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Guam online: Websites to help you enjoy your stay

This is, hands down, the most comprehensive site for local military community news and events as well as travel, restaurant reviews and off-base activities on island.

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Get photos published in Stars and Stripes’ Welcome to the Pacific magazine; Deadline Jan. 22

Have you ever dreamed about having your photo featured on the cover of a magazine?In May 2025, the next edition of our annual Stars and Stripes Welcome to the Pacific magazine will hit the streets, and we’re looking for you, our readers, to help make it the best ever!

Photo Of Eva Hake, the mother of Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, signs a tribute bundle for her late son at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12.

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Airmen, Allies Pay Tribute with ‘Jutba Drop’ during OCD 24

In 2015, tragedy struck when Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake tragically passed away while supporting Operation Christmas Drop.

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A sweet and salty mix of familial emotions

With my hair a rat’s nest and still in my pajamas, I tapped on my daughter Anna’s bedroom door. She was home for a whole week from New York City.

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David Beaver and Associates welcomes Sapphira Sison as Client Service Associate

David Beaver & Associates (DB&A) of Raymond James is proud to announce its newest team member, Sapphira Sison, who joins the firm as a Client Service Associate.

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Tayama first from Guam Customs to graduate from FBI National Academy

Capt. Barbara C. Tayama is the first Guam Customs officer to graduate from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy upon her completion of the academy’s 292nd session that culminated with a graduation ceremony on Dec. 12 at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, Va.

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VIDEO: Around the Air Force: Operation Christmas Drop 2024

In this week’s Around the Air Force, we highlight Operation Christmas Drop 2024: the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, which brings U.S. and partner nations together to provide food, tools and clothing to more than 58 remote islands in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo Of The U.S. Coast Guard team, comprised of members from the Forces Micronesia Sector Guam Sector Boarding Team and Port Security Unit 311, stands for a photo prior to the Battle of the Branches joint competitive marksmanship challenge at Andersen Air Force Base on Nov. 22, 2024.

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First Battle of the Branches brings services together for marksmanship, camaraderie in Guam

Against a backdrop of swirling dust and brisk island winds aboard Andersen Air Force Base, the inaugural Battle of the Branches combat marksmanship competition united military and civilian forces in a show of skill, discipline, and camaraderie.

Photo Of Sgt. Michail Fitch (left) and Spc. Manuel Quenga were recognized as the Task Force Talon NCO and Soldier of the Year.

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Task Force Talon holds competition to select Soldier and NCOs of the Year

Task Force Talon recently hosted its annual Soldier and NCO of the Year competition a demanding three-day event designed to highlight the unit’s most skilled soldiers and NCOs.

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USO Holiday Jingle & Mingle in Saipan Dec. 21

This family program will feature games, kids’ crafts and train rides, cookie decorating, face painting, a photo booth, and a visit from Santa.

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USO Coffee Connections ‘Sleigh Bell Social’ in Saipan Dec. 19

This program is meant to be an intimate social gathering specifically for dependent military spouses aimed to empower them by connecting them to each other and their communities.

Photo Of Michael Mack, field recruiter, Military Sealift Command, speaks to interested applicants at a job fair in the Top o’ the Mar reception center at the Nimitz Hill Annex, in Asan, Dec. 11.

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MSC recruiting team visits Guam, holds job fair

Military Sealift Command (MSC) met with the public during a job fair in the Top o’ the Mar reception center at the Nimitz Hill Annex, in Asan, Guam, Dec. 10-11.

Photo Of Operations Specialist 1st Class Wilbur Theis receives his certificate of appointment to first class petty officer by Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, during a frocking ceremony at JRM headquarters, Dec. 12.

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JRM holds frocking ceremony

Operations Specialist 1st Class Wilbur Theis receives his certificate of appointment to first class petty officer by Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, during a frocking ceremony at JRM headquarters, Dec. 12.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeff Sharoff, regional band trombone for the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, plays his instrument at Okkodo High School, Dededo, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024.

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The sound of Operation Christmas Drop

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeff Sharoff, regional band trombone for the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Pacific Brass Quintet, plays his instrument at Okkodo High School, Dededo, Guam.

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