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Senior Airman Chris Barrier from the 124th Security Forces Squadron gets his waist measured during his annual fitness assessment in Apr. 2015. The Air Force is considering administering the abdominal circumference test at a separate time from the rest of the physical fitness assessment. CASSIE MORLOCK/U.S. AIR FORCE
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Air Force mulls fitness assessment changes to reduce risks from rapid weight loss

The Air Force is considering changes to the way it conducts fitness assessments to prevent airmen from over-taxing their bodies to try to meet test standards, the service’s top enlisted leader said.
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The skin and diet connection

Suffering from pesky skin issues? You have tried every cream, remedy, and topical solution on the market, and to no avail. Surprisingly, next step in addressing skin conditions is assessing your diet.
Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Sebastian Castano, an assistant suicide prevention coordinator assigned to Naval Station Mayport, ties a yellow ribbon around a tree at Mayport Memorial Park in recognition of Suicide Awareness Month. Participants tied yellow ribbons to represent the 46 active duty Sailors lost to suicide in 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alana Langdon)
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Suicide prevention is a year-round effort

While September is the month when individuals and organizations across the nation raise awareness about suicide, efforts to promote psychological health and prevent suicide are an ongoing evolution that happen every month of the year at commands throughout the Navy Medicine West (NMW) region.
Local artists who participated in the production of artwork for the permanent exhibition stand in front of the title mural.
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Guam Museum Awarded 2nd Place for Best Interior Exhibit from National Association for Interpretation

The Guam Museum proudly announces it was awarded the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) Interpretive Media Award, 2nd Place for Best Interior Exhibit, for 2019.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger
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9/11 draws Navy Chief to medical service

Where America’s day begins in Guam, a new day is beginning for 29 first class petty officers and one technical sergeant as they are promoted to the rank of chief petty officer at the Naval Base Guam Big Screen Theater on Sept. 13, 2019.
U.S. servicemembers, civilians and partner nations participate in the Cyber Flag exercise in June in Suffolk, Va. U.S. CYBER COMMAND
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Virtual training ground in the works as Army pushes ahead with cyberwarfare plan

The U.S. Army is adding more cyberdefense teams and intensifying the training required of its high-tech operators to better equip them to take on 21st-century adversaries, the head of U.S. Cyber Command said.
New Army recruits take part in a swearing-in ceremony before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in San Diego. A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower 2019 target after revamping its recruitment effort. GREGORY BULL/AP
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Army meets recruiting goal for 2019 after revamping how it attracts prospective soldiers

The Army has met its fiscal year 2019 recruiting goal, service officials said Tuesday, crediting a retooled effort focused largely on attracting young men and women through internet applications and in large cities the military had long ignored.
Sherri Vlastuin, an Army combat medic based at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, has become popular on Instagram over the past two years. She wants to use the social media network to inspire young women, but cybercriminals using her photos to engage in "romance scams" have made Vlastuin consider deleting her online presence. INSTAGRAM
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Cybercriminals target military online to set up imposter 'romance scams'

For Staff Sgt. Sherri Vlastuin, Instagram popularity came quickly – and at a price.
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Pet of the week: Luke

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. G.A.I.N. is a shelter-based humane society with a mission to prevent cruelty to animals, educate the public and promote good animal laws. Under Water World will donate one adult admission for every Pet of the Week adopted.
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NAVFAC Pacific awards $15 Million contract for work on Guam

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a $15 million firm-fixed price contract to Nan, Inc. of Honolulu, Hawaii for the construction of an ordnance operations facility at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam.
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Get Ready: TRICARE Open Season, Federal Benefits Open Season begins Nov. 11

Open season is an annual period when you can enroll in or change health plans for the next year. Now is the time to think through whether you or your family members want to make changes to your current health, dental, and vision plan coverage.
Sgt. 1st Class Bryson Briles, left, and Staff Sgt. Jorge Flechas enjoy a relaxing moment vaping before heading to class at U.S. Army Recruiting and Retention College Sept. 5, 2019. Briles said he vapes as a safer alternative to cigarettes. Flechas said he vapes for recreational purposes. Health officials say they suspect the more than 200 recent deaths and serious illnesses across a 25-state area in the United States are the result of vaping. ERIC PILGRIM/U.S. ARMY
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Servicemembers are warned to lay off vaping amid reports of lung illnesses linked to e-cigarettes

Servicemembers are being told to avoid vaping after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the habit may be linked to hundreds of cases of severe lung disease, and at least six deaths, in dozens of states.
DARWIN, Australia (August 29, 2019) - Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) pose for a photo outside of Vinnies Depot during a community relations event, Aug. 29. Land is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support theater security cooperation efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordyn Diomede/Released)
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ESL Chiefs volunteer in Darwin

Chiefs and chief selects assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), volunteered at Vinnies Depot in Darwin during a community relations event, Aug. 29.
U.S. Navy official file photo (Photo by MC1 Joshua Hammond)
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7th Fleet P-8A Poseidon finds missing vessel in South Pacific, all passengers safe

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, the “Mad Foxes" located a vessel Sep. 14 that had been missing nearly a week.
A drone lifts off during the Hive Final Mile demonstration on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Drones are one of the autonomous technologies that might soon be helping medics provide care for warfighters on distant battlefields. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline A. Clifford)
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Unleashing innovation to support field medics, corpsmen

Imagine unmanned vehicles bringing medical supplies or blood products to support a field medic’s care of wounded soldiers, or even transporting a wounded warfighter to safety.
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Coast Guard and partners successfully rescue 7 people adrift for 6 days in Western Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Federated States of Micronesia Police, and good Samaritans teamed to successfully rescue seven people adrift on their 18-foot vessel for six days during a joint rescue mission near the Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Saturday.