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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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Stripes Egg Hunt starts! Hint for Andersen AFB

Stars and Stripes‘ Egg Hunt Promotion has started on Facebook! Colorful eggs (laminated picture of eggs) are scattered around the bases in the Pacific (mainland Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Guam)!
NEX Guam Student Meal Program associates serve students lunch on the first day of school. The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) assumed oversight of the Student Meal Program in Guam in August 2018. (NEXCOM)
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NEXCOM announces changes to its lunch program for military children

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced that the price for school lunches at all Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools it manages outside the continental United States, including Guam, will increase $0.25 for the 2019 - 2020 school year.
WASHINGTON (May 31, 2016) A file photo of Admiral Bill Moran. He was confirmed by the Senate as the 39th Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO). Moran was promoted to the rank of admiral by Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, prior to the change of office. (U.S. Navy photo)
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Moran Nominated for Chief of Naval Operations

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan announced April 10 that the President has nominated Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran as the 32nd Chief of Naval Operations.
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Health care transition looks to improve processes for wartime missions, beneficiaries

Since 2001, the military medical establishment has learned much about caring for trauma.
Cmdr. Bryce Benson. U.S. NAVY
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Navy drops criminal cases against USS Fitzgerald officers charged in 2017 fatal collision

The Navy will drop charges against two former USS Fitzgerald officers accused of criminal negligence in the 2017 fatal collision of the ship that killed seven sailors, according to a Navy statement.
Soldiers eat lunch at the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan food court while a TV shows sports programming Wednesday, April 10, 2019. KIM GAMEL/STARS AND STRIPES
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Military exchanges tune out TV news due to ‘divisive political nature,’ AAFES says

Soldiers hoping to catch up on the news while eating lunch on Wednesday were out of luck unless they had cell phones at hand.