Guam - It was South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson's fourth visit back to Guam and it didn't go without a flood of questions regarding several issues impacting our island. The House Armed Services Committee member says he's honored to back on Guam.  

"Every time I know it's obvious - when you look at our globe, Guam is very important strategically," he said.

The congressman accompanied by Guam delegate Madeleine Bordallo and along with his key professional staff from the committee was only on Guam for today, but Wilson says he's proud of the success of the people of Guam and what that means to American security. Following a luncheon with Governor Eddie Calvo and other business professionals including those from the Guam Chamber of Commerce, the Port Authority and the Japan Consulate, in regards to the marine realignment in the region, Wilson says he's in support of moving the Guam buildup forward.

"We want it to be mutually beneficial to the people of Guam and the Marine Corps; we want it to be beneficial to the people of Japan and Okinawa. And so all of this can fit together," he continued.

And keeping in line with the Marines realignment, it was just today when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned that should Congress not produce a deficit reduction plan by January, a $500 billion across-the-board cut over the next decade or sequestration would devastate the military's mission and hollow out the force.

Wilson says he's very concerned and in fact spoke with Governor Eddie Calvo about it today.  "This should be bipartisan and I'm very grateful Secretary Panetta has identified that this would put the American people at risk," he said. Almost a million jobs would be lost - possibly 2.1 million jobs could be lost - which could be catastrophic for American families and catastrophic to Guam. Nearly 11% of the military budget is affected. So this should be bipartisan and Secretary Panetta ha been very clear that we need to take action."

Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo says she doesn't think it will happen, noting, "I'm more optimistic - I don't think that the last hour that it will happen, but who knows? Joe seems to think differently. I just have a feeling the congress won't let this happen."

Wilson is set to leave tomorrow and spent the rest of his day meeting with members of the Guam Legislature along with officials from Andersen Air Force Base and the National Guard.