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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln — the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 3 — and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer — the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. have both arrived in port at Naval Base Guam on Sept. 19 CHamoru Standard Time.

A sweeping proposed rule issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration could expand federal contracting and loan eligibility for businesses in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands by significantly raising revenue thresholds and streamlining industry classifications.

The Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services Division of Environmental Health conducted 147 inspections from July to August.

NASA commemorated the full restoration and return to service of its Guam Remote Station on Sept. 10 following more than three years of disaster recovery work triggered by Super Typhoon Mawar in 2023.

Leaders from the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Pacific Command and Joint Task Force-Micronesia met for the quarterly Stakeholders Meeting in Saipan on Sept. 9 and 10, according to a Sept. 15 release from JTF-M.

Regional fishery leaders, emergency managers, and industry stakeholders gathered at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa on Sept. 11 and 12 for the U.S. Pacific Islands Fishing Industry Resilience & Recovery Workshop, aiming to address critical governance gaps and streamline post-disaster relief for local mariners across the Marianas.

Guam businesses must adapt to the rapid shift toward artificial intelligence-driven search engines to maintain visibility among prospective visitors, local tourism stakeholders were told during the Guam Visitors Bureau quarterly membership meeting held on Sept. 9, at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa.

The per diem allowances for U.S. military personnel for hotels in Guam and the islands of the Northern Mariana Islands have increased effective Sept. 1, according to the Aug. 25 Department of Defense notice in the federal register.

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