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Trevor Romain Visits Guantanamo Bay, Develops Program to Help Children

Children worry. When a parent is deployed, it's not only the adults who have new problems to deal with.

Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Patrols the Waters Around JTF Guantanamo

When the waters at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay start getting rough, and the waves make the boat rock back and forth, fear not; Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91103 Los Angeles/Long Beach is on the way. As a part of their mission, members of MSST 91103 work to keep Guantanamo Bay safe and secure.

JTF Guantanamo Sailor Sends a Message in a Bottle

Many people know a story about a letter in a bottle, appearing on a beach or bobbing in the water, tossed into the sea in the hope that the right person may read it. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Delacruz, a culinary specialist with Joint Task Force Guantanamo, shared his experience with this method of communication, Dec. 1.

Quality, Professional Medical Care Given to Guantanamo Detainees

For service members at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, providing exceptional medical care to detainees is consistent with the JTF mission of ensuring a safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of all detainees.

Gen. Lake Takes Over As Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo

Army Brig. Gen. Timothy Lake of the Virgin Islands National Guard settles into his new job as the Joint Task Force Guantanamo deputy commander.

O'Ferrall Bids Joint Task Force Guantanamo Farewell

Army Brig. Gen. Rafael O'Ferrall, of the Puerto Rico National Guard, reflects on operations at Joint Task Force Guantanamo after serving as deputy commander for the past year.

Boy Scout Troop Gives Joint Task Force Guantanamo With 4,000 Pounds of Popcorm

Members from Boy Scout Troop 115, part of the Baltimore Area Council, teamed up with Guantanamo Bay's BST 435 to deliver tins of popcorn to Marines with Marine Corps Security Force Company Guantanamo. This distribution of the confectionary corn snack is the first of many which is intended to reach every service member here at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo Post Office Prepares for the Holidays

The holiday season is the busiest time of year for the U.S. Postal Service. The Camp America Post Office at Joint Task Force Guantanamo is not an exception to this rule. Service members are sending out boxes, cards and souvenirs as well as receiving homemade cookies and gifts.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo Service Members Volunteer to Coach Youth Sports

Joint Task Force Guantanamo employs thousands of service members from all branches of service and many of them volunteer their talent and time to coach youth sports leagues at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo's JSMART Team Help Members Cope With Stress

Members of the Joint Stress Mitigation and Restoration Team, part of the Joint Medical Group at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, tend to service members from every military branch at their main office at Camp America.

Native Traditions, Customs Help Define Military Service at Joint Task Force Guantanamo

Joint Task Force Guantanamo recognized National American Indian Heritage month and the many contributions American Indians have made and continue to make to the U.S. military and the country as a whole.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo Names Service Members Junior Trooper of the Quarter and Trooper of the Quarter

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Mugford and Army Staff Sgt. Nicolle Clarke were selected as Joint Task Force Guantanamo Junior Trooper of the Quarter and Trooper of the Quarter (respectively), Nov. 3.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo Swim Club Provides a Culture of Fitness

Service members and residents of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay participate in a loosely-organized weekly swim club, in which they swim in the ocean along the naval station's coastline. The club promotes fitness while celebrating their love of swimming.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo Service Member's Dream of Flight Comes True

Army Sgt. Charles Verax Jr., with the 525th Military Police Battalion stationed at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, recently achieved a lifelong dream of earning his helicopter pilot license while on leave.

For Corps and Country, Marines at Joint Task Force Celebrate the Marine Corps' Birthday

After months of hard work and planning, Marines from Marine Corps Security Force Company, service members and residents from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, and service members deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo came together for the Marine Corps Ball, Nov. 14.

Navy Seabees Solve Problems Daily at Joint Task Force Guantanamo

From pressure washing the Tierra Kay housing complex, to improving the drainage at the Seaside Galley and much more, the Joint Task Force Guantanamo engineering department is working hard to improve conditions for the personnel deployed to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo.

Experiencing the Wild Side of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is home to all kinds of creatures that a typical military base wouldn't house. Ranging from iguanas that are almost the size of Godzilla, to various types of Caribbean Boas, this base is like a free zoo to the Troopers stationed here. The base has strict rules to protect these species and provides a safe habitat for them to live in. Guantanamo Bay naval base is home to 8 percent of the population of these species of iguanas in Cuba due to its safe habitat.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo Navy Petty Officer and Flair Bartender

Take two bottles, throw them up into the air, spin them three times, catch them with opposite hands, pour the drinks, then drop the bottles and catch them with the original hands. Sounds easy, right?

Growing Through Adversity

All Troopers are given a variety of tools to perform well at their jobs. Many of the tools are physical items, but psychological tools are needed to unlock the full potential of a Trooper in this day and age of sustained operations. One tool needed to perform well in stressful situations is resilience.

PR National Guard 480th MP Company Transfers Authority to RI National Guard 115th at JTF Guantanamo

Soldiers from the 480th Military Police Company of the Puerto Rico National Guard handed over responsibility for their external security mission at Joint Task Force Guantanamo to the 115th Military Police Company of the Rhode Island National Guard during a ceremony, Nov. 12, 2009.

Coast Guard MSST 91101 Transfers Authority to Coast Guard MSST 99103 at JTF Guantanamo

Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91103 Los Angeles/Long Beach replaced Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101 Seattle at Joint Task Force Guantanamo during a transfer of authority ceremony at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Nov. 19, 2009.

PR Guard 480th MP Transfers Authority to VI National Guard 786th at JTF Guantanamo

Soldiers and Airmen from the U.S. Virgin Islands National Guard's 786th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion out of St. Thomas replaced the Soldiers from the 191st Regional Support Group of the Puerto Rico National Guard at Joint Task Force Guantanamo during a transfer of authority ceremony, Nov. 24, 2009.

Forces in Afghanistan Kill Militants, Detain Suspects

Afghan and international forces killed several militants and detained terrorism suspects in two Afghanistan provinces yesterday, military officials reported.

JTF Guantanamo Soldier Awarded NCO of the Quarter

Army Staff Sgt. John Murphy, a member of the 193rd Military Police Company of the 525th Military Police Battalion deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo was awarded the U.S. Army South's Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 24.

JTF Guantanamo Inspector General

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Van Poots, the Joint Task Force Guantanamo deputy Inspector General, speaks to incoming JTF service members during a newcomer's briefing at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Nov. 6.

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