A ribbon cutting was held for the Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Forward - Guam facility at Building 4175 on Naval Base Guam on June 22.
According to Naval Base Guam, “The ceremony marked the final operational capability of the 5,100-square-foot facility, which serves as the PMTEC’s first fully operational forward node west of the International Date Line. The site is designed to deliver combat-credible training at the tactical edge, integrating live, virtual, and constructive technologies to support joint, combined, and coalition forces.”
In related news, the Valiant Shield military exercise is ongoing in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Japan. The exercise runs from June 22 until July 1. For more details on Valiant Shield, and its economic value, see the May 28 story, Military exercises no longer an economic certainty. The A. B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam is a support facility for Valiant Shield. Citadel Pacific, a regional drill, is also taking place from June 22 to June 30. mbj
