| Unit Name: | Commander, Joint Region Marianas |
| Dates: | 1999present |
| Type: | Region Command |
| Command Structure: | Naval Installations Command as Joint Region Marianas U.S. Pacific Fleet as Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas |
| Garrison: | Nimitz Hill Annex, Asan-Maina, Guam |
| Garrison Label: | HQ |
| Nickname: | JRM |
| Specialization: | Provide support and control of U.S. Navy, and support services to Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Guard personnel in the Marianas.region. |
| Current Commander: | RADM Gregory C. Huffman |
Joint Region Marianas' mission is to provide installation management supportto all Department of Defense components and tenants through assignedregional installations on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in supportof training in the Marianas; to act as the interface between the Departmentof Defense and the civilian community; to ensure compliance with allenvironmental laws and regulations, safety procedures, and equal opportunitypolicy; and perform other functions and tasks as may be assigned.
JRM was established by congressional legislation implementing therecommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Thelegislation ordered the consolidation of facilities which were adjoining,but separate military installations, into a single joint base, one of 12formed in the United States as a result of the law.
On February 6, 2009, the Navy and Air Force held a groundbreaking ceremonyfor a combined headquarters at Nimitz Hill Annex. Joint Region Marianasbegan initial operational capability on January 31, 2009, and reached fulloperational capability on October 1, 2009.
A 2006 International Agreement between the US Government and the Governmentof Japan directed a significant reduction in the number of Marines onOkinawa. As part of that drawdown, the establishment of a Marine Corps BaseGuam was planned. In 2018, the Secretary of the Navy approved the renamingof Marine Corps Base Guam in honor of the late Brigadier General Blaz. On 30September 2020 the new base was activated as Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz.Installation management support is being provided under Joint RegionMarianas. (MCBUL 5400 dtd 25FEB2020)
Under an agreement signed in November 2020, some installation supportfunctions were returned to Air Force to allow higher funding levels to meetoperational requirements. The agreement takes full effect on 1 October 2021.
Under Joint Region Marianas, Naval Base Guam (NBG), Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz (MCB-CB) each maintain commandingofficers, who will oversee their respective mission requirements andoperations. Joint Region Marianas will oversee support services, policies,and resources for Navy and Marine Corps bases and some functions on AAFB.Air Force provides some support services to all Department of Defensecomponents and tenants located on AAFB. Joint Region Marianas is located onNimitz Hill between Naval Base Guam and Andersen AFB.
The commander of Joint Region Marianas also serves as Commander Naval ForcesMarianas and as U.S. Defense Representative to Guam, Commonwealth of theNorthern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, and Federated States ofMicronesia.
See main article: Naval Base Guam. The main base of USNB Guam, sometimes called "Big Navy" is located south of Outer Apra Harbor in Santa Rita, mostly on the Orote Peninsula. Big Navy is home of Commander Submarine Squadron 15, Coast Guard Sector Guam, and Naval Special Warfare Unit Det Guam and supports 28 other tenant commands.
It is the home base of dozens of Pacific Command, United States Pacific Fleet, and Seventh Fleet units. Submarine Squadron 15 consists of s, and .
Other components falling under Naval Base Guam include:
See main article: Andersen Air Force Base. Andersen AFB is one of four bomber forward operating locations in the air force. Andersen is one of two bases in the Asia Pacific region with forward-deployed bomber beddown support, the other being Diego Garcia. Guam has access to almost unrestricted airspace and the close proximity of the Farallon de Medinilla Island, a naval bombing range approximately 150miles north.
See main article: Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. Other components falling under Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz include:
Andersen AFB is hosted by the 36th Wing. It has the following tenant units:[1]