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Exploring Guam: National Wildlife Refuge near Andersen a hidden gem

A short drive from Andersen AFB’s main gate, unbeknownst to many members of Team Andersen, lies one of Guam’s most hidden gems.
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Exploring Guam: Check out these historic sites on island

Guam’s beauty is steeped in history. So get out and explore the island and educate yourself on why things look the way they do.
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Let's hit the surf off Guam's beautiful shores

If you have ever experienced surfing, you can never forget the feeling of riding a wave produced by the power of the ocean. Surfing is a popular watersport the world around, where ever there are waves. And, of course, there are waves off Guam’s shores, too.
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Guam's Andersen AFB home to rare flying fox bats

Bats in the old World family Pteropodidae have very large eyes and excellent eyesight in low light, but do not use echolocation. Within the Pteropodidae family, bats in the genus Pteropus are known as flying fox because their face and ears resembles a fox or small dog.
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Exploring Guam: Find treasure with geocaching on island

Geocaching is a real-life treasure hunt using a GPS or a GPS-enabled device, such as a smartphone or smartwatch. Simply enter in the coordinates and follow the device to a location where some sort of box or capsule is strategically hidden. Inside is a present, token or message.
Photo By Honey Nixon | Holly Green, the EEO Manager and Disabilities Program Manager (DPM) for Japan Engineer District discusses National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEM) and shares her own experiences as an individual with a disability.
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Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Hello, my name is Holly Green and I am the EEO Manager and Disabilities Program Manager (DPM) for JED.
Today’s female service member population is now at 17%. The Wise Health for Women Warriors podcast supports primary care managers who need additional information when caring for women warriors.
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Wise health for women warriors podcast supports women's health

Nearly 17% of today's active duty service members are women.
As these women are continuing to serve, the Women and Infant Clinical Community has developed the Wise Health for Women Warriors podcast to support primary care managers who need additional information when caring for women warriors.
Sailors attach high-performance cargo slings to a crane during operator training in Saipan Harbor aboard a Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force container, roll-on/roll-off and mobile landing platform (Petty Officer 1st Class John Wagner).
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No more suck it up and press on -- Preventing injury is hard science

Occupational injuries for service members are common in every branch of the military and in practically every job, from wrenching one's back while lifting a missile to wiping out on a freshly mopped office corridor.
Sgt. 1st Class James Gumabon, readiness noncommissioned officer for Hilitai Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam National Guard, rescues an adrift vessel on his day off on Oct. 12.
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"Any time, any where": Guam Guard soldier rescues adrift vessel, lives up to unit motto

Sgt. 1st Class James Gumabon, readiness noncommissioned officer for Hilitai Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam National Guard, answered a distress call while mooring his fishing boat on Oct. 12.
Senior Airman May Cortez, physical therapy technician, assists Airman 1st Class Kyle Maglalang, medical materiel technician, while performing a row on the Total Body Resistance Exercise Training machine, June 24, 2021, in the Medical Clinic at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The TRX is used for upper body strengthening and stability (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Faith Iris MacIlvaine).
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Tips for how to ‘train right’ and avoid injuries during sports and PT

Sports, recreation and physical training are key to service members' health - physical, mental, and spiritual.
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Taste of Guam: Pig out on shredded pork tacos

Tacos, the ultimate comfort food. Easy to make, convenient to eat and so delicious you hate to stop eating them. And I was in the mood.
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Taste of Germany: Dishing up delicious Jagerschnitzel

Quick and easy to follow German recipes. How to make homemade Jagerschnitzel for beginners, intermediate, and advanced cooks.
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Taste of Puerto Rico: Simple recipe for savory Sancocho

Sancocho is a one-pot stew with chunks of tender beef (meat of your choice or no meat at all) and root vegetables. It is typically served with a side of white rice and a piece of ripe avocado.
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Taste of Guam: Spice it up with Chamorro red and white tamales

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A variation of the more well-known Mexican tamale, this Chamorro version is characterized by its distinctive half white-half orange coloration.
 
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Family Recipe: Baking up Mom's Pineapple Cream Pie

Well since we have been posting desserts, let me post one of my all time favorites....my mother's Pineapple Cream Pie.
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Taste of Guam: Dishing up Chamorro Kelaguen

Kelaguen is based on the “cooking” property of lemon juice, whereby raw fish is “cooked” by the acidity of the lemon.