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Senate Committee Cuts $300M Slated for Guam
June 3, 2010 – 12:28 pm | No Comment
Senate Committee Cuts $300M Slated for Guam

Wow. Cut money and add more people. I love it.
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee last week slashed $300 million earmarked for a U.S. military buildup on Guam because the money was requested …

Guam is Telecom-Ready for Military Buildup
May 27, 2010 – 7:21 am | No Comment
Guam is Telecom-Ready for Military Buildup

The chief executive of GTA TeleGuam Wednesday assured more than 200 government officials, military leaders and defense contractors attending the Hita I Marianas Conference in San Diego that Guam’s telecommunications infrastructure is ready with plenty …

US Air Force Deploying F-22s to Guam, Japan
May 24, 2010 – 12:37 pm | No Comment
US Air Force Deploying F-22s to Guam, Japan

HONOLULU (AP) – The Air Force plans to deploy the world’s most advanced fighter jet to Guam and Japan this month.
The Air Force said it will send a dozen stealth F-22s from Virginia …

Guam Could Tip Over and Capsize
March 31, 2010 – 2:09 pm | No Comment
Guam Could Tip Over and Capsize

This news made me laugh today. Seriously?! Capsize?!

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) is afraid that the U.S. Territory of Guam is going to “tip over and capsize” due to overpopulation.
Johnson expressed his worries during a House …

Navy Adds Security to Guam Bar Districts
March 31, 2010 – 1:00 pm | No Comment
Navy Adds Security to Guam Bar Districts

Can we say, “Finally!” Actually, I still remember days a long time ago when the Navy did send in their patrols into the bars and clubs.
The patrols — made up of uniformed sailors from Guam-based …

Farewell USS City of Corpus Christi
December 1, 2009 – 8:32 pm | No Comment
Farewell USS City of Corpus Christi

The Navy is moving one of its three Guam-based submarines to Hawaii and plans to replace it with another submarine currently based in Virginia.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force said Tuesday that the USS City …

Jobs Plan Called a Threat to Marines’ Guam Move
August 21, 2009 – 11:00 am | No Comment
Jobs Plan Called a Threat to Marines’ Guam Move

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, in Hawai’i on his first Pacific tour, yesterday said a jobs requirement added to a defense bill by U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie would jeopardize the planned $15 billion move …

Air Force Team Integrates Tsunami Lessons
August 21, 2009 – 10:47 am | No Comment
Air Force Team Integrates Tsunami Lessons

When a massive earthquake jolted the floor of the Indian Ocean in late 2004, the U.S. military, along with much of the world, rushed to help.
But in those first few days, that response to the …

Admiral Timothy Keating on the Importance of Military Base in Guam
July 22, 2009 – 11:47 pm | No Comment
Admiral Timothy Keating on the Importance of Military Base in Guam

Admiral Timothy Keating spoke to reporters Wednesday about the building of a new military base in Guam. It’s a long video (about 30 minutes).
Reporter Kevin Baron from the Star & Stripes asked Admiral Keating, …

Japan Offers $336 Mil to Pay for U.S. Marines’ Transfer to Guam
July 11, 2009 – 7:32 am | No Comment
Japan Offers $336 Mil to Pay for U.S. Marines’ Transfer to Guam

Japan agreed Saturday with the United States to offer $336 million in total for the current fiscal year to realize the planned transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 2014, the Japanese Foreign …

$10 Billion Add-on
July 5, 2009 – 6:11 pm | No Comment
$10 Billion Add-on

Whoo hoo!  More money for Guam!  Actually, more money for the people of the United States of America.  The idea here is to make sure that the money used for the Guam buildup is used …

Too Many Skeptics
May 15, 2009 – 11:18 pm | No Comment
Too Many Skeptics

I was reading Government Executive dot com and it looks like there are more skeptics in Guam’s infrastructure to house the Marines from Japan.  Here’s the article.
Rep. Norman Dicks, D-Wash., opened the issue, saying he …

Cable Laying has Commenced in Guam!
April 29, 2009 – 9:17 pm | One Comment
Cable Laying has Commenced in Guam!

Laying cable across the ocean floor totally geeks me out.  That’s why I decided to follow this trek of cable in Guam.  What will this mean for Guam? Faster connections!
The PPC-1 project has reached a …

Going Back to the Island
April 9, 2009 – 7:33 pm | No Comment
Going Back to the Island

I’ve been thinking about how life would be like if I moved back to the island.  I keep hearing great stories about the military buildup on Guam but I still haven’t seen the action happen …