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Guam among priority areas for NOAA's submerged wreckage removal program
The Pacific Island Times
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August 6, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Salvage crews will be mobilized in Guam later this year to retrieve abandoned and derelict vessels left to disintegrate in the waters. Guam is among the eight U.S. jurisdictions prioritized by the National...
Guam deserves a future beyond the uniform
The Guam Daily Post
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The truth is hard to ignore: Guam’s value to the United States and its allies lies mainly in our geography. We are “the tip of the spear” in the Pacific, a frontline asset in growing regional tensions. And because of that, our role as a military...
Guam Experience initiative launched during 75th Organic Act anniversary
The Guam Daily Post
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Local officials launched the "Living the Legacy of Håfa Adai" initiative Friday during the 75th anniversary commemoration of the Organic Act signing, marking what organizers called a cultural declaration aimed at revitalizing community pride and...
Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency's 16th cycle begins with 11 trainees
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency on Wednesday said its newest trainees have begun their journey toward becoming sworn law enforcement officers responsible for stopping threats at local borders and ports of entry. The 11 members of the...
Guam Memorial Hospital need IT upgrades and new records system
KUAM
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August 5, 2025
“For example, the EHR, which is Carevue, is only three years old if you think about it. But it interfaces with systems that are over 20 years old. If the system is 20 years old, it means the software and hardware is over 20 years old. We have been...
Keeping Guam connected, now and into the future
The Guam Daily Post
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As our island works to rebuild its tourism industry, the Guam Visitors Bureau’s proposed legislative appropriation of $11 million in additional airline incentives should be seen not as some perfunctory cash advance, but as a strategic investment...
1st month of ocean buoy data revealing dramatic wave differences across Guam
The Guam Daily Post
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One month after Guam's first community-informed backyard buoy began transmitting real-time ocean data from the island's southwestern coast, the bright yellow device has already proven its worth to boaters, fishers, and emergency responders while...
OPINION Kasperbauer: Revitalizing Guam tourism by promoting 'independent traveler' as key market
Pacific Daily News
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Growing up on Guam in the 1970s and ‘80s, as tourism was taking root, my family’s favorite pastime activities included adventuring through the jungles of Urunao, swimming at the USO in Piti, and barbecuing with relatives and friends. We knew that...
LETTER: Guam deserves a future beyond the uniform
Pacific Daily News
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The truth is hard to ignore: Guam’s value to the United States and its allies lies mainly in our geography. We are “the tip of the spear” in the Pacific, a frontline asset in growing regional tensions. And because of that, our role as a military...
Army Patriot missiles coming for 'Guam Defense System'
Pacific Daily News
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The U.S. Army’s Patriot interceptor missiles are coming to Guam, a top Army official announced during a recent public event. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus said Guam will host one of four new Patriot interceptor battalions the Army is...
Guam Air Guard activates new squadron
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Air National Guard on Saturday activated its first new squadron in more than 20 years, establishing the 293rd Combat Communications Squadron in a historic ceremony that marks a significant expansion of the territory's military...
Guam Missile Defense awards top $1.7B; $36.9M for flagged Andersen housing
Pacific Daily News
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Contract awards for the planned 360-degree missile defense system for Guam have topped $1.7 billion as of July, while Andersen Air Force Base barracks that reportedly left Navy Secretary John Phelan “appalled” will get about $36.9 million worth of...
Environmental report warns of ‘major’ impact from missile defense shield on Guam
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is test-fired from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 10, 2024. (Nancy Jones-Bonbrest/Missile Defense Agency) A proposed $8 billion missile defense system for Guam could have “long-term, significant and major”...
Executives plan to develop more ship repair work in Guam
Marianas Business Journal
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BY MAUREEN N. MARATITA Journal Staff (From left) Lawrence Ryder, vice president of business development and external affairs for Austal USA; Michael Little, director of business development and external affairs for Marunda; and Doyon A. Morato,...
US Army to expand Patriot missile force, adds Guam defense unit
Al Mayadeen
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August 4, 2025
The US Army plans to expand its active Patriot missile battalions from 15 to 18 and establish a separate advanced air defense unit in Guam. The US Army is moving ahead with plans to expand its Patriot missile defense capabilities, with intentions...
Research Matters: Guam CEDDERS creates pathways for possibility
Pacific Daily News
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For more than 30 years, the University of Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, Guam CEDDERS, has quietly transformed lives across Guam and the region. As one of UOG’s Centers for Excellence,...
Patriot missiles to boost Guam defense
The Guam Daily Post
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The U.S. Army plans to deploy one of its top missile defense systems to protect Guam against possible attacks, and the Secretary of the Army was on the island last week to inspect one of the newly shipped components. Guam was identified as one of...
Guam National Guard activates new historic squadron
Pacific Daily News
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Maj. Audreya Taitano assumed command of the 293rd Combat Communications Squadron, the first of its kind, operating in collaboration with the 644th Combat Communications Squadron, on Aug. 2. This historic activation of a Guam Guard squadron working...
OPINION Lotz: Placing Guam landmarks in National Register of Historic Places
Pacific Daily News
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Recently, Guam’s State Historic Preservation Officer, Patrick Lujan, met with our village mayors to solicit their recommendations of our historic features for inclusion onto the National Register of Historic Places. It is the official list of the...
Guam EPA warns of 10 polluted beaches
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency warned that 10 beaches on the island were polluted this week. Based on the results of 43 samples taken by Guam EPA on July 31, the following recreational waters were identified to be polluted above the...