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| Marines activate Camp Blaz on Guam, first new base since 1952 |
| 2020-10-02 |
| [Stars & Stripes] The Marine Corps has activated a new base on Guam for 5,000 members of III Marine Expeditionary Force set to move there over the next five years from Okinawa, Japan. Camp Blaz, near Andersen Air Force Base, is the first new Marine installation since Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany was commissioned in Georgia on March 1, 1952, according to a Marine Corps statement announcing the activation this week. "As the Marine Corps presence on Guam grows, I am confident that we ... will honor the history of the island of Guam, we will have the courage to defend it, and we will remain committed to preserving its cultural and environmental resources," the camp’s first commander, Col. Bradley Magrath, said in the statement. The activation comes at a time of rising tensions in the Pacific as China presses claims to sea territory and builds military forces that threaten U.S. forces stationed in the region. Camp Blaz is named in honor of the late Marine Brig. Gen. Vicente "Ben" Tomas Garrido Blaz, a Guam native. |
| Posted by:M. Murcek |
| #15 Joe's truth is marching on! |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-10-02 20:30 |
| #14 Vote #11 For Snark O' Day. (I miss Joe...!) |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-10-02 12:56 |
| #13 You nailed his style, Glunter the Weasel7308. I really miss the mental exercise of decoding his posts. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-10-02 12:24 |
| #12 Dammit, forgot favorite: SHAKES AM APPLE FRITTER |
| Posted by: Glunter the Weasel7308 2020-10-02 11:46 |
| #11 Pak defense forum: PLAN invasion fleet approacheth --> Guam flips over, revealing massive armored "floating fortress" --> lets fly a la Popeye's animated bicep battleship --> BB 671 --> USS JOE MENDIOLA I'm not kidding. At least an unworthy LCS for Madonna fan? |
| Posted by: Glunter the Weasel7308 2020-10-02 11:39 |
| #10 If Guam is going to tip over, 2020 is when it would happen. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-10-02 10:43 |
| #9 Oooops, dyslexic moment there, BP. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-10-02 09:11 |
| #8 /\ Indeed, PB, indeed!! |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-10-02 09:09 |
| #7 @clem I see you detected my "subtle" reference ha! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-10-02 09:07 |
| #5 #2 - ONE WORLD GOVT - WHAT WOULD MADONNA SAY? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-10-02 07:40 |
| #4 hopefully it's balanced in the middle. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-10-02 06:24 |
| #3 Another long-overdue move from Okinawa. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-10-02 06:18 |
| #2 WE WOULD BE HEARING FROM JOE ABOUT NOW. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-10-02 03:57 |
| #1 Back to |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-10-02 03:56 |