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Naval base commander: 'Safe Haven' liberty concept in the works By Steve Limtiaco It involves providing on-base and off-base recreational activities for personnel. “This is something we are developing,” Capt. Jeffrey Grimes said during an online forum hosted by the Guam Chamber of Commerce and the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association. “In military terminology, it’s ‘pre-decisional.’” He said ongoing decisions with the island business community, including Thursday’s forum, are part of the development process. The concept involves only the Navy, for visiting ships, he said. Th...

" " People go about their day on Guam, one of the five inhabited U.S. territories. Henri Oftana/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The island of Guam is about 30 miles (48.2 kilometers) long and maybe only 12 miles (19.3 kilometers) across at its widest point. A tiny island like that, admittedly, is easy to lose sight of way out in the Pacific, some 3,800 miles (6,115 kilometers) west of Honolulu. Who knows what's going on there? Yet something no one should be confused about concerns Guam's allegiances. Due to its designation as a U.S. territory and its position on the other side of the intern...

PRC missiles are threat to carriers: US MILITARY MODERNIZATION: Concerning the US’ ability to inhibit a Chinese attack against Taiwan, a US military official said that its “conventional deterrent is eroding” Bloomberg The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) executed a coordinated test launch of its top anti-ship ballistic missile in the South China Sea (SCS) in August last year to send an “unmistakable message,” US Admiral Phil Davidson, head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, told a US Senate panel on Tuesday. “These mid-range, anti-s...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) included the U.S. territory of Guam when listing foreign nations that she says are receiving American tax dollars.

It's all with an eye on China.