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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.
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 3, 2019) - Jim McConnell, Serianthes nelsonii principal investigator, Guam Plant Extinction Prevention Program, describes the Serianthes nelsonii tree to Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, commander, Joint Region Marianas, left, and Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, center, during a visit to the tree at Andersen Air Force Base June 3. (U.S. Navy photo by Alana Chargualaf)
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Guam’s local, military leadership visit endangered tree at Andersen Air Force Base

Guam’s top local and military officials trekked to Guam’s only mature Serianthes nelsonii tree at Andersen Air Force Base in Yigo June 3.
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) stand for a photo with representatives of the Palau Ministry of Transportation May 5, 2019, off Palau. The Sequoia crew set four buoys in the waterway of the Port of Koror at the request of the U.S. Embassy in Koror. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by USCGC Sequoia/Released)
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U.S. conducts maritime safety, security improvements with Republic of Palau

The U.S. Coast Guard, in partnership with Embassy Koror and with the support of the Department of Interior, provided aids-to-navigation infrastructure improvements in the waters of Koror, Palau in early May in support of maritime safety and security development.
(May 30, 2019) SANTA RITA, Guam - Capt. Tadd Gorman salute the side boys during the USS Antietam change of command ceremony at the big screen theater at U.S. Naval Base Guam. Capt. Tadd Gorman relieved Capt. George A. Kessler as the ship's Commanding Officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. Antietam is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toni Burton)
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USS Antietam holds Change of Command Ceremony in Guam

USS Antietam (CG 54) held a change of command ceremony at U.S. Naval Base Guam, May 30, 2019. During the ceremony, Capt. Tadd Gorman relieved Capt. George A. Kessler as the ship's Commanding Officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser.
Black and Hispanic servicemembers are more likely to face criminal investigations and trials, according to a Government Accountability Office report. (COURTESY U.S. AIR FORCE)
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Blacks and Hispanics face military trials at disproportionate rates, GAO report to Congress says

Black and Hispanic servicemembers are more likely to face criminal investigations and be brought to trial than their white counterparts, though they are no more likely to be convicted, according to a government watchdog investigation report.
SAN DIEGO (March 13, 2019) Lincoln Military Housing at Bayview Hills. The Department of Defense is committed to providing quality living conditions to our service members and their families. The health, safety and security of our service members are their families is top priority. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danielle Baker)
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Turn to Navy Housing Service Centers for PCSing to PPV Housing

With the permanent change of station (PCS) season right around the corner, Sailors and families are urged to turn to their Navy Housing Service Centers (HSC) for assistance to select the housing that best suit their needs.
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Air Force rolls out proposed changes to officer promotion system, seeks feedback

The Air Force is planning to overhaul its long-standing officer promotion system this year by dividing its largest category of officers into smaller, more specific groups, the service announced Friday.