Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, left, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and Vence Blaz, right, grandson of Brig. Gen. Vincente "Ben" Tómas Blaz –whom Marine Corps Base Blaz is named after, speak with each other during a rehearsal for the upcoming Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Reactivation and Naming Ceremony at Asan Beach, National Historical Park, Asan, Guam, on Jan. 24, 2023. The ceremony will officially recognize the activation and naming of Naval Support Activity, MCB Camp Blaz after Marine Barracks Guam was deactivated


Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, left, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and Vence Blaz, right, grandson of Brig. Gen. Vincente "Ben" Tómas Blaz –whom Marine Corps Base Blaz is named after, speak with each other during a rehearsal for the upcoming Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Reactivation and Naming Ceremony at Asan Beach, National Historical Park, Asan, Guam, on Jan. 24, 2023. The ceremony will officially recognize the activation and naming of Naval Support Activity, MCB Camp Blaz after Marine Barracks Guam was deactivated on Nov. 10, 1992. MCB Camp Blaz was administratively activated on Oct. 1, 2020. It is the first newly constructed base for the Marine Corps since 1952 and will serve as an enduring symbol of the continued partnership between the Marine Corps and the Government of Guam, which has existed since the Spanish surrender to forces on June 21, 1898.


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