Heads Up Guam Article

Click above for the story read about how we need to be taking the North Korea threat a lot more seriously.

Archdiocese releases their decision on Friary Mass

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Looks like the prayers have worked and the faithful can return to the Friary for Mass.  Restrictions apply wih regard to other intentions and sacrements.  Looks like "alls well that ends well"

Presidential Defense budget numbers

President Obama Releases Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Details

$787 Million for Military Construction on Guam

$2 Million for Local Infrastructure Improvements through OIA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 7, 2009 – Washington, D.C. –

Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today announced that $787 million in military construction projects for Guam are included in the Fiscal Year 2010 budget submission released by President Barack Obama early today. The documents released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as well as each respective agency provide greater detail on the larger budget figures that were released in February. The entire federal budget proposed by President Obama for Fiscal Year 2010 is more than $3.4 trillion.

“The robust military construction funding programmed for 2010 signals the beginning of major construction on Guam to prepare for the military build-up,” Congresswoman Bordallo said today. “The funding targets key initial infrastructure to support the military build-up. Of particular importance is the $48 million in Defense Access Roads funding that will be used to improve the haul and access road network on Guam. Additionally, the Department of Defense (DoD) has programmed $259 million to begin construction of a more modern Naval Hospital that will ultimately provide better health care facilities and increased specialty care capacity.”

The President’s budget also includes $2 million for the Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs to assist the Government of Guam in financing upgrades to infrastructure in 2010 by leveraging funds from Rural Development loan and loan guarantee programs administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. This funding is programmed to support the local infrastructure requirements resulting from the increase in population as a result of the military buildup on Guam.

“The two million for the Office of Insular Affairs will go towards infrastructure improvements in support of the military buildup on Guam. I am working with my colleagues in both the House and the Senate to protect the funding for Guam contained in the President’s budget proposal and to ensure it remains intact as the budget process continues.”

A more detailed chart of the Fiscal Year 2010 military construction budget is included below:

Service	Project	Cost
Air Force	Andersen AFB - Commando Warrior Operations Facility	$4,200,000
Air Force	Andersen AFB - Northwest Field Perimeter Fence and Road	$4,752,000
Air Force	Andersen AFB - Northwest Field Combat Support Vehicle Maintenance Facility	$15,500,000
Air Force	Andersen AFB - Electrical Infrastructure Hardening	$33,750,000
Defense Logistics Agency	Agana Naval Air Station - Gas Storage Facility	$4,900,000
Army National Guard	Barrigada Readiness Center	$30,000,000
Navy	Marine Aviation - AAFB North Ramp Improvements Phase 1	$88,797,000
Navy	Marine Aviation - AAFB North Ramp Utilities Phase 1	$21,500,000
Navy	Apra Harbor Wharves Improvement Phase 1	$167,033,000
Navy	Consolidated Training Facility	$45,309,000
Navy	Defense Access Road Improvements	$48,860,000
Navy	Military Working Dog Relocation	$27,070,000
Navy	Torpedo Exercise Support Building	$15,627,000
Navy	Family Housing - Replace N. Tipalao Phase 3	$20,730,000
Defense Health Programs	Hospital Replacement Phase 1	$259,156,000
Grand Total		$787,184,000

MZB responds to Pentagon article

Congresswoman Bordallo Responds to

Comments by U.S. Marine Corps Commandant

General James T. Conway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 7, 2009 – Washington, D.C. –

Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today responded to the comments made by Marine Corps Commandant General James Conway at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs hearing on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.

“I have been reassured by officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) that the military build-up on Guam is on track,” said Congresswoman Bordallo. “In particular, I was reassured that the Commandant was trying to address larger training as well as command and control issues that will be considered in the Congressionally mandated Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and numerous other policymakers have all pledged their commitment to the realignment of U.S. Marines from Okinawa, Japan to Guam.”

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JIGPO's David Bice responds to article

Ray,
I've read the transcript of the Commandant's testimony and the article is off in a small, but important way. DoD will be conducting a Pacific-wide review of training and other related issues. However, the rebasing of Marines from Okinawa is NOT, repeat NOT, being reviewed. Greater theater-wide training for the Marines (and other forces) will be studied. Those greater issues also have costs that are not part of the rebasing. The Commandant stated same, and it appears the reporter mixed the thoughts. I met CW Bordallo this morning with the Deputy Asst Secretary of Defense for East Asia and he reaffirm to Mrs Bordallo DoD's and Govt of Japan's commitment to complete the rebasing. Appreciate the opportunity to clarify.
Regard,
D. Bice/

GBB and WTE..Thats right! GBB

read up on GBB's review of WTE in a letter written by Harvey Gershman to President Obama.


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Nick Captain on the Breakfast show

Click here for the radio interview to hear Nick's high altitude view of the Real Estate market. The moratorium and global financial meltdown are slowing things down, but the prospects for the future continue to look bright. So why are things so slow? Sellers are holding out. Read his email newsetter here:
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