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Praise Wright, speaks with Maj. Kenneth Thomas, a navigator with the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. during an Air Force Recruiting Service Detachment 1 Aim High event, Nov. 19, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Det. 1 is celebrating two years of addressing rated diversity in the Air Force. Since its inception in October 2018, Det. 1 has conducted 165 events with more than 355,000 attendees, directly mentoring more than 39,000 youth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chance Babin)
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Recruiting’s Det. 1 celebrates 2 years of mentoring youth, addressing rated diversity

The mission of Air Force Recruiting Service’s Detachment 1 is to inform, influence and inspire the nation’s youth and their influencers.
Robert Schlub, a research plant pathologist and an extension specialist at University of Guam Cooperative Extension and Outreach, makes an isolation under a transfer hood in November 2015. Photos courtesy of University of Guam
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Early detection is key: UOG keeps an eye out for deadly tomato pests

The University of Guam received another round of funding in September under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Protection Act for the surveying and monitoring of invasive pests of solanaceous crops that are on USDA’s Priority Pest List for 2021.
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DoDEA Pacific conducts COVID-19 tabletop exercise

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific and local military leadership conducted a COVID-19 tabletop exercise at Cmdr. William C. McCool Elementary and Middle School, Oct. 1.
(From left) Guam Memorial Hospital employees Rayna Cruz, program coordinator II; Toni Tenorio, Equal Employment Opportunity Officer; Daniel Celeste, messenger clerk; and Theo Pangelinan, administrative officer. Photo courtesy of University of Guam
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30,000 surgical masks donated to Guam’s COVID-19 response effort

AIDS Care China, a community support group in Guangzhou, China, for people with HIV/AIDS, donated 30,000 surgical masks to the University of Guam Endowment Foundation for its Guam COVID-19 Response Project.
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94 contact tracers trained by University of California San Francisco

A total of 94 government employees, health care workers, private school employees, University of Guam students, and volunteers are now assisting the island’s contact tracing efforts following the completion of a four-day training with the chief medical officer for the University of California San Francisco.
Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, the new superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks during the change of command ceremony in Falcon Stadium, where he became the school's top officer, Sept. 23, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)
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Academy’s 21st superintendent reports for duty

Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark is excited. He’s the new superintendent at the Air Force Academy, and while he knows he’s got big responsibilities to handle as the school’s top officer, he said the weight of those duties is eased by the enthusiasm he feels about cadets.
Addison Cantor, now a Naval officer and first-year medical student at the Uniformed Services University, was named among the NCAA’s Top 30 Woman of the Year honorees for 2020. (Photo by Polly Cantor)
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NCAA names Naval medical officer as Top 30 Woman of the Year honorees

Navy Ensign Addison Cantor, the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) 2020 Woman of the Year, and 2020 Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) First Team Academic All-American, has been named as one of the NCAA’s Top 30 Woman of the Year honorees for her “demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, community service and...
Fifteen of 27 graduates of the national Upward Bound college preparation program hosted by the University of Guam stand for a socially distanced group photo following a graduation ceremony on Aug. 8 at the UOG Calvo Field House. Photos courtesy of the University of Guam
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27 Guam high schoolers graduate from college prep program

Twenty-seven Guam high school students have graduated from the national college preparation program Upward Bound hosted by the University of Guam and have been accepted into institutions of higher learning. They received certificates of completion at a ceremony on Aug. 8. 
(From left) University of Guam students Amanda Finoña, Keanno Fausto, Isabella Alvia, Rose Facelo, and Drake Taitano in 2019.
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U.S. News & World Report ranks UOG a top college for social mobility and among the best in the West

The University of Guam has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a “Top Performer on Social Mobility” and one of the “Best Regional Universities” in the West according to its 2021 Best Colleges Rankings released yesterday.
Visit the new Transitions in Health Care section on the Sesame Street for Military Families website.
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Sesame Street supports military families with health care transitions

A permanent change of station (PCS) brings a myriad of changes to a military family’s life.
Participants in “Letters Across the Pacific” pose for a photo at the School Age Center at the Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, Sept. 9. Letters Across the Pacific is an initiative for the Month of the Military Child where children from Camp Zama in Japan, Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, Camp Walker in Daegu, South Korea, and Fort Wainwright in Alaska, write to each other.
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‘Letters Across the Pacific’ creates connections for Military Children

Children at Camp Zama are writing letters to their counterparts at Camp Walker in Daegu, South Korea; Schofield Barracks in Hawaii; and Fort Wainwright in Alaska.
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GTA extends deadline for Youth Leader Program until Oct. 2

Due to the ongoing pandemic, GTA is giving high school students more time to apply for the Youth Leader Program for School Year 2020-2021. The deadline to apply has been extended to Friday, October 2.
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Brighten a servicemember's day with our Pen Pal Program

What better way to put a smile on our deployed servicemembers' faces than by writing them a letter? With our Pen Pal Program, your kiddos can do just that.
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5 easy ways to teach kids about money

When it comes to parenting, one of the best lessons we can share with our kids is about money.
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Helping your toddler with separation anxiety

Dreading leaving your toddler with the babysitter or at daycare and want to prepare him?
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Elizabeth Dole Foundation announces national winners of virtual Military Kids Talent contest

The Elizabeth Dole Foundation today announced the national winners of the virtual “Military Kids Have Talent” contest in five age categories.