Joint Region Marianas

Joint Region Marianas
Apra Harbor, Guam
USNS San Jose at Naval Base Guam F-18Ds VMFA(AW-224) taking off Andersen AFB
Coordinates	13°26′22″N 144°39′41″E / 13.43944°N 144.66139°E / 13.43944; 144.66139 (Naval Base Guam) (Naval Base) 13°34′52″N 144°55′28″E / 13.58111°N 144.92444°E / 13.58111; 144.92444 (Andersen AFB) (Air Base)
Controlled by	United States Navy
Commanders	Captain Scott Galbreaith (2007-2010), Captain Richard Wood (2010-present)

Joint Region Marianas (JBM) is a United States military facility located on Guam. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Navy.

Overview

The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Navy Naval Base Guam and the United States Air Force Andersen Air Force Base which were merged on 1 October 2010.

JBM was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The legislation ordered the consolidation of facilities which were adjoining, but separate military installations, into a single joint base – one of 12 joint bases formed in the United States as a result of the law.

Naval Base Guam

Naval Base Guam is home of Commander Naval Forces Marianas, Commander Submarine Squadron Fifteen, Coast Guard Sector Guam and Naval Special Warfare Unit One and supports 28 other tenant commands. It is the home base of three Los Angeles class submarines and of dozens of units operating in support of US Pacific Command, US Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet.

Naval Base Guam has amenities and services including a library, chapel, visitor's quarters, theater and bowling lanes.

Tenant Commands

Los Angeles class submarines

• USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723)
• USS Houston (SSN-713)
• USS Buffalo (SSN-715)

Submarine tenders

• USS Frank Cable (AS-40)

Andersen Air Force Base

Andersen Air Force Base is one of four Bomber Forward Operating Locations in the Air Force. These locations provide forward support to bomber crews deploying overseas in Europe, Southwest Asia and in the Pacific. The Air Force is establishing forward-deployed bomber beddown support at key locations throughout the world and Andersen is one of two critical bases in the Asia Pacific region. The other location is Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Guam's almost unrestricted airspace and the close proximity of the Farallon de Medinilla Island, a naval bombing range approximately 150 miles (240 km) north, makes this an ideal training environment.

Units

Andersen is home to the following units:

• 36th Wing (PACAF)
• 734th Air Mobility Support Squadron (Air Mobility Command)
• Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Twenty-Five (HSC-25)*
  • {HSC-25 is a U.S. Navy squadron flying the MH-60S}

History

On Feb. 6, 2009, the Navy and Air Force on Guam held a groundbreaking ceremony for a combined headquarters at Nimitz Hill, signaling the beginning of Joint Region Marianas. Joint Region Marianas began initial operational capability on Jan. 31, 2009, and reached full operational capability on Oct. 1, 2009.^[1]

Under Joint Region Marianas, U.S. Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base will each maintain commanding officers, who will oversee their respective mission requirements and operations. Joint Region Marianas will oversee support services, policies, and resources. Joint Region Marianas is symbolic of the historic partnership between the Navy and Air Force on Guam, bridging the approximately 30 miles between U.S. Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base.^[1]

The commander of Joint Region Marianas also serves as Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas and U.S. Defense Representative to Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia.^[1]

See also

• Ordnance Annex
• List of United States Navy installations#Guam

Base Realignment and Closure 2005 Department of Defense Joint Basing Program:

Joint Base Lewis-McChord Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Joint Base Andrews Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base San Antonio Joint Base Charleston Joint Base Langley-Eustis Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Joint Region Marianas

References

	United States Navy portal
	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal

1. ^ ^{a b c} Joint Region Marianas Official Website

•  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links

• Official Website
• Military: Naval Air Station, Agana (Tiyan) (closed). GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
• Official website