According to reports, the US Navy awarded companies $250 million in contracts in May to build Camp Blas, a new Marine Corps base on the island of Guam, and another $236 million to be allocated to other bases on the island. US Department of Defense website Stars and Stripes.
“The current program makes Guam a strategic hub that will allow Marines stationed in Japan and Hawaii to move through Australia and maintain an advanced presence in the Indo-Pacific,” said Captain Anthony Ramos, spokesman for the base, Stars and Stripes. said.
Camp Blas is the first new US Marine Corps base since 1952. Coming from Okinawa within the next five years, the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force is expected to house 5,000 members.
Camp Blas is also planned to host the headquarters of the 4th Marine Regiment, the 4th Combat Support Battalion, and the 3rd Marine Corps Logistics Group.
According to Stars and Stripes, the total amount spent on building the Camp Blas base since October 2020 is approximately $1.75 billion.
Source: Gazeta
