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Guam governor extends stay-at-home order to Sept. 25

Today, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed Executive Order No. 2020-32 relative to continuing Stay-at-Home Order until Sept. 25. Guam continues to be in PCOR 1.
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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Workforce Harmony

Globalization and technology have affected work practices. As technology helps societies become smaller through advanced communication, the work environment is now where people of all races, religions and belief systems connect and collaborate.
Sgt. Naim Chisolm, Sgt. Mariah Flores, Sgt. Shauna Bihlmaier and Sgt. Anthony Rodriguez, veterinary food inspection specialists from Public Health Activity-Guam, at Naval Base Guam, Guam, Aug. 11, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Christopher Harris)
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Army veterinary food inspectors keep Sailors safe at sea

Imagine you’re a U.S. Navy Sailor out to sea in 5th Fleet, Naval Forces Central Command region. During deployment, you’re enjoying lunch in the galley with your shipmates.
A hospital corpsman prepares a sailor's arm before administering a vaccine at the Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, immunization clinic. (Photo by Macy Hinds)
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MHS immunization experts will answer questions about flu vaccine

With influenza season arriving while the coronavirus is still in circulation, health care experts are worried about the potential for a perfect storm of illness.
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30th COVID-19-related death reported on Guam

The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s thirtieth COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) Sept. 17 at approximately 1:37 a.m. (ChST). The patient was a 72-year-old male and had underlying health conditions.
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Naval Base Guam Visitor Control Center closed until further notice due to COVID-19 exposure

Effective immediately, the U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Visitor Control Center (VCC) to include Contractor Services, Guest Services, and Common Access Card (CAC) and I.D. Card Services is closed until further notice due to COVID-19 exposure.
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COVID-19 has changed everything, but Stripes is still here for you

The Stripes community paper office has been empty since April. Yet, the designers who layout the articles in the newspaper, the team who updates the websites, and your writing team are still as busy as ever.
Navy Capt. Bradford Smith (left), commanding officer of Naval Medical Center San Diego, enrolls in MHS GENESIS with the help of training coordinators Navy Lt. Donny Le (standing) and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Terrance Stevens. (Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jake Greenberg)
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New communications tool rolled out on MHS GENESIS

MHS GENESIS e-Visits provide a quick, safe, and easy tool for Military Health System beneficiaries to communicate COVID-19 concerns to their primary care providers.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Adam Brock
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MESG 1 participates in live-fire exercise on Naval Base Guam

Master-at-Arms 1st Class Patrick Plute, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 1, Detachment Guam, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on Naval Base Guam.
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Pet of the week: Kara

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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7 epic ways to play at Sky Zone on Guam

People of all ages need to play – it’s beneficial to the mind and body. Sky Zone is Guam’s first trampoline park and it’s a place that stirs excitement, revs adrenaline, refreshes the mind, and engages muscles.
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September highlights awareness of foodborne illnesses

Every year, an estimated 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne illnesses, resulting in 3,000 deaths and nearly 130,000 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 30, 2019) Expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States pose for a group photo during Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is a quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey L. Adams)
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U.S., Allied Forces complete EOD Exercise HYDRACRAB 2019

Expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States completed Exercise HYDRACRAB 2019, Aug. 31.
Agana Shopping Center and its tenants took the Håfa Adai Pledge on August 30, 2019. Guam Visitors Bureau Director of Tourism Research, Nico Fujikawa, administered the pledge signing alongside Agana Shopping Center Marketing Manager, Myla Uson.
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GVB welcomes Agana Shopping Center tenants to the Håfa Adai Pledge Program

The Guam Visitors Bureau proudly welcomed its newest Håfa Adai Pledge members to the program - Vitamin World, Sky Zone Guam, Express Care Health and Skin Center, Snowberry Dessert Cafe, Project Matrix VR, and Stickers Express on Friday, August 30, 2019.
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Military to conduct training in Dandan, Radio Barrigada, Farallon de Medinilla, Open Ocean

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 will conduct training from 11 a.m. to 11:55 p.m. Sep. 3-5, at the Dandan-Malojloj training site in Inarajan.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald sits inside a dry dock in preparation for launch at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., April 16, 2019. SAMANTHA CRANE/U.S. NAVY
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Japan safety board backs Navy’s findings on cause of deadly USS Fitzgerald collision

The Japanese government has issued its report on the fatal USS Fitzgerald collision, more than two years after the destroyer ran into a commercial container ship.