Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz

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First Grenade Range on Skaggs

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company 34, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, take cover after throwing an M67 grenade, during a grenade range on Skaggs Urban Training Complex, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, Aug. 8, 2025. Marines executed the M67 grenade range to enhance combat readiness. This grenade range was the first one to be conducted on Skaggs UTC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley)

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Sgt. maj. Appointment ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard D. Marshall Jr, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, passes the Sword of Office to Sgt. Maj. Robert E. Catching, oncoming senior enlisted leader of MCB Camp Blaz, during an appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, Aug. 8, 2025. Sgt. Maj. Catching will serve as the bases second sergeant major since its official activation in 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley)

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National Purple Heart Day

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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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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