit reunites Okinawa Marine with beloved dog after 6 months apart | Stars and Stripes

After six months apart, Lance Cpl. Michael Casillas finally welcomed his dog, Margaery, to Okinawa last month with help from a nonprofit.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Nauru, the world's 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero

The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.

WAR (Task Force 70 and Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs) - Sinking Exercise Demonstrates Capabilities of Joint Force

U.S. Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, successfully carried out a live-fire sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 2026, targeting the decommissioned amphibious transport dock USS Juneau off the coast of Guam.

STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - For Marines in the Pacific, logistics remains the toughest fight | Stars and Stripes

The biggest challenge facing Marine Corps Forces Pacific is not firepower or manpower but logistics, the command’s top general said.

STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Nimitz visits Jamaica, Dominican Republic as carrier nears the end of its likely final deployment | Stars and Stripes

Nimitz is concluding its deployment to the Southern Seas 26 exercise and sailing the final miles of its journey to new homeport Naval Station Norfolk.

NYTIMES (Laura Chung) - The New Zealand Parakeet Pair That Are Saving Their Species

There are about 450 orange-fronted parakeets left in the world. Super breeders Nacho and Trixie are doing their best to bolster the population.

ABCNEWS - 6.0 magnitude earthquake detected off Hawaii coast

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit south of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, though the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports that there are no tsunami threats at this time.

AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - IMF says Iran war "halted" global economic momentum, expects hotter inflation

The Iran war brought global economic momentum to a halt, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, providing new projections for slower growth and higher inflation. Why it matters: It is the latest major economic institution to warn about stagflation-like global economic fallout from the war. The conflict upended what was shaping up to be a solid year for the global economy. - The IMF joins the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which last month scrapped a planned upgrade to its own forecasts in the wake of the Iran war. What they're saying: "Prior to the war, we were poised to upgrade our global growth forecast," the IMF says in its latest World Economic Outlook, pointing to a tech investment boom, easing…