{"id":405035,"date":"2024-02-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=405035"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Guam-Guard-s-Team-Binadu-helps-Adacao-Elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Guam-Guard-s-Team-Binadu-helps-Adacao-Elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam Guard\u2019s Team Binadu helps Adacao Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEDEDO, Guam\u2014<\/strong>About 50 soldiers and family members from the Guam National Guard\u2019s Team Binadu gathered at Adacao Elementary School last Feb. 10 with ladders, lawn tools, paintbrushes, and a desire to serve.<\/p>\n

Led by Capt. Tom Borgonia and 1stSgt. Rudel Retuyan, Team Binadu\u2019s goal was to help the school pass an upcoming inspection that would allow it to reopen almost nine months after being damaged by Typhoon Mawar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe decided to do community service because it\u2019s a way to give back, and it provides the opportunity to invite our families to join their spouses working together,\u201d said Borgonia. \u201cFocusing on schools will impact the community hopefully to reduce the number of schools having split sessions, and transition back to normalcy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Borgonia and his troops belong to Bravo Company, affectionately known as Binadu\u2014\u201cdeer\u201d in the Chamoru Language\u2014of the Guam National Guard\u2019s 1-294th Infantry Regiment. At the moment, they are mobilized full-time under Task Force Talon of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, tasked with securing Guam\u2019s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense defensive missile system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are from the National Guard but being activated under Task Force Talon provides us the flexibility to volunteer on weekends, and represent ourselves as Team Bin\u00e5du,\u201d said Borgonia.<\/p>\n

Binadu works with the Guam Department of Education to receive a list of schools that need assistance based on an order of merit. According to Borgonia, the merit is based on the school\u2019s date of inspection to open or remain open.<\/p>\n

Adacao Elementary School principal Janice Chargualaf expressed gratitude for the soldiers of Team Binadu. \u201cThey did an excellent job, and our community is pleased and happy with the work they did,\u201d said Chargualaf. \u201cIt was nice to see everyone coming together, and we need more of that on the island especially after the typhoon, and with budget constraints. Binadu made it personal to me \u2014we are one team and one Guam.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scope of work for Team Binadu included water blasting, lawn maintenance, ceiling tile replacement, painting, movement of supplies, vegetation clearing, and debris removal. Many soldiers brought their personal equipment and tools from home, and some brought their spouses, significant others, and children. According to Borgonia, the community service provided opportunities for the children to gain service hours toward graduation or organizations such as National Honor Society.<\/p>\n

\u201cRe-inspection is next week, and hopefully it\u2019ll be good news,\u201d said Chargualaf. \u201cWe think we\u2019re almost there and we\u2019re excited. And the Guam Guard would be the reason why, if we pass.\u201d (PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Soldiers from the Guam National Guard\u2019s Bravo Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment (Chamorri Battalion), now activated as Team Binadu under Task Force Talon, help Adacao Elementary School prepare for inspection Feb. 7, 2024. Capt. Team Binadu looks to perform as much community service as possible while mobilized to secure Guam\u2019s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense<\/p>\n

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Soldiers from the Guam National Guard\u2019s Bravo Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment (Chamorri Battalion), now activated as Team Binadu under Task Force Talon, help Adacao Elementary School prepare for inspection last Feb. 7.<\/p>\n

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Soldiers from the Guam National Guard\u2019s Team Binadu paint an exterior hallway at Adacao Elementary School in Dedeo, Feb. 7, 2024. Binadu, currently on active duty orders to defend Guam\u2019s missile defense sites, hopes to accelerate the reopening of Guam\u2019s public schools hit hardest by Typhoon Mawar.<\/p>\n

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