Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz

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Dededo, Guam

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HQ Change of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ryan West, outgoing company commander with Headquarters Company, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, passes the guidon to Maj. Michael Guard, oncoming company commander for HQ. Co., MCB Camp Blaz, during the HQ Co. change of command on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, July 30, 2025. Capt. West, the first HQ Co. commander, relinquished his duties to Maj. Michael Guard after serving as the company commander since May 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley)

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Brig gen Blaz Memorial HWY

From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Krivenko, acting senior enlisted advisor of Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Senator Chris Dueñas, the Honorable Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, Governor of Guam and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard D. Marshall Jr., commanding officer of MCB Camp Blaz, pose for a photo at the new highway sign during the Brig. Gen. Ben Blaz Memorial Highway renaming ceremony in Dededo, Guam, July 28, 2025. The naming of Brig. Gen. Ben Blaz Memorial Highway is a heartfelt tribute to a distinguished individual who represents the dedication to service, professionalism, and local pride that Camp Blaz aspires to uphold. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley)

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81st Guam Liberation Day Parade

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Bruce Miller, communications chief, Headquarters Company, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, and Float riders on the Village of Manenggon float, wave to the crowd during the 81st Guam Liberation Day parade in Hagåtña, Guam, July 21, 2025. The parade is a celebration of U.S. forces liberating Guam from Imperial Japanese Forces in 1944 during World War II. Throughout the month of July there are several events and ceremonies held as part of Guam’s Liberation Month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Currin)

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81st Guam Liberation Video Message

U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz (MCB) Commanding Officer, Col. Richard D. Marshall Jr., and MCB Camp Blaz Senior Enlisted Leader, Master Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Krivenko, narrate a Liberation Day greeting message for the 81st Guam Liberation Day commencement ceremony, July 15, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

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Change of Command Ceremony

U.S Marine Corps Col. Ricahrd Marshall Jr., oncoming commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, takes the command colors from Col. Ernest Govea, outgoing commanding officer, MCB Camp Blaz, during a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, July 17, 2025. Col. Govea relinquished command of Camp Blaz to Col. Marshall after serving as the commanding officer since July of 2023. The change of command ceremony is an honored tradition, which signifies the transfer of command responsibility from one commander to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

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81st Kålaguak Memorial

U.S. servicemembers, World War II survivors, and Guam politicians pose for a photo at the Kålaguak Memorial in Barigåda, Guam, July 11, 2025. Tiyan, Barigåda was the site where the CHamoru population during World War II was forced by the Imperial Japanese Forces to build an airstrip. The Kålaguak memorial service is one of many held across the island to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Guam. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

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