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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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Face of Defense: Airman Discovers His Trainer Supervised His Father

DUKE FIELD, Fla., Nov. 1, 2017 — At the top of the air traffic control tower here, F-35 Lightning IIs zip by at eye level. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Morris keys up his headset to tell those fighters where to go, when to turn and who to talk to next. A few steps behind Morris is Steven Kates.
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The Evolution of Wartime Surgery

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The Navy's first Role 2 Light Maneuver (R2LM) team, Navy Adaptive Trauma Team (NATT) 1, put their crew to the test in their first exercise with the fleet.
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DoD offers course for using Blended Retirement System comparison calculator

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 — Service members eligible to opt into the Blended Retirement System in 2018 can now take a free course to learn to use the online comparison calculator to aid in determining whether the new BRS or the legacy retirement system is a better choice for their circumstances, Defense Department officials said.
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From IHOP to the Top: Senior Enlisted Advisor driven to serve

ARLINGTON, Va. - As a 17-year-old, the world is full of possibilities and there isn't much that you can't do. You're invincible and have the answer to everything. That's what a young Command Sgt. Maj.
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Navy releases collision report for USS Fitzgerald and USS John S McCain Collisions

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy released Nov. 1, a report detailing the events and actions that led to the collision of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan June 17, and the collision of USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and merchant vessel Alnic MC Aug. 21.
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What hurts one affects all

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- An average of 20 people per minute are victims of abuse in the United States. Local child protective services received an estimated 3.4 million referrals of children being abused or neglected in 2012 according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.