Marines celebrate reactivation of new base in Guam
The Marine Corps said Thursday it has reactivated a base in Guam, establishing the branch's first newly constructed base in 70 years.
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The Marine Corps said Thursday it has reactivated a base in Guam, establishing the branch's first newly constructed base in 70 years.
The U.S. Marine Corps reactivated a new base on Guam in a ceremony, Jan. 26, honoring the long-shared history of the Marine Corps and Guam and establishing a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific that will endure into the future.
Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony at the Sabånan Fadang Memorial located on the base’s Main Cantonment area.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is on Guam as part of continued dialogue on the relocation of as many as 5,000 U.S. Marines from Okinawa and elsewhere to Marine Corps Camp
U.S. military officials say the relocation of about 4,000 Okinawa-based Marine personnel to Guam can commence in 2024 as planned, noting significant progress in the construction of the base in the U.S. Pacific territory that will host them. After a slowdown in the project due to COVID-19 restrictions that affected…