Draft Environmental Impact Study for Guam's Military Buildup Released

The military release the draft EIS for the Navy and Marine Corps planned military buildup in Guam. The EIS contains tons of information on the planned buildup including moving the III MEF from Okinawa to Guam. The buildup will begin in 2010 and ramp up over several years. It will be interesting to see all the changes that occur as a result of this substantial initiative.

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Comments

[Claro Perez]

Randall - Great blog! I enjoyed looking at your pictures. You're definitely a natural. I've been here for seven months now from Las Vegas and I agree that it's a beautiful place. It feels like I'm always on vacation.

P.S. Nice Boat!

Claro

[piper]

no no to military buildup. i went to guam and i stayed there for 3 years. oh how i loved it, the people were so great, the island was so beautiful, but i was thinking, and how much the people of guam are suffering, just on their own, to bring in more people, there will be much more crimes, there will be so much problems, guam will be crouded, all the most attractive places on guam like marble cave, and stuff, will be taken by the military, the locals will have no access to it anymore, even their most holy site, mt.lamlam which they climb on holy friday. ive done it and its so beautiful and fun, the build up will dastroy the island and the people. im doing what i can to help reach out to people everywhere to make sure that what happened in okinawa doesnt happen to guam. or now officially known a Guahan. please help send the message around, please.

[Randall Rodrigues]

Piper,

Sorry, can't send your dumb ass message!

I've called Guam home for the last 3.5 years. I love this island and it will always have a special place in my heart. It's a beautiful place which has much to offer. The diving is excellent, the people are warm, and there so much to do and see.

There will be challenges with the military build-up, however, I don't think it is a bad thing for Guam. The military is the largest source of $$ flowing into the Guam economy. Without the U.S. Military's presence here on Guam, this would just be another impoverished island nation. Sure there will be more people, more traffic, etc.. But these issues can be mitigated with good infrastructure planning and development. Guam is of strategic importance to the U.S. and this islands entire economy is dependent on the U.S. military. You say don't let what happened in Okinawa happen here. We'll what about Subic Bay. Go ask people in the Philippines if they think the U.S. military moving out was good for their economy.