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Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz
Dededo in Guam
An aerial view of MCB Camp Blaz
MCB Camp BlazLocation in Guam
Coordinates	13°34′11″N 144°50′27″E / 13.5698°N 144.8407°E / 13.5698; 144.8407
Type	Marine Corps base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Marine Corps
Controlled by	Marine Corps Installations Pacific Joint Region Marianas
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
In use	2020–present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Ernest Govea

Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz is a U.S. Marine Corps facility located in the village of Dededo in northwest Guam.

History

MCB Camp Blaz was activated on October 1, 2020, becoming the first new Marine Corps facility since the predecessor of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany was commissioned on March 1, 1952. The base will house Marines relocated from installations in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, with the final relocation planned for 2025.

MCB Camp Blaz is named after Guam local, Brigadier General Vicente T. "Ben" Blaz. Blaz was the first person of an ethnic minority to reach general rank in the USMC and the highest ranking Chamorro ever, as well as Guam's delegate to Congress from 1985 to 1993.

The base officially opened on January 25, 2023, with a ceremony on January 26. Approximately 5,000 Marines are projected to be stationed there.

Base

Joint Region Marianas is the installation management authority for MCB Camp Blaz, as well as Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base.

The main dormitories are located next to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam, with the base to house 1,300 permanently stationed Marines and support 3,700 additional Marines on rotating assignment. Base construction includes multiple new ranges and training facilities, schools, housing, and other support facilities.

The Department of Defense spent $365 million in FY2020 on relocation expenses, with the total cost expected to be $8 billion, of which the Government of Japan will provide $2.8 billion. The governor and Legislature of Guam have been engaged with the Guam Military Buildup.

See also

• US military installations in Guam
• List of United States Marine Corps installations

References

1. ^ Robson, Seth (30 September 2020). "Marines activate Camp Blaz on Guam, the Corps' first new base since 1952". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. ^ Kaur, Anumita (8 February 2021). "DOD spent $365M for Guam military buildup last fiscal year". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
3. "History". MCB Camp Blaz. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
4. Wilson, Alex (10 December 2022). "'Solid progress': A look inside Camp Blaz, the Marine Corps' newest base on Guam". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
5. "Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Sabånan Fadang Memorial".
6. "Joint Region Marianas and military installations to transition to HPCON B". Stripes Guam. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
7. "Military gives Camp Blaz construction projects update". Pacific Daily News. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
8. "35th Guam Legislature tours construction sites of future Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz and visits cultural remnants". Stars and Stripes. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz at Wikimedia Commons

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