U.S. Marines to Stage Equipment at Subic Bay Under New Prepositioning Plan
Aaron-Matthew Lariosa
March 17, 2025 1:41 PM
After 32 years, an American military presence is set to return to Subic Bay under a new Marine Corps prepositioning program that will see the service stage equipment in the Philippines.
Last month, the U.S. Marine Corps quietly leased a 57,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Subic Bay Naval Supply Depot. The service will lease the facility from Amerasia International Terminal Services Inc., which operates the warehouse alongside Anglicotech Philippines and KBR Overseas Inc.
Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, claimed in a Subic Bay Management Authority release that the facilities would only store vehicles, communications equipment and engineering assets. He further stated that no munitions would be stored at the former Naval Supply Depot. Watson also met with local administrators to discuss logistics and port operations at Subic Bay.
Local Philippine and Marine Corps releases emphasized that the warehouse would be used for humanitarian assistance and disaster response efforts in-country and across the Indo-Pacific. Washington and Manila have previously cooperated on constructing similar storage facilities at select military bases under the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, a treaty that permits American rotational deployment and funding to mutually agreed sites across the Philippines.
https://news.usni.org/2025/03/17/u-s-marines-to-stage-equipment-at-subic-bay-under-new-prepositioning-plan
