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  2. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz - Wikipedia

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    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. [3] The base officially opened on January 25, 2023, with a ceremony on January 26.

  3. Joint Region Marianas - Wikipedia

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    As part of that drawdown, the establishment of a Marine Corps Base Guam was planned. In 2018, the Secretary of the Navy approved the renaming of Marine Corps Base Guam in honor of the late Brigadier General Blaz. On 30 September 2020 the new base was activated as Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz.

  4. Vicente T. Blaz - Wikipedia

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    In 1988, Blaz was honored by his alma mater, when the Notre Dame Alumni Association presented him with the Corby Award, which honors alumni who have distinguished themselves in military service. [8] Blaz is the namesake of Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, a military installation in Dededo that was activated in October 2020. [9] [10]

  5. List of United States Marine Corps installations - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of installations used by the United States Marine Corps, organized by type and state. Most US states do not have active Marine Corps bases; however, many do have reserve bases and centers. In addition, the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains Marines permanently at numerous naval installations across the United States ...

  6. 1st Marine Division - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Corps contingent included the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Marine Corps General John F. Kelly. As part of the Joint Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Los Angeles, Marines took up positions in Compton and Long Beach to prevent further rioting and disorder. No rioters or civilians were killed or ...

  7. List of American military installations - Wikipedia

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    Joint Region Marianas – combines Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz; Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall – located 1 kilometer (1 mile) northwest of Arlington County, Virginia; Joint Expeditionary Base–Little Creek – located 20 kilometers (13 miles) northwest of Virginia Beach

  8. Firefighters battle blaze at historic Marine airbase in ... - AOL

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    The fire reportedly broke out around 1am at the Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The blimp hangar was still burning by 4.30am on Tuesday morning.

  9. List of United States Marine Corps battalions - Wikipedia

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    The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose primary mission is to, (1) engage with and destroy the enemy by fire and/or maneuver, and/or shock effect, performed by infantry, field artillery, and tank units, (2) provide close battlefield support to other GCE units by assault amphibian, combat assault, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and ...