On April 27, 2019, the United States Navy christened the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam in Okinawa, Japan. The ship was named to honor the long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the US and is the fourth ship to bear the name #Guam.
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William-Jose Velez Gonzalez
William-José Vélez González is a native from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and a graduate from Florida International University in biomedical engineering, engineering management, with a minor in international relations. He served as the national executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association for 5 years. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works at the Children’s National Research Institute and runs Opsin, a nonprofit design studio dedicated to making design more accessible. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of Pasquines.
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