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US
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY
CUBA
"MUGM"
Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay is on the front lines of the battle for regional security
and protection from drug trafficking and terrorism, and protection for
those who attempt to make their way through regional seas in
un-seaworthy craft. The base protects the ability of US Navy and
Coast Guard ships to operate in the Caribbean operating area with
supplies and support for their operational commitments. During the
past year Naval Base Guantanamo Bay has become the host to the Detainee
Mission of the War on Terrorism following the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks. The base has a unique posture in the Western
Hemisphere in that it is the oldest US base outside the continental U.S.
and the only one in a country that does not enjoy an open political
relationship with the United States.
Mission
Objectives
Presence
Maintain U.S. treaty obligations.
Maintain a naval base for refueling ships.
Maintain the fence line surrounding the base and the international
shipping channel through Guantanamo Bay.
Maintain a forward presence near the Windward Passage to the Caribbean.
Contingency Logistics
Maintain port facilities, naval airfield
and staging areas on the base in support of U.S. contingency operations
in the Caribbean.
Logistic Support
Provide logistic support to ships and aircraft conducting counter-drug
operations in the Caribbean.
Provide logistic support to Joint Task Force Operations in the
Caribbean.
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