It's estimated that as many as 70,000 "boonie" dogs live on the U.S. island territory of Guam, which has a population of just 173,000 people. One of those dogs -- a pup named Socks -- captured the heart of an Air Force Reserve Master Sergeant from Valdosta, Georgia. And our News4JAX community helped them reunite.

Sgt. Smith from Valdosta, Georgia, can now fly her adorable adopted pup Socks from Guam to her new fur-ever home!

Sgt. Smith from Valdosta, Georgia, can now fly her adorable adopted pup Socks from Guam to her new fur-ever home!

Sergeant Smith needs help bringing her adopted dog "Socks" home to south Georgia from Guam.

Two-thirds of the single-family homes on Hawaii's most populous island have no hurricane protections.

The vessel that went missing Sunday in the North Atlantic while exploring the Titanic’s wreckage is a submersible not a submarine, and there is a key difference.

Reports are emerging from Guam about the damage left behind by Typhoon Mawar.

Guam residents facing down the strongest typhoon to hit their remote U.S. Pacific island territory in decades had identical twin meteorologists helping them get ready and stay safe this week.

Many residents of Guam are without power and utilities after Typhoon Mawar tore through the remote U.S. Pacific territory and ripped roofs off homes, flipped vehicles and shredded trees.

Microsoft says state-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of communications between the U.S. and Asia in future crises.

Typhoon Mawar was a Category 4 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph or greater when it crossed the northern tip of Guam on Wednesday night.

Typhoon Mawar is directly hitting Guam in the Western Pacific, lashing the island with devastating winds, heavy rain and flooding.

Powerful Typhoon Mawar has smashed the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, walls and power lines, flipping cars and pushing a dangerous storm surge ashore.

President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration as Super Typhoon Mawar approaches the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.

A malfunctioning South Korean ballistic missile blew up as it plowed into the ground during a drill with the United States that was a reprisal for North Korea’s launch a day earlier of a weapon that flew over Japan and has the range to strike Guam.

North Korea has conducted its longest-ever weapons test, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over Japan and could reach the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and beyond.

About 1,000 Air National Guard troops who are assigned to space missions are mired in an identity crisis.

North Korea has confirmed it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam in its most significant launch in almost five years.

Defense officials say the U.S. Navy has determined that a submarine damaged in a collision in early October struck a seamount, or underwater mountain.

The U.S. Navy says a submarine that collided with an unknown underwater object in the South China Sea and was damaged has arrived in port at Guam.

With American troops withdrawing from Afghanistan, pressure is mounting for the Biden administration to evacuate Afghans who supported U.S. military operations during two decades of war.

Guam is launching a vaccine tourism program to encourage citizens of neighboring countries and Americans living in East Asia to come get inoculated against COVID-19.

FILE - In this July 9, 2020 file photo the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier makes its way into San Diego Bay as seen from San Diego. Three sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19, the Navy said Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, less than a year after a massive outbreak on the ship sidelined it in Guam for nearly two months. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)WASHINGTON – Three sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19, the Navy said Monday, less than a year after a massive outbreak on the ship sidelined it in Guam for nearly two months. The outbreak on the ship last year was the largest the military has seen so far, with more than 1,000 sailors testing positive. Other ships that have been underway or at their home ports over the past year have had smaller numbers of sailors test positive, but none have had such a major outbreak.

The lawsuit, announced by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. by states represented by bipartisan attorneys general. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in Washington by attorneys general of 35 states as well as the District of Columbia and the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico. “This is a big deal.”The DOJ brought an antitrust suit against AT&T in 1974 that led to its breakup. On Wednesday, 10 states led by Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Google accusing it of “anti-competitive conduct” in the online advertising industry, including a deal to manipulate sales with rival Facebook. ___This story has been updated to reflect the lawsuit is an effort of 35 states as well as the District of Columbia and the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, not 38 states.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Out of precaution, coffee giant Starbucks is closing its lobby and will only allow mobile orders and drive-thru orders. The move comes after coronavirus cases have increased in all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam over the past 14 days, according to the latest NBC News data. Customers can still order through the mobile app or wait in line at the drive-thru. Starbucks first closed almost all stores back in June when coronavirus cases were rising. It is unknown when the lobby will be reopened.

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, when clocks are set back one hour. The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of Arizona don’t observe daylight saving time. Florida lawmakers and the governor approved a switch to year-round daylight saving time in 2018 but the change requires congressional approval, which has been slow in coming. “Well, it is my hope that Sunday will be the last time we have to do this ridiculous changing of the clocks back and forth,” Rubio said last year.

Over 200 clergy abuse lawsuits led church leaders in the U.S. territory to seek bankruptcy protection, as they estimated at least $45 million in liabilities. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. CATHOLIC CHURCH WON $1.4 BILLION IN VIRUS AID Millions of dollars in taxpayer-backed aid went to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sexual abuse cover-ups, AP finds. HIGH COURT DRAWS TRUMPS IRE Even with two justices the president hand-picked, the Supreme Court has shown it is no rubber stamp for him or his administrations policies. TRUMP REBOOTS CAMPAIGN Trailing in the polls, the president will hold his first in-person fundraiser in a month in Florida and then a rally on Saturday night in New Hampshire.

WASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) Ten long weeks after a massive coronavirus outbreak sidelined one of the Navy's signature warships, the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt has returned to sea and is conducting military operations in the Pacific region. So I thought it was appropriate, said Sardiello, who asked one of the other Navy ships to borrow their flag. She had tested positive for the virus and was in quarantine for about five weeks. There are still about 350 sailors on Guam who are either in isolation or are there as support staff.

Those include up to 14 sailors who recently tested positive again, just days after getting cleared to return to the carrier. Once at sea, the crew will conduct carrier qualifications for the flight-deck crew, including fighter jet take-offs and landings. After about two weeks, the carrier plans to return to Guam to pick up healthy sailors who have finished quarantine and then return to sea. All 14 had previously tested positive for the virus and had gone through at least two weeks of isolation. Brett Crozier was fired for urging his commanders to take faster action to stem the virus outbreak onboard.