The natural environment is a key asset to the mission of Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz will implement good stewardship principles to protect Guam's environmental resources. Camp Blaz will incorporate compliance, best management practices, and consider the interests of the local community into mission execution. To this end, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz will always strive to protect and preserve the land, water, air, and cultural resources within our cognizance by doing the following with transparency: • Complying with all applicable environmental legislation, regulations and policy • Implementing pollution prevention through source reduction and recycling • Conserving natural resources and preserving cultural resources • Implementing sustainability initiatives • Minimizing risk to mission • Conducting appropriate review of potential environmental impacts of all Federal actions Operational readiness is the hallmark of the Marine Corps and environmental compliance is the key to sustaining and enhancing mission readiness and access to training environments.
Commanding Officer's Environmental Policy GEPA Permit Training Slides, November 9, 2023 Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Environmental (MCBCB EV) Pre-construction “G” Submittal Tracker Contractor Checklist for DoD DPRI Projects on Guam Guam EPA - Environmental Summit Slides, November 4, 2022 GEPA MILCON Design Review Checklist
This environmental reference collection has been compiled to aid the public in reviewing our key legally-enforceable documents resulting from statutory or regulatory process as well as other policies that inform Camp Blaz decision-making. Although the documents are not meant to be an exhaustive library, we will endeavor to regularly update the collection over time as more agreements or consultations with relevant agencies are completed.
Marine relocation executive reference collection
Topic of Interest
Reference Title
Chapter/Section*
Range Purpose/Need
Range Alternatives/Selection
Range Orientation/Layout
Off-shore Fishing Impacts
2015 Final Supplemental EIS
LFTRC Alts (2/57-91), Land & Submerged Land Use (5/342-346), Recreational Resources (5/346-349)
2015 Record of Decision
Entire (1-28)
2013 LFTRC Alt Analysis Report
Entire (1/1-8, 2/1-21, 3/1-27)
Access to Cultural Sites
2014 Public Access Plan
Entire excl sites, PA & appendices (1-10)
2011 Programmatic Agreement
Entire excl signatures (1-37)
Protection of Native Threatened & Endangered Species/Habitat
2017 Biological Opinion
Conservation Measures (35-50, 143-145)
2015 Biological Opinion
Conservation Measures (36-46, 157-159, 163, App B)
2015 GMK MOA Amendment
Entire (1-2)
Socioeconomics
2015 Final SEIS App D (SIAS)
EXSUM (ES1-11)
Historic Preservation/ Cultural Resources Impacts/ Mitigation
2015 Training Range Review & Analysis
LFTRC Alts (11-76)
2015 Range Mitigation Plan
Entire (1-12, App A, App B)
Guam Cultural Repository
2015 EAC Implementation Plan
EXSUM (4), Projects (4-5), Mitigation Details (24-29)
SDZ Establishment
2014 Guam Military Training & Readiness Act
Entire (1-5)
Other Commitments
2013 CMCC Operating Charter
Entire excl signatures & appendices (1-18)
2011 GBU Four Pillars Letter
Entire (1)
Summary of Public Concerns
2017 Resolution 228-34
2017 Bordallo-SECDEF Letter
Entire (1-3)
Endangered Species Act Compliance
Navy 2023 Annual Report for Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Entire (1-23)
20JUL22 Navy Response to NOI to Sue under ESA
2022 Joint Region Marianas Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan
Entire (1-960)
Navy 2022 Annual Report for Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Entire (1-18)
Navy 2021 Annual Report for Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Entire (1-17)
Navy 2020 Annual Report for Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
2020 FWS Response to 2018 Navy Reinitiation of Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Entire (1-10)
Navy 2019 Annual Report for Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Annual Report (1-14)
Navy 2018 Annual Report for Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Entire (1-19)
2018 FWS Response to 2018 Navy Reinitiation of Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Entire (1-7)
Navy 2017 Annual Report for Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Navy 2016 Annual report for Relocation Biological Opinion (BO)
Entire (1)
2015 Navy-Fish and Wildlife Service Guam Micronesia Kingfisher MOA (as amended)
Entire (1-11)
Additional Resources:
2023 Environmental Assessment for Firefighter Training Facility
Entire (1-344)
2010 Final EIS
EXSUM (ES 1-59)
2010 Record of Decision
Summ, Public Involvment, LFTRC Alts (1-22), Impacts (32-75), Comment Response (106-108), Trg Rqmts (122-141)
Guam Environmental Protection Agency Permit training is held by Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz during the Officer In Charge of Construction...
Annual 2011 Programmatic Agreement Workshop held at Joint Region Marianas