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Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2019

The holidays are behind us and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
For the past 18 years, our annual Best of the Pacific magazine has been the authority on the best places YOU need to go in the Pacific. How do we know? Because you told us so!
Cadets of the University of Guam's U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps view a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system assigned to Task Force Talon as part of leader development partnership at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Army Photo)
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E-3 ADA (THAAD) and Task Force Talon partner with University of Guam Army ROTC

Co-located on the island of Guam, the University of Guam and Task Force Talon have a unique opportunity for professional development. TFT is assigned to Andersen Air Force Base in Yigo, Guam.
The Air Force Culture and Language Center at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. hosts this symposium each year providing a platform for academic exchange on topics specific to language, region and culture education in the military. The symposium is March 27-29 and the theme is “Intercultural operability.” (U.S. Air Force Courtesy graphic)
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Registration open for Air University’s 4th LREC Symposium

Registration is now open for Air University’s 4th annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium.
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Track and Field: Former Pacific gridders to play in college

What a long way Regine Tugade has come since her days of setting northwest Pacific high school records in track and field sprints in her high school days on Guam.
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Track and Field: Catching up with Guam sprint star Tugade

What a long way Regine Tugade has come since her days of setting northwest Pacific high school records in track and field sprints in her high school days on Guam.
tudent representatives from M. U. Lujan Elementary School’s 5th Grade Student Council and grade levels took the Håfa Adai Pledge on February 11, 2019 on behalf of the entire student body, who were in attendance.
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M.U. Lujan Elem. School includes Håfa Adai Pledge Values in Daily School Culture

The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) had the pleasure of welcoming more than 500 students, 68 faculty and staff from M. U. Lujan Elem. School as members of the Håfa Adai Pledge Kids program on February 11, 2019 at the school’s campus in Yoña.
The Education for Seapower (E4S) study was a clean-sheet review of naval learning and focused on flagship institutions like the U.S. Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, and Naval and Marine War Colleges, along with a fresh look at the relationships with civilian academic institutions and corporate learning structures. The study team developed a series of observations and recommendations for continuous learning throughout the naval services. (U.S. Navy graphic by Kirsten M. Sisson/Released)
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Department of the Navy announces new education initiatives

The Department of the Navy (DoN) released its Education for Seapower report Feb. 12, along with the Secretary of the Navy’s action memorandum providing the way forward for the new education initiatives for the department.
E.J. King's Dyson Robinson leapfrogs Nile C. Kinnick's Rodrick Bell while Cobras teammate Isaiah Williams watches during Friday's DODEA-Japan Tournament boys final. The Red Devils won 73-53. (EMMANESTA STOVALL/SPECIAL TO STRIPES)
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Basketball: Balanced Kinnick attack too much for King

Nile C. Kinnick’s balanced scoring attack proved more than a match for E.J. King’s boys and primary weapon Dyson Robinson.
A rule enforcing a No Body Contact policy at Bahrain Elementary School is leaving parents with questions and students without high-fives and hugs. The school's principal says it is a temporary measure as they develop a more comprehensive plan. (JOSHUA KARSTEN/STARS & STRIPES)
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‘No touching’ rule at Bahrain base elementary school bans high-fives, games of tag — for now

A strict “no touching” rule that went into effect last week at Bahrain Elementary School has kept grade-schoolers from giving each other hugs and high-fives, prompting some parents to question the policy.
MONTEREY, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2019) - Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, left, and retired Vice Adm. Ronald A. Route, out-going president of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), shake hands along with in-coming NPS president, retired Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau, during the investiture ceremony as part of the school's change of charge ceremony, Jan. 29, 2019. Rondeau relieved Route to become the 49th president of the university. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Dionne/Released)
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New president takes the helm at Naval Postgraduate School

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer presided over the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) change of charge and investiture ceremony, Jan. 29, where retired Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau relieved retired Vice Adm. Ronald A. Route to become the 49th president of the university.
Mya Rolison, a sophomore transfer from Maryland, helps lead Seoul American girls in this weekend's Korea Plate Tournament fresh off her first triple-double of the season in the Falcons' 27-point win over Taejon Christian. DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES
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Basketball: Falcon girls starting to soar in final season

After getting off to a poor start in the final season of Seoul American basketball, the Falcons girls team is showing signs of life, having won four of its last five games.
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Claims of sexual assault increased at military academies, but reporting remains low

Claims of sexual assaults at U.S. military service academies have increased by nearly 50 percent since 2016, according to a survey on sexual harassment and violence released Thursday. However, the rate of cadets and midshipmen reporting the incidents has stayed the same since last year.
Gamsun Project swim class post-Yutu
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“Save the Guma Sakman” petition gets 1000 signatures in 24 hours

500 Sails was honored and humbled to find that its “Save the Guma Sakman” petition received over 1,000 signatures within 24 hours of being posted. The petition is online at http://www.tinyurl.com/gumasakman.
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War in the Pacific National Historical Park invites you to come read at the park with Book Buddies!

War in the Pacific National Historical Park, along with their partner Pacific Historic Parks, is proud to host the first Book Buddies Program.
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Operation Homefront announces 2019 Military Child of the Year® Semifinalists

Operation Homefront, serving America’s military families® since 2002, today announced the 96 semifinalists for the 2019 Military Child of the Year® (MCOY) Award. 2019 marks the 11th anniversary of this special event as the nation’s premier celebration of the achievements of our military children.
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Guam students compete in DeCA marketing competition

Guam DECA® high school students enrolled in GCC’s CTE Marketing Program will converge onto the college campus to compete in the DECA® Marketing Competition in celebration of CTE® month in conjunction with GCC’s 2019 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summit.