The former US Subic Bay Naval Base became the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Nov. 1992
Zg414. (-199 to 208) are pictures of the Kalaklan Point area, at the mouth of the Kalaklan River and Kalaklan Light House. We see views of the Kalaklan Olongapo Cemetery, the Kalaklan Point, views of Subic Bay, SBFZ, the former Subic Bay Naval Base, Grande Island and the National Highway going around Kalaklan Point to […]
Read MoreZg413. (-196 to 198) are pictures from the Olongapo Cemetery down to the NW end of the former Subic Bay Naval Station with sweeping views of the Boton Wharf area, the former Naval Air Station Cubi Point and we even see the munitions wharfs of the former Naval Magazine area. All of this is now […]
Read MoreZg392. (-185 and 186) plus the earlier image #177 are images on top of the Kalaklan Ridge Road/Trail at the approximate area above the Half Moon Beach area which houses the electric NGCP Olongapo Substation. On top of the trail people do live and at places the road is drivable. But today vehicles use a […]
Read MoreZg400. (Picture 193) really demonstrates how much has changed from the former Naval Base to the present SBFZ. I recognize only two structures from our Navy time the old and closed Kalaklan Bridge, closed right now and a large Quonset hut and it was built in 1991 after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption.
Read MoreZg399. (In picture 192) you should be able to recognize the few structures left from our Navy time. Right under us are the 4 barracks of the Transfer Personnel Unit (TPU), the Officer in charge in about the 80s told me he had about 64 Legal Hold-over’s. And you should be able to spot our […]
Read MoreZg396. (In picture 189) we see the former Cubi Point (actual geographic point) which has become a container port, we see the SW End of the Cubi Point run way and we see the two former ammunition wharfs which are now commercial enterprises. The last point at right is Camayan Point; I remember doing here […]
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