U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the first Camp Blaz-owned chow hall on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 24, 2025. The food service Marines with MCB Camp Blaz and civilian workforce personnel played a key role in establishing the very first Camp Blaz-owned chow hall by developing the menu, setting hours of operation, and implementing procedures necessary for successful operations. This event marks a major milestone for Camp Blaz as one of the first of many completed facilities in the ongoing base development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley)
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz conduct motorcycle inspections at MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, March 6, 2025. The motorcycle training went over conducting motorcycle inspections, addressing safety concerns, and building confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)
Uriah Perez, the Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz community liaison specialist, explains the rules of the Easter egg hunt to the children during an Easter event at Piti, Guam, April 12, 2025. Marines and Sailors volunteered to help the Village of Piti with the Easter celebration. Tasks included hiding 1,500 Easter eggs, running three game booths, and helping with concessions to ensure a successful celebration for the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley)
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz listen to 1 Degree of Separation performers at MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, April 11, 2025. U.S. Marines, staff, and visitors attended the comedy show series “1 Degree of Separation” aimed at ending the stigma of mental illness, providing a lighthearted alternative to suicide prevention training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chelsey Suarez-Pierce)
U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz’s environmental team helps eradicate little fire ants, an invasive species, on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, April 9, 2025. The environmental teams mission is to raise awareness about the ants in order for the local community to come together to contain, eradicate, and stop the spread of further LFA infestation around the island. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Rey MorenoMarilao)
U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz continues to develop the installation’s barracks and housing capabilities for the service members and families stationed on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, April 9, 2025. One of the primary focuses for the command has been to build adequate living spaces for the Marines, Sailors, and family members stationed at Camp Blaz, with over 1 billion dollars being spent on the project. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Rey MorenoMarilao)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BLAZ, Guam — Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz celebrated a historic milestone, Thursday, with the grand opening of its first chow hall on Guam. The chow hall located on North Ramp, Andersen Air Force Base is open to all active duty servicemembers on Guam. The opening ceremony took place April 25, 2025, underscoring the dedicated effort by the food service Marines and support personnel who worked tirelessly to bring the project to fruition. The new facility is designed to provide nutritious and diverse meals in a modern setting, supporting the physical readiness and morale of Marines stationed on the island. “Our food service program is designed to provide a well-balanced meal for the service member,” said Master Sgt. Kelvin Tapia, the acting food service officer for Camp Blaz. “Our program’s mission is to ensure the fighting force is eating healthy and sustaining themselves. [This is] not just for Camp Blaz but for all the rotating forces in the Pacific.”
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BLAZ, Guam -- The Marine Corps has a long line of history outside of just its basic safety courses and facilitating recreational riding. During WWII the Marine Corps utilized motorcycles for a variety of reconnaissance and dispatch missions, taking advantage of their lightweight mobility and smaller target for missions requiring a low profile. Reconnaissance and some special forces Marines still are trained for motorcycle use today as they remain a tool for the United States military. Whether it be recreational transportation or a special operations mission, the Marine Corps is dedicated to providing motorcycle training to those wishing to learn.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BLAZ, GUAM – The protocol section at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz is the touchpoint for every event aboard the installation. This team of two operates in a contradictory duality: they are the welcoming face of the installation that communicates, plans, and organizes distinguished visitor engagements, but at the same time, they stealthily operate behind the scenes ensuring name placards are precisely arranged and timelines are met. Over the last year, Ms. Jennifer Dulla, the Camp Blaz protocol officer, planned more than 200 distinguished visitor installation tours. “Protocol is a touchpoint for a lot of the visitors,” said Dulla. “We find out specifically what they want to get accomplished while they are here. Then we provide them with the right people and resources to ensure a successful visit.”
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BLAZ, Guam --- The Marine Corps is built on the fundamentals of hard work, extreme competition, and rigorous training. Those who are part of the organization understand this well, and they incorporate a warrior spirit into their tasks day after day. Often, those most deserving of recognition humbly decline the limelight; however, Staff Sgt. Marcellous Dixon, training chief, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, couldn’t escape his nomination and selection as the 2025 Marine Corps Installations Command Enlisted Marine of the Year. “To compete with this caliber of Marines is an extremely humbling experience for me,” said Dixon. “Steel sharpens steel is the mentality we all live by. I am a product of peoples’ selfless investment in me.” Since arriving to the Marine Corps’ newest installation, Camp Blaz, in August of 2023, Dixon has filled a variety of positions: legal chief, company gunnery sergeant, and training chief. He also fills in as the volunteer coordinator, Toys for Tots deputy coordinator, on-call mentor, and unit readiness coordinator. “Staff Sgt. Dixon epitomizes what we, as Marines, expect of our staff NCOs,” said Lt. Col. Chris Williams, staff judge advocate, MCB Camp Blaz. “Not only is he incredibly competent in his MOS, his innate initiative, organizational skills, and leadership make him invaluable to a new command.” Dixon has turned his work ethic into a routine that comes naturally for him.