FORCM Jon A. Henke
United State Navy
By Aaron-Matthew Lariosa
March 17, 2025 1:41 PM
After 32 years, an American military presence is set to return to Subic Bay under a new Marine Corps prepositioning program that will see the service stage equipment in the Philippines.
Last month, the U.S. Marine Corps quietly leased a 57,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Subic Bay Naval Supply Depot. The service will lease the facility from Amerasia International Terminal Services Inc., which operates the warehouse alongside Anglicotech Philippines and KBR Overseas Inc.
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VQ-1’s air assets and technical capabilities were significantly upgraded in the spring of 1969 with the arrival of two EP-3B Orion “Bat Rack” aircraft. PR-31 arrived 17 March 69 and PR-32 arrived on June 21.
Continue reading “March 17, 1969 First EP-3B Orion Arrived at Atsugi Japan”
The Royal Navy’s maritime security reporting arm has received multiple reports of GPS jamming in the Strait of Hormuz, a periodic hotspot for interference. Though not as frequent as it is in the Baltic, GPS disruption has occurred in the Strait before, and have previously been linked to Iranian actors.
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- US shipbuilding problems are decades old and raising concerns about US Navy readiness.
- Officials, naval affairs experts, and politicians believe the primary issue revolves around workers.
- Wages, working conditions, and retention are top priorities.
The American shipbuilding industry is grappling with severe problems, none perhaps more crucial than the state of the workforce, naval affairs experts said this week.
Continue reading “Fixing the US Navy’s shipbuilding problems starts with the workers, agency analysts say”
Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA), Guantanamo Bay and Company L, Marine Support Battalion held a joint decommissioning ceremony on top of John Paul Jones Hill March 16, 2000.
Continue reading “NSGA Company L Decommission after 57 years in Guantanamo Bay”
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