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Zc993. Capt. Travis Zettel, then-commander of the fast-attack submarine USS Bremerton, salutes sideboys at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 5, 2016.
Photo-MICHAEL LEE/U.S. NAVY

Zc992. Hanjin shipyard at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, this picture, this head line and this text came from this URL:
http://subicnewslink.blogspot.com/2019/01/sbma-saddened-by-hanjin-debt-problem.html

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Zc818.A comparable view of the former U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Achieves, as it looks now from Google Earth in 2018. We notice that 1= this admin building has been extended, 2=these two barracks became 1 hotel, 3= Enlistment Men Boat Landing where I stepped ashore in 1962, the Movie theatre still stands but is not used much for anything, 5=other barracks that are hotels now, 6=Spanish Gate, 7= these MWR buildings collapsed and here is now a big hotel, 8= ex Post Office-now a cocktail lounge, 9= ex mess hall houses various businesses, 10= the former Fleet Exchange houses a similar business, 11=various businesses and USS William H. Standley-CG32. This is a Google Earth 2018 image of the SBFZ marked-up by me.

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Zc822. A comparable view of the former U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. This is a Google Earth 2018 image of the SBFZ marked-up by me. In front is much of the former Ship Repair Facility, Navy Ships still visit sometime. We see also: 1=Spanish Gate, 2=part of the SRF HQ-Pinatubo collapsed it, now an upper resort, 3 + 4=the floating dry docks, 5=my diving locker, 6=ex Bicentennial Park-now Volunteer Park, 7=SPECWAR Camp (Special Warfare-SEALS),8= birthplace of my Harbor Clearance Unit-1 (HCU-1) now the SBFZ =Marina,9=the Causeway-ex road to the Navy Coaling Pier and Boton area, 10=the ex Far East Fleet Exchange-now a similar store, 11= the Navy Mess Hall-one of the Best-now various businesses.

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Zc812. A comparable view of the former U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Achieves, as it looks now from Google Earth in 2018. This is the area near and around the former Naval Base and now the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) Kalaklan Gate. We see: the old bridge not dismantled, the new bridge, the hotel & entertainment developments, the ex PWC areas still available for development, the locations of some Navy structures gone and the few that still remain. This is a Google Earth 2018 image of the SBFZ marked-up by me.

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Zc815. This is a view of the U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. In front is much of the former Ship Repair Facility (SRF), Navy Ships and across the harbor water we see left-the Boton Valley, middle-the Boton Wharf and JEST on the hill, right is part of the former Cubi Point Naval Air Station.

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Zc814. This is a comparable view of the former U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. Left is the Subic Bay Naval Station Chief Petty Officer (CPO) barracks. In the middle was a Seabee camp housed in mobile trailers. Location Key: 1= ex CPO barracks-now various businesses; 2= ex Sampaguita EM Club; 3=ex MWR bowling alley, was remodeled but was not successful; 4=ex NAVSTA swimming pool-was not successful-not used; 5=ex Navy Lodge-now International Hotel, 6= ex newer EM barracks-now the International Hotel; 7= various businesses; 8=SBFZ Admin; 9=college and or schools; 10=two large commercial buildings going up-very slow; 11= hotels & apartments; 12=not used; 13= started as a Korean High-rise-a big failure-lots of concrete to be cleared!; 14= ex Navy Dispensary-still medical-a little-all buildings behind it are hotels or entertainment places. This is a Google Earth 2018 image of the SBFZ marked-up by me.

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A comparable view of the former U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Achieves, as it looks now from Google Earth in 2018. That was the US Post Office and behind it is the Mini Golf Course. The use of the Mini Golf Course was discontinued and the trees just kept growing. The Post Office became a Cocktail lounge. This MWR vehicle place became a large hotel and the U.S. Embassy holds their Outreach Program here. This was and is the Base/SBFZ Fire Station. New hotel and Restaurants, it was empty during our time. A submarine is in port. This was and is the Base/SBFZ HQ Building. The NSD HQ collapsed and was rebuild as the Harbor Admin.-Control Building by the SBFZ. This is a Google Earth 2018 image of the SBFZ marked-up by me.

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A comparable view of the former U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. The view is from above the former Naval Supply Depot towards the empty wet land across the former MWR Skeet Shooting Place. What a Change, can you believe it? The large Naval Supply Warehouses did not collapse from the heavy Mt. Pinatubo ash and typhoon rain. What a development, how many jobs were created? This was our Navy Commissary and the Main Navy Exchange (NEX), it is now the Royal Duty Free Store, I buy most of my food stuff here-like before. Our MWR Skeet Shooting Place was here. This is a Google Earth 2018 image of the SBFZ marked-up by me.

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This is a comparable view of the former U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. The view is from above the former Naval Supply Depot towards the Boton Valley across the Fueling Pier. The Boton Valley was used for new factories. The Lower MAU is used by 2 large Auctioneers. This hill was used as fill for the new container port & the Fuel Co. built these new tanks and added a pier. The old Navy Coaling Pier became the famous Vasco’s Bar, Restaurant, Hotel and Maritime Museum. This is a Google Earth 2018 image of the SBFZ marked-up by me.