US Military Gearing up on Guam
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DID has covered a number of base improvement efforts and other contracts related to the USA’s pacific territory of Guam, including construction of an RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV complex for the Pacific Rim, and extensive base improvements/ expansion for Guam’s airfield, harbor, et. al. DID will use this post to shine a spotlight on contracts related to that territory from the beginning of FY 2007 onward. Military.com offers a broader article detailing the build up; it’s useful as a frame for activities to date, and also a a context reference for our ongoing coverage (hyperlink below added to enhance context):
“The 2006 agreement between the United States and Japan to shift 8,000 U.S. Marines from bases in Japan to the island of Guam by 2014 is likely to have more far-reaching implications than just a change of address for some units of the Marine Corps’ III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The move is accelerating the return to prominence of Guam in the U.S. defense posture and fostering a higher level of cooperation among the U.S. armed forces in the Pacific region….
Congress authorized $193 million in military construction funds for Guam in the fiscal year 2007 National Defense Authorization Act, a $31 million increase over 2006 funding. “Guam is likely to see between $400 million and $1 billion in military construction in military construction each year for a period of six to 10 years,” [Guam’s representative in Congress, Madeleine Z. Bordallo] said.”
Our latest update involves a raft of infrastructure projects dating back to May 2009 – and a GAO report covering the local labor requirements associated with the build-up…
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Stay on top of the US military's enhancements to military facilities in Guam when you subscribe to DII. Our cross-linked article network and reference materials include:
- Coverage of continuing improvements to Guam bases since the 2006 agreement with Japan to relocate US troops
- Tracking of contracts to Black Construction Corp., GFS Group, DZSP 21, Watts Constructors, Core Tech International Corp., Rome Research Corp., and others
- Links to related topics from the DII library including: "Japan Pledges $2.4 Bn to Defray US Troop, Basing Costs," and "Australia Rushes AIR 7000 HALE UAV Project, Considers Multi-National Global Hawk Pacific 'Pool'"
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