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COMMUNITY BRIEFS – July 25, 2011
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Posted on Jul 24 2011
[B]Veterans outreach on July 25-29[/B]
Tina San Agustin, Federal Department of Veterans Affairs Legal Administrative Specialist from Guam and the Northern Marian Islands, will be on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota from July 25 to 29 for Veterans Outreach on Veterans Federal Benefits. She will be also be entertaining veterans questions and assist with claims. Agustin’s schedule is a follows:
-July 25, 8:30am-4:30pm on Rota at the WIA office
-July 26-27, 8:30-4:30 on Tinian at the Tinian Municipal Council’s office
-July 28-29, 8:30-4:30 on Saipan at the Military/ Veterans Affairs office on Capitol Hill, building 1364. (PR)
[B]Hopwood grade 6 and 7 open registration[/B]The open registration for seventh and eighth grade levels of Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood Jr. High School is ongoing until July 29. Parents and guardians of enrolling students should provide the school with all the necessary documents to avoid any problem in the processing of their child’s enrollment. Any new or transfer students must also provide proper documents to prevent any delay in their processing. For more information, contact the school at 237-3422/3395/3421. (PR)
[B]Air Force, Navy Training on FDM, Warning Area-517[/B]SANTA RITA, Guam—The U.S. Air Force will conduct training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla on July 25-29 from 6:30am to 8:45pm.
The U.S. Navy will conduct training at Warning Area 517 (W-517) on July 26-27 from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
The public—especially fisherman, commercial pilots and marine tour operators—is advised to stay clear from the area during the times and dates indicated.
The general location of the training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla training area will be on a 10-nautical mile radius on all quadrants.
W-517 is an irregular shaped polygon comprising of 14,000 nautical square miles of airspace that begins south of Guam and extends south-southwest in international waters. This will affect fishing in the vicinity of Santa Rosa Reef and Galvez Bank. (PR)
