Robert Bianchi, the chief executive officer of Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM), left, Ellen Tenorio, the store manager of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam (NCTS) Naval Exchange (NEX), center, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Bopp, the Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz commanding officer, pose for a group photo during an award ceremony held on U.S. Naval Base Guam, Oct. 14, 2021. - Robert Bianchi, the chief executive officer of Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM), left, Ellen Tenorio, the store manager of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam (NCTS) Naval Exchange (NEX), center, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Bopp, the Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz commanding officer, pose for a group photo during an award ceremony held on U.S. Naval Base Guam, Oct. 14, 2021. The award ceremony was held to present the NCTS NEX the 2020 Best in Class Bingham Award for Sales Category 5 ($4-$12 million). The Bingham Award is presented to the top NEX’s around the world in nine sales categories for overall financial results and customer service. Established in 1979, the Bingham Award is named after U.S. Navy Capt. W. H. Bingham, who in 1946 was appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to lead an advisory board of what is now NEXCOM. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

Navy Security Guard Training Course S-540-1012, Class 03-2021 graduates and their instructors pose for a group photo with Lt. Col. Tate Buntz, the MCB Camp Blaz Operations Officer, Daniel Brindley, the MCB Camp Blaz Deputy Provost Marshal, and their families after a graduation ceremony on U.S. Naval Base Guam, July 6, 2021. - Navy Security Guard Training Course S-540-1012, Class 03-2021 graduates and their instructors pose for a group photo with Lt. Col. Tate Buntz, the MCB Camp Blaz Operations Officer, Daniel Brindley, the MCB Camp Blaz Deputy Provost Marshal, and their families after a graduation ceremony on U.S. Naval Base Guam, July 6, 2021. Anton Aguon, Austin Benavente, Jeff Chargualaf, Erano Cortez and Samantha Santos are the first police officers hired for MCB Camp Blaz. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

Sheeka Tareyaman, a Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Marianas employee at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, briefs Marianas Terrestrial Conservation Conference participants during a visit to the MCB Camp Blaz North Finegayan Forest Enhancement Site, June 17, 2021. - Sheeka Tareyaman, a Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Marianas employee at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, briefs Marianas Terrestrial Conservation Conference participants during a visit to the MCB Camp Blaz North Finegayan Forest Enhancement Site, June 17, 2021. The tour included a walkthrough of the project and several briefs by NAVFAC Marianas employees at MCB Camp Blaz about various conservation efforts being taken. These innovative conservation techniques are carefully studied and shared with conservationists across the region while strengthening and enhancing our partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

Sgt. Nicohlas Benjamin D. Ooka, Left, Mia Ooka, Right, and their two children pose for a picture after a promotion ceremony held on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz on May 4, 2021. - Sgt. Nicohlas Benjamin D. Ooka, Left, Mia Ooka, Right, and their two children pose for a picture after a promotion ceremony held on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz on May 4, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

Dr. James McConnell, horticultural researcher, inspects Vitex parviflora, also known as the molave tree, in the North Finegayan Forest Enhancement Site, February 25, 2021. - Dr. James McConnell, horticultural researcher, inspects Vitex parviflora, also known as the molave tree, in the North Finegayan Forest Enhancement Site, February 25, 2021. Large canopies of Vitex parviflora outcompete native plant life. Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz and the University of Guam’s Guam Plant Extinction Prevention Program are researching removal methods for Vitex parviflora and other invasive species on Guam and in the CNMI. This is the largest forest restoration effort in recorded history on Guam, covering over 1,000 acres of forest enhancement sites as part of MCB Camp Blaz’s commitment to a responsible military buildup process. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Stanley James)

As part of our resource management program, as well as our environmental responsibilities, great care is afforded throughout the entire construction process to mitigate impacts to artifacts, buildings and sites of cultural or historical importance. MCB Camp Blaz will continue to ensure a responsible construction process through extensive joint efforts with the government of Guam and federal and local agencies. - Angelo Kustereeck, an archaeological technician assigned to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, Guam, conducts an archaeological investigation at a construction site for the base, Oct. 14, 2020. As part of our resource management program, as well as our environmental responsibilities, great care is afforded throughout the entire construction process to mitigate impacts to artifacts, buildings and sites of cultural or historical importance. MCB Camp Blaz will continue to ensure a responsible construction process through extensive joint efforts with the government of Guam and federal and local agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

Staff Sgt. John Ewald, Assistant Coordinator for Toys for Tots on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands delivers donation boxes to Burger King on Guam to commence the 2020 Toys for Tots Campaign on Oct. 14, 2020. - Staff Sgt. John Ewald, Assistant Coordinator for Toys for Tots on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands delivers donation boxes to Burger King on Guam to commence the 2020 Toys for Tots Campaign on Oct. 14, 2020. This year marks the 73rd year of the National Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign and the 11th year on Guam. The mission of the Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children at Christmas. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz partners with local organizations and businesses to help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to Guam's and CNMI's less fortunate children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz conduct the first flag raising of the new command, marking the initial operation capability of the base in Dededo, Guam, Oct. 1, 2020. MCB Camp Blaz is the first Marine Corps base activated since the commissioning of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia on March 1, 1952. - U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz conduct the first flag raising of the new command, marking the initial operation capability of the base in Dededo, Guam, Oct. 1, 2020. MCB Camp Blaz is the first Marine Corps base activated since the commissioning of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia on March 1, 1952. The Marine Corps plans to hold a formal activation ceremony for the new base in the spring of 2021. MCB Camp Blaz, named after Brig. Gen. Vicente Tomas Garrido Blaz, a Marine officer of 29 years and former Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, symbolizes Guam’s contributions to national security and the continued partnership between the Marine Corps and the Government of Guam. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)