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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.
Adm. Karl Shultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cmdr. Carlton Skinner Building at Naval Base Guam, July 22, 2019. The building will support three new Fast Response Cutters arriving over the next three years as the Coast Guard continues to modernize its fleet.
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Honoring Cmdr. Carlton Skinner: a Trailblazer for Civil Rights in the Coast Guard

Seventy-years after President Harry Truman appointed Carlton Skinner the first civilian governor of Guam, Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, presided over the groundbreaking of the new Cmdr. Carlton Skinner building at Naval Base Guam, Monday.
An alert the Air Force's official personnel site states that some airmen may not receive July pay increases until mid-August. FILE PHOTO
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Air Force alerts airmen to mystery pay raise problem

Airmen expecting July pay raises may not see them until mid-August, according to an alert from Air Force personnel.
Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Barnes, chief medical information officer for DHA Medical Logistics, is coordinating the transition of DHA medical logistics as well as the medical device Risk Management Framework. (DHA photo)
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CyberLOG's the safe word for medical devices, equipment

<p>Cybersecurity for medical devices and equipment was the focus of breakout sessions Thursday at the 2019 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium, or DHITS.</p>
The Air Force released candidate lists for Officer Instructor and Recruiting Special Duty, Aug. 2, 2019. This program is the next significant milestone in the Air Force’s initiative to transform the officer talent management process used to fill education, training and recruiting positions. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Kat Bailey)
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Air Force releases officer instructor and recruiting special duty candidate lists

The Air Force released its officer instructor and recruiting special duty candidate lists, Aug. 2, which identify officers selected by a central screening board as those most suitable to serve in formal instructor and recruiting positions.
The Air Force announced Aug.1, 2019 it will stop operations for one day over the next 45 days so commanders can discuss suicide prevention and mental health with airmen.
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Air Force units will pause operations to address alarming suicide rate

Air Force units will stand down for one day within the next six weeks to address the spiraling number of suicides among airmen, officials said this week.
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Tropical Storm 09W (Francisco), # 6

One nice thing about a tropical cyclone when it moves rapidly in one direction or another: It can never stay in one locale long enough to sop up all that heat and humidity in the warmer portions of the northwest Pacific Ocean.