[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Governor] Apatang and other CNMI administration officials were on Guam last week to attend the two-day Guam Defense Forum 2025, a joint effort to bring together defense leaders, policymakers, and community stakeholders from across the Indo-Pacific to discuss regional security, civil-military collaboration, and community engagement. The forum was held on Wednesday and Thursday at Dusit Thani Guam Resort in Tumon.