Back-to-Back UXO Responses

Guam Local and federal responders successfully coordinated the retrieval of two separate UXO discoveries within a two-day span.

The first incident occurred when the Guam Police Department (GPD) received reports of a suspected mortar round located along Route 17 near Windmill Farm in Yona. The Guam Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense (GHS-OCD) coordinated with Joint Region Marianas to dispatch a military EOD team. EOD Technicians safely secured the area and cleared the munition, requiring no road closures or evacuations.

The following evening, a second mortar shell was discovered at Rizal Beach in Hågat. GPD officers responded to secure the shoreline perimeter while GHS-OCD once again requested military EOD support. The scene was declared safe less than an hour later, again without the need for evacuations or road closures.