Guam

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Guam The CNMIProjecting Sea Power 21

• Jointly Prepared by
• The Guam And Saipan
• Chambers Of Commerce
• August, 2003

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Home Port A Carrier Battle Group In The Marianas

• Our history and our culture are inextricably
  tied to Americas presence in Asia. Our people
  stand proud and ready to play their part to make
  the world and our island a safer place. We are
  steadfast in our commitment to assist the
  military in its mission at any level. We offer
  our island and hospitality even though our role
  will only be a support base for a carrier battle
  group. As patriotic citizens of America we remain
  vigilant in our support...
• Juan Babauta,
• Governor of the CNMI

• The People of Guam have provided their full
  unqualified support and commitment to the home
  porting of submarines, MSC ships and the SEALS
  but we still have lots of potential for greater
  military presence. The patriotic people of Guam
  are ready to do whatever it takes to support the
  home porting of a carrier battle group on Guam.
  We believe the success of such an undertaking
  will be strategically important for our
  country
• Felix Camacho,
• Governor Of Guam.

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Why Guam The CNMI Offer America The Best
ADVANTAGES For Home Porting

• Guam The CNMI Offer Six Advantages
• Geographic location, closer to Asia and the
  Middle East than any other U.S. base/port in case
  of conflict also easily facilitates unilateral
  and multilateral operations.
• Quality Naval and airbase facilities with
  unencumbered air space and joint use
  possibilities.
  
• Total support of the local government, and as a
  sovereign territory of the United States, able to
  offer a much simplified environmental and
  regulatory review process.
• It is the primary theater training area for
  CVW-5. Farallon de Medinilla (FDM) is the only
  feasible full service, multi-force, target range
  in the region additionally the area offers easy
  access to sparsely populated joint and combined
  training areas.
• 80 of the areas registered voters
  enthusiastically support the home porting of a
  carrier battle group.
  
• The area offers an outstanding lifestyle, quality
  of life, and travel opportunities for military
  families and service personnel.
  

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The Geographic Position Of Guam The CNMI

• In Pursuit Of Mahans Doctrine
• Sea Control
• Located 3,300 nautical miles closer to the
  Arabian peninsula than any other U.S.
  jurisdiction.
  
• The closest U.S. location to the Asian
  Sub-Continent, Indonesia, Malaysia and South East
  Asia.
  
• Guam is 14 hours closer in flight time to
  potential hotspots in Asia than any other U.S.
  location.
  
• Guam is 5 7 days transit time closer to Asia
  than any other U.S. port.
  
• Major U.S. military missions in Asia are either
  based in Guam or dependent upon Guam for support.
  
  
• Guam is Americas largest, and most strategically
  important military asset in the Western Pacific.
  
  
• Sea Denial
• No other U.S. location in the Pacific affords a
  more strategic position from which to protect the
  major sea lanes of Asia, North to South, East to
  West.
• Guam is in an excellent location to monitor all
  communications pole to pole and from Asia to
  America.
  

Americas best means of avoiding war in Asia is
to cast a large shadow of strength.






The greatest battles won are those gained without
fighting.
Sun Tzu
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A Bit Of America In Asia

• Guam and the CNMI are as much a part of America
  as Hawaii. We enjoy a U.S. accredited
  university, and most of the retail and lifestyle
  facilities found anywhere in America.
• Guam and the CNMI have area codes not country
  codes, we enjoy first run movies live American
  Sports programs, MTV, HBO, and have some of the
  finest sports facilities in the world. Thirteen
  world class golf courses, and some of the most
  beautiful beaches anywhere. Guam and the CNMI
  are world class resort communities.
• Unique experiences abound in nearby Micronesia,
  arguably the best free/wreck diving in the
  world.
  
• Guam and the CNMI are also close to Asia, only
  three to four hours flying time to Japan, Hong
  Kong, the Philippines, Bali and Australia with
  only 0 2 hour time zone changes.
• Seven international airlines frequent Guam and
  the CNMIs international airports, the finest in
  the region. Continental uses Guam as its Asian
  Hub.
• You can easily travel throughout Asia and
  Micronesia, enjoying diverse cultural experiences
  while retaining the safety and security of
  America nearby for your family.

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A Great Place To Live

• Guam and the CNMI offer 13 great golf courses.
• Spectacular diving, snorkeling, world class sport
  fishing, and beautiful tropical vistas.
  
• Shopping, cinemas, world class restaurants, the
  islands of the Marianas have it all.

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A Good Place To Raise A Family

• Its summer time all year round.
• Strong family values. 70 of all Guamanians go to
  Church every Sunday.
  
• Hundreds of organized sports leagues, cultural
  clubs and organizations.
  
• One of the lowest crime rates in America.
• Guam has an award winning DODEA school system,
  with the anticipated construction of a new DODEA
  high school.
  
• Guam is a multicultural community where many
  races, ethnicities and heritages live together in
  harmony - perhaps the best example in the world.

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Deep Water Port Facilities

• Apra Harbor is a deep water port with a choke
  point to control entry into the inner harbor but
  at the same time affords easy access to the open
  ocean.
• Almost 17,000 lineal feet of wharf space, 681
  acres of inner harbor and 2,843 of outer harbor
  area authorized to handle munitions with as much
  as 3 million pounds net explosive weight.
• Significant nuclear and conventional munitions
  storage and replenishment facilities Naval
  Magazine.
  
• No political repercussions for the storage and
  handling of nuclear weapons.
  
• Privatized ship repair capability with an
  excellent record of past performance capable of
  dry docking and repairing CVBG support vessels.
  
• Home ported attack submarines facilitate
  expeditionary strike group exercises and support
  to the battle group preparing for deployment.
  
• Military planners estimate that being on Guam or
  in the CNMI equates to a 13 ratio one ship in
  the area is equal to three on the mainland for
  the crew this translates to shorter cruises, more
  time with their families and better morale.
• State of the art telecommunications access and
  capacity.

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Air Base Facilities

• Underutilized Navy and Air Force capacity with
  significant, unused federal land holdings
  (current building density is 382 square feet per
  acre.)
• Largest aviation fuel storage capacities in USAF
  inventory.
  
• Significant airfield capabilities with light and
  infrequent competing air traffic.
  
• Existing facilities are either already suitable
  or easily converted for basing, training, and
  emergency uses.
  
• Additional airfield capabilities are available at
  the Guam International Airport, and the Saipan
  International Airport as well as the Tinian
  Airport. Rota and Northwest field are available
  for training and upgraded facilities. Special ops
  can be conducted on other islands in the
  Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.

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Air Operations Facilities
Saipan International Airport suitable for wide
body aircraft.
Tinian Airport, suitable for wide body aircraft
alternative strips suitable for carrier simulat
ed
landings and exercises
Rota Airfield suitable for touch and go training.
Andersen Air Force Base is available for joint-us
e operations as well as off-loading and repairi
ng damaged
aircraft.
Northwest field, available for training and upgr
aded capabilities
Guam International Airport, the former Naval Air
Station, is suitable for joint use space for 118
F-14s.
Orote Point air field suitable for special ops t
raining
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Firing Range Training Locations with Little
Public Objection

• FDM is the highest quality full service
  multi-force range in the region.
  
• NDAA FY03 changes the law to allow unfettered
  access.
  
• Support for the Navy mission in Guam and the CNMI
  is high.
  
• FDM, 150nm north of Guam, is the primary theater
  training target for CVW-5.
  
• Tinian offers a secure Marine training location.
• Rota, Tinian and Northwest Field provides an
  excellent land based carrier support airfield to
  support carrier based training activities.
  

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Attack Submarine Base

• The placement of attack submarines close to the
  theatre of operation offers significant savings.
  
  
• Apra Harbor can easily be made suitable for
  Trident class subs with minimal dredging of Apra
  Harbor.
  
• The underutilized submarine facilities can easily
  accommodate expansion.
  

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Standby Additional Deep Water Port Facilities

• For future growth and overflow capacity the port
  prepared and received a 1.5 M grant from US EDA
  to prepare EIS/AE for 2,900 lineal feet of new
  wharf space at Hotel Wharf in about 60-80' of
  water which could be used by carrier or support
  vessels and will be designed to accommodate
  them
• Navy and GovGuam have MOU in place allowing PAG
  to use dredged material from Navy maintenance and
  construction dredging of Inner Harbor as fill
  material
• GovGuam and ACOE have signed "Support Agreement"
  allowing ACOE to prepare EIS - grant money has
  been obligated
  
• AE is currently under solicitation with ad in
  paper mid July. Completion of EIS/AE tentative
  date is Aug 2005 which is in line with Navy
  plans
• Construction estimated at 35M, being sought
  through all possible sources.
  

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Local Governmental Support For The Militarys
Mission

• Guam and the CNMI will create a permitting task
  force to streamline and speed environmental and
  other local regulatory requirements to home port
  the battle group.
• The Guam Community College and the College of the
  Northern Mariana Islands, with its existing
  apprentice training programs are positioned to
  cooperate with the Navy, the Chambers of Commerce
  in the islands, private contractors, the ship
  yard, and the Agency for Human Resources
  Development to provide training programs to
  enhance the skill levels of the existing
  workforce to meet the needs of the Navys
  mission.
• There is no need for host nation consent of
  pre-positioned war munitions, and no political
  sensitivity to nuclear vessel entry.
  
• The Power and Water Authorities of both Guam and
  the CNMI have federal mandates to invest over
  830 million in major system expansions over the
  next ten years. A mix of short term and long
  term expansion plans will expand capacity,
  increase reliability, and provide the necessary
  infrastructure platform to support the areas
  economic recovery and expansion.

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The Community Overwhelmingly Supports Home
Porting A Carrier Battle Group On Guam

• More than 80 of the islands registered voters
  support having an aircraft carrier battle group
  home ported on Guam.
  
• Some 75 support the use of Guam as a training
  location for the military.
  
• More patriotic Guamanians are recruited into
  military service per capita than any other
  jurisdiction in the country!