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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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Ready-to-eat munchies: Let the commissary cater your next picnic

Summer is the perfect time to lay down those mobile devices, TV remotes and game system controllers and take the family outside for some old fashioned bonding at a perfectly planned picnic.
Retiring United States Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, left, presents the Marine colors to Gen. David Berger, who became the 38th Commandant of the Corps during a passage of command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., July 11, 2019. At right is Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald L. Green (EMMA SWISLOW/STARS AND STRIPES)
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Outgoing Marine commandant Neller emphasizes need to prepare for 'very different' conflicts

Gen. David H. Berger became the 38th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps during a passage of command ceremony on Thursday, July 11, 2019. He replaces retiring Gen. Robert Neller.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Randall W. Ramaswamy/Released
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Royal Malaysian Navy visits Frank Cable

Capt. Jeff Bierley, commanding officer of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), guides Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, and First Adm. Baharudin Bin Wan Md Nor, Royal Malaysian Navy Force Commander, on a ship tour, July 9.
GUAM – Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McDonald takes a picture of the sunset over Asan Beach as he reflects the stories and memories of his father, Senior Navy Corpsman Roy McDonald, during the invasion of Guam. (Photo by Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McDonald)
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Command Sgt. Maj. honors father in Guam as 75th Anniversary “Liberation of Guam, 1944”

For Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McDonald of the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade based out of Fort Shafter Flats, Honolulu, Hawaii, a routine training mission in Guam is more than just training, it is a chance to personally reconnect with the island’s WWII history in ways few are given the opportunity.
USS John S. McCain sailors listen to Adm. John Aquilino, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, during an awards ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. WILLIAM MCCANN/U.S. NAVY
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Navy recognizes USS McCain sailors who helped save ship after deadly collision

Fifty USS John S. McCain sailors have been recognized for bravery and damage-control efforts two years after the destroyer’s deadly collision with a commercial vessel near Singapore.
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WestCare Pacific Islands to host 2019 Veterans Health Conference

WestCare Pacific Islands is hosting its 2019 Veterans Health Conference on July 18, 2019 at Guam Community College Multi-Purpose Auditorium from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.