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GTA launches new wireless home internet service: Get 100 Mbps with no strings attached

GTA is pleased to announce the launch of a new service called Wireless Home Internet, which can wirelessly deliver high-speed internet to your home with speeds up to 100 Mbps. This service is for customers living in areas that cannot get traditional GTA high-speed internet services that Fiber to the Neighborhood provides.

Members from the Civic Action Team- Palau does construction on a house in Palau. The CAT is a tri-service deployment to Palau that has been running for over 50 years. The team is from the 36th Civil Engineering Squadron and they have 6 main objectives; Community Construction Projects, Community Relations Projects, Monument Maintenance, Apprenticeship Program, Medical Care and Camp Maintenance. (Courtesy Photo)

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CAT- Palau maintains a long standing partnership for over 50 years

The Civic Action Team-Palau recently returned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, following a six month deployment to the Republic of Palau, where they helped the local community rebuild structures and roads, train locals and strengthen regional partnerships.

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Will privatized housing complaints hit home?

“There’s no knob on the door,” I said to the Balfour Beatty Communities manager when we arrived at our quarters at Naval Station Newport, R.I.

Women’s standing dance performed at the Living History Museum, Colonia, Yap

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Yap Day: One of the most authentic cultural celebrations in the world

During the weeks leading up to the event, there was talk among my friends about the intense practice sessions they were involved in every evening for nearly a year to prepare for their village’s dance, or “churu.” Fines are levied if they miss a practice session. This is serious business.

Kagman Elementary School, Saipan

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GCEA announces winners of the MVP Christmas Decorating Contest and launches Bus Stop Beautification Contest

The Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers (GCEA) announced today the winners of its Marianas Village Pride (MVP) Christmas Decorating Contest.

Hiro (brown & black adult dog)

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Pet of the week: Hiro

Call G.A.I.N. (Guam Animals in Need) Animal Shelter in Yigo at 653-4246 or visit for more information on adopting this pet.

Juno (white adult dog)

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Pet of the week: Juno

Call G.A.I.N. (Guam Animals in Need) Animal Shelter in Yigo at 653-4246 or visit for more information on adopting this pet.

Spectra (brown & black with a little fluff adult dog)

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Pet of the week: Spectra

Call G.A.I.N. (Guam Animals in Need) Animal Shelter in Yigo at 653-4246 or visit for more information on adopting this pet.

Jingle (brown & black sable adult dog)

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Pet of the week: Jingle

Call G.A.I.N. (Guam Animals in Need) Animal Shelter in Yigo at 653-4246 or visit for more information on adopting this pet.

Enlisted Force Development Action Plan cover graphic. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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Air Force unveils action plan to ‘Develop tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen’

As the service continues to refine what is needed to develop the Airmen required to fight and win our future wars, Air Force officials announced the implementation of the Enlisted Force Development Action Plan, located here.

"Cone-tainers" of Acacia auriculiformis (acacia) trees sit on a tree planting site on Dec. 18 at the Ugum watershed in Inalåhan. Volunteers, alongside members of the University of Guam Sea Grant program and Guam Restoration of Watersheds initiative, planted approximately 1,500 trees on the hillsides of the Ugum watershed to combat erosion and increase plant biodiversity. Photos courtesy of University of Guam

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1,500 trees planted to prevent erosion into Ugum River

Approximately 1,500 new trees will help to combat erosion and contribute to a healthier watershed from the Ugum River in Inalåhan following a tree-planting event last month.

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5 easy tips for being productive at work

You don’t want to burn yourself out as time goes on. Once you start feeling exhausted from your job it will start to trickle into your personal life. Start taking better care of yourself while you’re at work. Your body and mind will thank you!

Munitions storage igloos at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Det. 2 recently awarded $28.9 million for the construction of 12 sustainable facilities in support of an on-going effort consisting of 20 new igloos. This is a four-phased project to increase munitions storage capacity at Andersen AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force moves forward with $28.9M contract award at Andersen AFB

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 2 successfully led the award of a $28.9 million contract recently to construct new reinforced munitions storage magazines known as “igloos” at Andersen Air Force Base.

Photos by GTA: Erica’s House

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GTA donates more than $13,000 to five local non-profit organizations through Giving Tuesday Every Tuesday holiday campaign

As part of giving efforts throughout the holiday season, GTA is pleased to announce that we have donated over $13,000 to benefit five local non-profit organizations through a Giving Tuesday Every Tuesday holiday giving campaign.

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Resolving to put on ‘Big Girl Pants’ in 2022

The travel mug’s worth of coffee I’d consumed that morning hit my bladder with the force of a runaway train, making me squirm in the commissary checkout line.

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The Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce election of officers for 2022 Board of Directors

In a recent Board of Directors meeting for the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce (“GWCC”), the Board elected the following Board Members to serve a one-year term as an elected officer for the 2022 calendar year.