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Photo Of U.S. Air Force Col. Veronica Reyes, 254th Air Base Group commander, Guam Air National Guard, prepares to appoint Capt. Tommy Joe Rivera as the commander of the 254th Communications Flight (CF) during a ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

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Guam Air National Guard activates new communications flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Veronica Reyes, 254th Air Base Group commander, Guam Air National Guard, prepares to appoint Capt. Tommy Joe Rivera as the commander of the 254th Communications Flight (CF) during a ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

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Public invited to Freedom Rocks Festival on U.S. Naval Base Guam - Polaris Point July 4

The public is invited to the U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Freedom Rocks festival scheduled for Friday, July 4 at NBG - Polaris Point.

Photo Of Capt. Nicholas Westrick, 734th AMS Maintenance director of operations, leads a flight of Airmen during a change of command ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

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Andersen AFB 734th AMS welcomes new commander

The 734th Air Mobility Squadron held a change of command ceremony here.

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Deployment mindset fortifies military spouses

Why do I become so overwhelmed by the minutia of daily life now that the kids are adults and my husband doesn’t deploy anymore?

Photo Of Andersen Middle School student and Andersen Fire Captain J. Cruz pose for a picture during Andersen Middle School Career Day at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 4, 2025. Multiple military members volunteered to showcase equipment and skills they use in everyday life in their respective jobs.

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Career Day at Andersen Middle School

Andersen Middle School student and Andersen Fire Captain J. Cruz pose for a picture during Andersen Middle School Career Day at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 4, 2025.

Photo Of A recently opened exhibit in Spain, Titled Micronesia Revisited: Teresa del Valle (Guam, 1974–1978), honors the legacy and influential work of Basque anthropologist Teresa del Valle, who conducted groundbreaking field research in Guam during the 1970s.

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Micronesia revisited: Former UOG faculty showcased in Spain

A new exhibit in Spain pays tribute to the legacy and influential contributions of Basque anthropologist Teresa del Valle, who served as a faculty member in the University of Guam’s history department from 1968 to 1972.

Photo Of From left, Staff Sgt. Baylor Smith, SrA. Dingcheng Jin, and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Gundersen, all assigned to the 36th Maintenance Squadron, participate in the final challenge of the Maintenance Olympics at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

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36th MXG showcases strength, skill of maintainers during Maintenance Olympics at Andersen AFB

From left, Staff Sgt. Baylor Smith, SrA. Dingcheng Jin, and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Gundersen, all assigned to the 36th Maintenance Squadron, participate in the final challenge of the Maintenance Olympics at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

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Safety first! Beware of risks that lurk off Guam shores

The best thing about being on Guam is all the opportunities there are for fun in the sun on the beach and beyond.

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GTA hosts first Mobile Manåmko’ Workshop of the year in Malesso’

GTA kicked off its 2025 Mobile Manåmko’ Workshop series on Wednesday, May 28, in the southern village of Malesso’. This free digital literacy workshop welcomed senior citizens and offered hands-on support to help them confidently use their mobile devices.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Mills, 374th Security Forces Squadron alarm monitor, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to do hand release push-ups during the 2025 Advanced Combat Skills Assessment (ACSA) on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

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Andersen AFB hosts PACAF ACSA K9 competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Mills, 374th Security Forces Squadron alarm monitor, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to do hand release push-ups during the 2025 Advanced Combat Skills Assessment (ACSA) on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

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GTA launches Air Fiber service, powered by Tarana ngFWA, in Guam: The new network passed more than a third of the island’s homes with high-speed broadband in 90 days.

GTA, Guam’s longest-serving telecom provider, and Tarana, creator of next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) broadband technology, today announced a new network that is expanding high-speed internet access on the island.

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Update 1 and Final: U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for dinghy occupants found adrift off Tumon Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended active search operations shortly after 4 p.m. May 28, 2025, for the potential occupants of an adrift inflatable dinghy found the morning of May 27, one-quarter nautical mile off the reef near the Westin Hotel in Tumon Bay, Guam. 

Photo Of U.S. Navy Cmdr. Nneoma Lewis, associate director of mental health for Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam, gives a presentation about Naval Hospital Guam’s behavioral health services to Joint Region Marianas staff at JRM headquarters.

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JRM holds mental health resources brief

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Nneoma Lewis, associate director of mental health for Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam, gives a presentation about Naval Hospital Guam’s behavioral health services to Joint Region Marianas staff at JRM headquarters.

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