{"id":347168,"date":"2021-07-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=347168"},"modified":"2021-07-02T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:00:00","slug":"island-snapshots-july-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots &#8211; July 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-347168 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2021\/pacifica-insurance-pix-18\/'>Pacifica-Insurance-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347169'>\n\t\t\t\tSHOE GIVEAWAY WINNER               \nPacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. health member Lorielyn Lacay secures the winning prize of a pair of premium shoes through the company\u2019s Shoe Giveaway campaign.\u00a0In partnership with The Athlete\u2019s Foot, Lacay will also be given access to the MyFit foot analysis system that guarantees a pair that fits.  Pacifica\u2019s Giveaway was designed to encourage its health insurance group members to continue living a healthy lifestyle. \u00a0Open to members of the CNMI Government Group Health Insurance and private health groups under Pacifica. Giveaway will run until the end of July. \u00a0Details about this Giveaway can be found on Pacifica\u2019s Facebook and Instagram pages. (Contributed Photo)\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2021\/jalen-ibrao-pix\/'>Jalen-Ibrao-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347281'>\n\t\t\t\tEMPLOYEES OF  THE QUARTER Jalen Ibrao (Main Store) and Paola May Tindoc (Garapan Branch) are McDonald\u2019s Saipan\u2019s Employees of the Quarter based on their ability to demonstrate behavior that deliver a great experience for customers and their fellow employees, like always looking for ways to make the experience special for every McDonald\u2019s customer; working with the team to deliver high standards; and having energy and enthusiasm. (Contributed Photo) \t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2021\/gavin-pangelinan-pix\/'>Gavin-Pangelinan-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347395'>\n\t\t\t\tMOVING ON AND UP-Cadet Gavin Pangelinan, center, smiles after graduating from the U.S. Army Cadet Command Advanced Camp at Fort Knox, KY on July 4, 2021. He is joined in the picture by his military science instructors from the University of Guam, Master Sgt. Rocky Duran, left, and Lt. Col. Thomas Anderson. \u00a0Pangelinan spent 41 days training to be a combat leader in the woods of Fort Knox this summer and he will commission as an Army officer through UoG\u2019s ROTC program in May 2022. Pangelinan is a graduate of Saipan Southern High School.\u00a0(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2021\/corrections-academy-pix\/'>Corrections-Academy-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347543'>\n\t\t\t\tCORRECTIONS ACADEMY-Former Northern Marianas College interim president Frankie M. Eliptico, acting governor Arnold I. Palacios, and Department of Corrections Commissioner Wally F. Villagomez are joined by members of the NMC Board of Regents and DOC personnel after the signing of a memorandum of agreement between NMC and DOC at the college\u2019s Board of Regents conference room Wednesday last week for a joint operation between the two institutions to run a Corrections Academy at the college for DOC cadets. (JOSHUA SANTOS)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2021\/pacifica-insurance-pix-19\/'>Pacifica-Insurance-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347637'>\n\t\t\t\tPACIFICA\u2019S SHOE GIVEAWAY    Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. health member Rudolpho Cruz  wins a pair of premium shoes through the company\u2019s Shoe Giveaway campaign. In partnership with The Athlete\u2019s Foot, Cruz will also be given access to the MyFit foot analysis system that guarantees a pair that fits. \u00a0Pacifica\u2019s Giveaway was designed to encourage its health insurance group members to continue living a healthy lifestyle. \u00a0Open to members of the CNMI Government Group Health Insurance and private health groups under Pacifica. Giveaway will run until end of July. \u00a0Details about this Giveaway can be found on Pacifica\u2019s Facebook and Instagram pages. Stay Covid-19 free and rest assured, CNMI.\u00a0www.pacificains.com.  (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2021\/confirmation-pix-4\/'>Confirmation-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347820'>\n\t\t\t\tCONFIRMED-Senators pose with newly confirmed Commerce Secretary Edward M. Deleon Guerrero and Commonwealth Economic Development Authority board director Isidro K. Seman after the senators confirmed the two\u2019s executive appointments last Thursday at the Senate chamber. All nine senators voted \u201cyes\u201d to adopt the report of the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments &amp; Government Investigations that recommended the confirmation of the executive appointments of Deleon Guerrero and Seman. (FERDIE DE LA TORRE)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/forager-21-pix1\/'>Forager-21-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-348036'>\n\t\t\t\tFORAGER 21 TRAINING EXERCISE-U.S. Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) watch as a boat moves to their position to conduct nonstandard movement between islands during the Forager 21 training exercise near Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands last July 12, 2021. These training events are part of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Theatre Security Cooperation Program, which is conducted by the U.S. with other nations in the Indo-Pacific region. The U.S. forces increase or enhance their own skills with the opportunity to train in areas geographically and culturally different than that the U.S. (U.S. ARMY\/STAFF SGT. PAUL SALE)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2021\/nmc-apprciation-1-min\/'>NMC-Apprciation--1--min<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-348204'>\n\t\t\t\tTHANK YOU! -The Northern Marianas College\u2019s Staff Senate recently held an appreciation gathering to acknowledge the hard work that NMC\u2019s maintenance, grounds keeping, and security staff do every day to keep the campus safe, clean, and maintained for all students, staff and faculty. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/forager-pix\/'>Forager-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-348569'>\n\t\t\t\tMILITARY EXERCISE-U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), move to shore hauling a resupply package recovered from below the ocean surface during a military exercise on Saipan last Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Special Forces soldiers wear everyday clothes and use nonmilitary vehicles for low visibility operations where they must remain inconspicuous. (Photo altered for security purposes.) (U.S. ARMY\/STAFF SGT. PAUL SALE)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/forager-21-pix\/'>Forager-21-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-349000'>\n\t\t\t\tWAR GAMES-Soldiers participating in Forager 21 unload a UH-60L Black Hawk and pull security after touching down on Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands on July 27, 2021 for training. Forager 21 is designed to test and refine supporting units\u2019 capabilities across all domains, land, air, sea, space and cyber space in the Indo-Pacific region. (CPL. 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