Tag Archives: Guam

PBS Documentary on the $10 Billion Marine Buildup on Guam

December 12th, 2009

While I was on Guam last month I met with the crew that helped to produce a national report on the move of roughly 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to the island territory (dependents will more than double that number). Green … Continue reading →

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The 671 on Guam: Last Day… 5 :(

November 25th, 2009

I almost didn’t make it to the first official meeting of the American Marketing Association’s Guam Chapter. I got a late start, and when you’re in Guam for a few days you start to become paralyzed by the idea of … Continue reading →

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The 671 on Guam: Day 4

November 21st, 2009

Thursday proved emotional before we even got to the first day of the two-day forum at the Guam Legislature. The morning experiences set the stage for what we would hear at the “The 2009 Island Conference on Public Administration, The … Continue reading →

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The 671 on Guam: Day 3

November 18th, 2009

We stayed in Tumon yesterday. Meetings were back-to-back, so we didn’t get to enjoy it as much as we’d have liked. Tumon is the stretch of hotels I call the Waikiki of Guam. A friend doing consulting work related to … Continue reading →

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The 671 on Guam: Day 2

November 16th, 2009

Being a day ahead has advantages. Monday on Guam is Sunday in Hawaii, so I had a day to deal with my communication challenges. AT&T’s International Roaming plan… yikes. I’m using land lines as much as possible, and text messaging … Continue reading →

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The 671 on Guam: Day 1

November 15th, 2009

“I’m not feeling this trip,” said the Marine next to me on the plane to Guam. He’d never been and he’s tasked with recon involving the buildup. A perfect neighbor for the nearly eight-hour flight from Honolulu, he talked about … Continue reading →

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