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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.
AGANA HEIGHTS (March 21, 2019) - USNH Guam listens to surveyors during the MEDIG and TJC out brief. (U.S. Navy photo by USNH Guam Public Affairs)
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Medical Inspector General and the Joint Commission conduct their triennial visit to U.S. Naval Hospital Guam

The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Medical Inspector General (MEDIG) and the Joint Commission (TJC) visited U.S. Naval Hospital Guam from March 18 to March 21, 2019.
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Navy to conduct underwater training in Outer Apra Harbor

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 will conduct routine underwater detonation (UNDET) training in outer Apra Harbor April 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MANGILAO, Guam (April 8, 2019) - Guam local and military leadership gather for a photo following a joint proclamation signing declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at the Guam Community College in Mangilao April 8. (U.S. Navy photo by JoAnna Delfin)
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Joint Region Marianas joins Government of Guam to end sexual assault

Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, Commander, Joint Region Marianas, joined Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero to declare April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month during a joint proclamation signing at the Guam Community College in Mangilao April 8.
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U.S. Naval Hospital Guam to conduct Readiness Exercise

U.S. Naval Hospital Guam will conduct a readiness exercise April 29, from noon to 4 p.m. to ensure contingency requirements are up to date.
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United Airlines Guam Marathon announces schedule for Marathon Weekend

It is officially marathon week on Guam, and United Airlines Guam Marathon (UGM) is proud to announce updates for the event.
Guam EPA in January 2019 fined Andersen Air Force Base for using chlorine tablets meant for swimming pools in a portion of its drinking water. STARS AND STRIPES
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Guam EPA fines Andersen Air Force Base for sanitizing drinking water with ‘pesticide’

The Guam Environmental Protection Agency has fined Andersen Air Force Base for sanitizing some of its drinking water with chlorination tablets made for sanitizing swimming pools, a 36th Wing spokesman said in a statement Saturday.