News - Guam

The first ever Guam Defense Forum brought together military leaders, policymakers, academics and community representatives for two days of discussions on the island’s role in U.S. defense strategy and the impacts of the military buildup. The forum took place at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo Jr., commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said during his keynote address that Guam is a strategic asset for America’s deterrence strategy in the Pacific. 

 

According to a recent report by the Guam Visitors Bureau, visitors to Guam generated about $1.4 billion in direct, indirect, and reduced impacts to Guam’s economy. 
 

In an unusual move, the U.S. Navy in Guam has widely publicized the issuance of a Request for Proposals for housing for accompanied and unaccompanied personnel, more than a year after a Request for Information appeared.
 

Major military exercises are often assigned as bundled contracts for companies that put the necessary logistics together – to include accommodation and catering services.

Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero vetoed the nearly $1.4 billion fiscal year 2026 Government of Guam budget bill on Sept. 5, stating that the proposed measure underfunds the Guam Memorial Hospital and provides tax cuts to the “favored few.”