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Aerial view of Olongapo Naval Station (later the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay), 1928 1933: Vought O3U-1 "Corsair" observation planes aboard the Augusta during exercises in Subic Bay In 1917, as the United States was drawn into World War I , all the Navy's shipyards including Subic Bay began working at a feverish pace to prepare ships for sea.
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Manila Bay.An extension of the South China Sea, its shores were formerly the site of a major United States Navy facility, U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, now an industrial and commercial area known as the Subic Bay Freeport Zone under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Olongapo ([ʔoˌloːŋ.ɡɐˈpo]), officially the City of Olongapo (Filipino: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Ilocano: Siudad ti Olongapo; Sambal: Siyodad nin Olongapo; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen/Ciudad ning Olongapo), is a highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 260,317 people.
The first racial incident occurred at Subic Bay Naval Base, in Olongapo, Philippines. Racial segregation was enforced in Olongapo – the white section was known as "The Strip," while the black section was known as "The Jungle." [4] On the night of 8 October 1972, a fight between black and white sailors broke out at the base enlisted men's club.
In 1966, the Rusk-Ramos Agreement shortened base leaseholds from 99 to 25 years, terminated US control over Olongapo, [6] and limited US military holdings to a few minor installations and four major bases: Clark Air Base in Pampanga, two main naval bases at Sangley Point in Cavite and Subic Bay Naval Base in Zambales, and recreational Camp John ...
NAS Cubi Point and Naval Base Subic Bay were also prominently used during Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. On June 15, 1991, Mount Pinatubo, only 20 miles (32 km) from Subic Bay, erupted and blanketed the facility in ash 1 foot (30 cm) deep. Dependents were evacuated and the Navy began an intense clean-up effort to return the station ...
While the Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone (as well as the agency responsible for the freeport zone's operations and management Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)) shares a name with a nearby town, it covers portions of Olongapo and the town of Subic in Zambales, and Hermosa and Morong in Bataan. It covers a total area of 67,452 ...
During the Vietnam War the United States Seventh Fleet was based at the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay in the city of Olongapo in the Philippines. The city had 500 go-go bars used by US servicemen. [1] There were also many go-go bars in Saigon, South Vietnam, [2] to entertain U.S. troops. A synonym used in Vietnam for go-go dancing is "table dancing".