Ang Pahayagan

Subic Bay Freeport is set to be the staging area for the United States Marine Corps humanitarian aid and disaster relief as it opens a warehouse facility at the Naval Supply Depot here on Tuesday, February 04, 2025.

US Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, said the storage site will enable them to preposition equipment for humanitarian aid and disaster relief that will be utilized for its Indo-Pacific region operations.

“This is one of our ashore sites for humanitarian aid and disaster relief. As part of the Marine Corps’ global prepositioning network, there will be no ammunition, just motor transportation, communication, and engineering,” Watson explained.

Blount Island Command plans to stage humanitarian aid and disaster relief equipment for the Indo-Pacific region. The Jacksonville, Florida-based Blount Island Command is the hub for US Marine Corps prepositioning programs, including afloat squadrons and ashore sites. (30)

📸 Vince Ortega (extreme left), Consultant of Anglicotech Philippines, Inc. gives a warehouse tour for Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and United States Marine Corps. officials following the ribbon-cutting ceremony that formally opened the hub at the Naval Supply Depot Compound in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone on Tuesday, February 04, 2025. The 5,300-sq. m. warehouse will be used for Marine Corps prepositioning programs on humanitarian aid and disaster relief equipment for the Indo-Pacific region. (Ang Pahayagan photo / JUN DUMAGUING)