The U.S. government is seeking to explore deep-sea mining in federally managed waters offshore the Northern Mariana Islands in line with the Trump administration's bid to facilitate domestic production of critical minerals to ensure secure supply chains for U.S. defense, infrastructure and energy sectors.

The Guam National Guard risks losing federal trust due to leadership instability, the former adjutant general has warned Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, noting that the organization narrowly dodged receivership for the same reason two years ago.  

Retired Col. Karin Watson is sworn in by Gov.  Lou Leon Guerrero as  acting adjutant general of the Guam National Guard today. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor of Guam By Mar-Vic Cagurangan   As retired colonel Karin Watson officially takes over today as the new adjutant general of the Guam National Guard, her predecessor, Dr. Michael Cruz, questioned what he considered an anomalous manner in which Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has carried out the change of command withi