WASHINGTON, D.C.—Grants totaling $3 million for the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the CNMI have been approved to address critical deferred maintenance needs of schools. The U.S. Department of the Interior identified these needs through the Insular Area Assessment...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—More than $1.34 million in fiscal year 2018 grant funding under the Coral Reef and Natural Resources initiative has been approved for the U.S. territories and the freely associated states. Office of Insular Affairs director Nik Pula was in American Samoa this...

SANTA RITA, Guam—Capt. Timothy J. Poe relieved Capt. David G. Schappert as commander, Submarine Squadron 15 during a ceremony hosted at the Naval Base Guam theater last Aug. 17. Rear Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, was the guest speaker for the...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved $1.4 million in fiscal year 2018 grants for American Samoa, Guam, and Enewetak Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, mainly to fund utility and healthcare projects. “[Interior] Secretary [Ryan] Zinke and I are...