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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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NAVFAC Marianas awards $19.9 million contract to Guam-based small business

PITI, Guam – Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas awarded a $19.9 million firm-fixed-price contract, Jan. 24, to Reliable Builders Inc., a Guam-based small business, for construction of a hardened installation control center at Andersen Air Force Base to support the Air Power Resiliency (APR) initiative.
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United Airlines Guam Marathon donates supplies to GPD and GFD

(January 25, 2018 -- Tumon, Guam) United Airlines Guam Marathon (UGM) organizers Guam Sports Events, Inc. (GSE) presented to Guam Police Department (GPD) and Guam Fire Department (GFD) a donation of supplies that was made possible by an increase in runner participation during the 2017 event.
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USS Key West Takes Families Underway

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Jan. 23, 2018) - Sailors conduct line handlers on board the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), returns from an underway for a friends and family day cruise at Polaris Point, Guam Jan. 23.
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Comedian Anjelah Johnson tours Submarine

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Jan 24, 2018) - Lt. Junior Graciano, chief-of-staff officer of Commander Submarine Squadron 15 (COMSUBRON), presents command coins to comedian, Anjelah Johnson and her team, at the Naval Base Guam visitors center, Jan. 24.
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28th Bomb Wing leadership visits Guam

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Col. John R. Edwards, the 28th Bomb Wing Commander and Command Chief Master Sgt. Adam Vizi, recently visited the men and women of Ellsworth AFB deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam.
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The fight against cervical cancer

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — With battles raging in the war against cancer, health care experts are seeing progress in at least one fight: cervical cancer. This disease is much easier to cure when it’s found and treated early, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.