USS Nimitz (CVN-68) enters Apra Harbor on its way to mooring at Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, June 2020
The Ship Repair Facility, Guam, was located next to Naval Base Guam, along Apra Harbor. It was closed in 1997, due to the recommendation of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.[1]
On July 21, 1944, also known as Liberation Day, American forces declared the island secure from the Japanese Army. The construction was started by the Navy's Lion Six.[2]Seabees from the 5th Naval Construction Brigade built the base on the site of the destroyed US Marine Corps barracks in Sumay, Apra Harbor.[3]
The Navy code named the type of base the Seabees built for its size and purpose, i.e Oak, Acorn, Lion and Cub. A Lion was a main base for the fleet. Naval base Guam was the first named Naval Operating Base and later nicknamed The Pacific Supermarket. In recent years, expansion of the base has been opposed by many locals in Guam.[4]
Homeported submarines
Naval Base Guam Harbor Security Forces escort the USS Topeka through Apra Harbor in December 2019
Sub-installations aboard Naval Base Guam include Camp Covington. Camp Covington is one of the three main body deployment locations for the Navy Seabees. Currently, Camp Covington is a deployment site in the rotation of the three Seabee battalions making up the 30th Naval Construction Regiment. The 7th Fleet's Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific is also headquartered here.[5]
The camp has a gym, a cardio hall, and a mini-mart. It has its own barracks for Officers, Enlisted, and Chief Petty Officers; a galley, an armory, dental clinic, and various HQ buildings and warehouses.
^Limtiaco, Steven (19 December 2012). . Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^"Proposed US military buildup on Guam angers locals who liken it to colonization". TheGuardian.com. August 2016.
^Santos, Shaina Marie (24 January 2013). "NMCB 74 Turns Over Camp Covington to Army's 84th Engineer Battalion". Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naval Base Guam.
Official website
Military: Naval Air Station, Agana (Tiyan) (closed). GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
HAER No. GU-6, "U.S. Navy Main Base at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas, Pan American Airways Slip & Boathouse, Sumay Cove, Apra Heights, Guam, GU", 3 photos, 15 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
HAER No. GU-7, "U.S. Naval Base, Guam Munitions Site, Maanot Reservoir, Santa Rita, Guam, GU", 6 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. GU-11-A, "U.S. Naval Operating Base Guam, Ship Repair Facility, Wharves Love, Mike, and Nan, Apra Harbor, Inner Harbor, Santa Rita, Guam, GU", 28 photos, 25 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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Naval Base Guam is a strategic U S naval base located on Apra Harbor and occupying the Orote Peninsula In 2009 it was combined with Andersen Air Force Base to form Joint Region Marianas which is a Navy controlled joint base Naval Base GuamPart of Joint Region MarianasApra Harbor GuamNaval Base Guam in 2006Coordinates13 26 24 N 144 39 9 E 13 44000 N 144 65250 E 13 44000 144 65250 Coordinates 13 26 24 N 144 39 9 E 13 44000 N 144 65250 E 13 44000 144 65250TypeNaval baseSite informationControlled by United States NavyGarrison informationCurrentcommanderCAPT Hans E SholleyUSS Nimitz CVN 68 enters Apra Harbor on its way to mooring at Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit June 2020 The Ship Repair Facility Guam was located next to Naval Base Guam along Apra Harbor It was closed in 1997 due to the recommendation of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission 1 Naval Base Guam is home to Commander Submarine Squadron 15 Coast Guard Sector Guam and Naval Special Warfare Unit One and supports 28 other tenant commands It is the home base to dozens of Pacific Command Pacific Fleet Seventh Fleet and Seabee units USS Frank Cable is stationed in Guam to tend the submarines of the Seventh Fleet and USS Emory S Land changed from Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia to Naval Base Guam to fulfill the same role Coast Guard Sector Guam ships include USCGC Sequoia and including USCGC Myrtle Hazard USCGC Oliver Henry USCGC Frederick Hatch and USCGC Washington Contents 1 History 2 Homeported submarines 3 Sub installations 4 Other commands 5 Services 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditOn July 21 1944 also known as Liberation Day American forces declared the island secure from the Japanese Army The construction was started by the Navy s Lion Six 2 Seabees from the 5th Naval Construction Brigade built the base on the site of the destroyed US Marine Corps barracks in Sumay Apra Harbor 3 The Navy code named the type of base the Seabees built for its size and purpose i e Oak Acorn Lion and Cub A Lion was a main base for the fleet Naval base Guam was the first named Naval Operating Base and later nicknamed The Pacific Supermarket In recent years expansion of the base has been opposed by many locals in Guam 4 Homeported submarines Edit Naval Base Guam Harbor Security Forces escort the USS Topeka through Apra Harbor in December 2019 USS Key West SSN 722 USS Asheville SSN 758 USS Jefferson City SSN 759 USS Annapolis SSN 760 USS Springfield SSN 761 Sub installations Edit A change of command ceremony at Camp Covington Sub installations aboard Naval Base Guam include Camp Covington Camp Covington is one of the three main body deployment locations for the Navy Seabees Currently Camp Covington is a deployment site in the rotation of the three Seabee battalions making up the 30th Naval Construction Regiment The 7th Fleet s Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific is also headquartered here 5 The camp has a gym a cardio hall and a mini mart It has its own barracks for Officers Enlisted and Chief Petty Officers a galley an armory dental clinic and various HQ buildings and warehouses Other commands EditMilitary Sealift Command Ship Support Unit Guam Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD Mobile Unit FIVE Navy Munitions Command East Asia Division Unit Guam Naval Airborne Weapons Maintenance Unit 1 Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam THIRTIETH Naval Construction RegimentServices EditNaval Base Guam has amenities and services including a library chapel visitor s quarters theater and bowling lanes See also EditOrdnance Annex US military installations in Guam List of United States Navy installations Guam United States Navy submarine basesHistory World War II United States Merchant Navy Naval Advance Base Saipan Naval Advance Base Espiritu SantoReferences Edit Limtiaco Steven 19 December 2012 Guam Ship Repair Facility Ownership Negotiations Fail Pacific Islands Development Program East West Center Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 13 July 2013 Naval Base Guam CNIC Retrieved 5 April 2019 Naval Base Guam CNIC Retrieved 5 April 2019 Proposed US military buildup on Guam angers locals who liken it to colonization TheGuardian com August 2016 Santos Shaina Marie 24 January 2013 NMCB 74 Turns Over Camp Covington to Army s 84th Engineer Battalion Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs Retrieved 13 July 2013 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naval Base Guam Official website Military Naval Air Station Agana Tiyan closed GlobalSecurity org Retrieved 2010 02 19 Historic American Engineering Record documentation HAER No GU 6 U S Navy Main Base at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas Pan American Airways Slip amp Boathouse Sumay Cove Apra Heights Guam GU 3 photos 15 data pages 2 photo caption pages HAER No GU 7 U S Naval Base Guam Munitions Site Maanot Reservoir Santa Rita Guam GU 6 photos 4 data pages 1 photo caption page HAER No GU 11 A U S Naval Operating Base Guam Ship Repair Facility Wharves Love Mike and Nan Apra Harbor Inner Harbor Santa Rita Guam GU 28 photos 25 data pages 3 photo caption pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naval Base Guam amp oldid 1142410359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
