Eyes On Guam

The Navy released the final environmental impact statement last week proposing a move of 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents from Okinawa, Japan, to new facilities on the island of Guam. The proposed action would involve building infrastructure to support the relocated Marines, as well as the construction of a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements in Apra Harbor to support visits by an aircraft carrier. However, Del. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week that she doubts the Navy will be able to secure the land it needs.