The closeing of three U.S. bases due to a natural desaster

9. FIERY VIGIL NON COMBATANTS EVACUATION OPERATION (NEO) JUNE 10, 1991 BY SGT BEST EVACUATION OF CLARK AIR FORCE & SUBIC NAVAL BASE

10. In June 1991 Mt. Pinatubo Erupted several times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington.

11. I ntroduction The Giant Awakens The giant awakens and the skies darken as the ash and soot fell down on the tropical island of the Republic of the Philippines. The volcano now a ticking time bomb has come to life once again and the residents of Clark Air base and Subic bay Naval Station worried about their fate. As flaming pebbles and lava begin to devastate the countryside, emergency response teams dispatched and make repairs on a satellite to transmit real-time data about the volcano. Typhoon Yunya Bering down on the tropical island. With this medley of disasters looming, Mission Control scramble to assemble a team of specialists to assist the island residents.

15. SOUTH WESTERN POINT OF THE PHILLIPPINES

18. Satellite Photo of southern east Philippines

19. Mt. Pinatubo

20. FIERY VIGIL Mission: Evacuation of 19,000 Air Force and Naval personnel and their families from Clark AFB/Subic Bay during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo's volcano and Typhoon Yunya. Dates: 16-26 June 1991 Participating Units: 17 7th Fleet ships; Anderson AFB Guam, Hickam AFB Hawaii, McChord AFB Washington, Travis AFB California Type: (NEO) Humanitarian; Disaster Relief; Evacuation Location: Philippines

23. MOUNT PINATUBO AWAKEN Mt. Pinatuobo had been dormant for 500 years, the size and impact of the eruption were completely unexpected.

24. June 12, 1991, Eruption Cloud of Mt. Pinatubo from Clark Air Base THE JUNE 1991 ERUPTION OF MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES ERUPTION PHASES. View to the west from Clark Air Base of the first major eruption of Pinatubo on June 12, 1991. After more than two months of increasing activity, localized deformation, and emission of small plumes, a series of strong explosions on this date heralded the start of the major pyroclastic phase.

25. MOUNT PINATUBO AWAKEN The Secretary of Defense authorized evacuation of all non-essential military and DOD civilian personnel and their dependents at Clark Air Base to safe haven elsewhere in the Philippines. Evacuation began at 0600 local on 10 June. 5 days later a massive eruption of Mount Pinatubo occurred on 15 June that sent debris over 100,000 feet into the air and then down onto Clark, burying the base under one to two feet of ash. Those who fled the base never went back.

26. EVACUATION JUNE 10 5 A.M. MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM A. STADER 13 TH AIR FORCE COMMANDER,ORDERED THE EVACUATION OF ALL NON-MISSION ESSENTIAL PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TO SUBIC BAY. THE FIRST VEHICLES WERE ROLLING OUT THE GATE SIX HOURS LATER 14,000 PEOPLE WERE ON THE ROAD HEADED FOR SUBIC BAY. 1,500 MISSION ESSENTIAL PEOPLE STILL STAYED BACK AT CARLK AIR BASE.

27. JNUE 10, 1991 ABOUT 14,000 FOLKS ON THE ROAD BEGAN THERE EVACUATION.

30. ASH SOLDIERS MISSION SECURITY WAS A TOP PRIORITY, ALONG WITH RESTORING ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIKE POWER AND WATER. MOVING MONITIONS OUT OF CLARK AND SUBIC BAY.

31. NAVY EXCHANGE Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion and Maintenance Unit 302, returning from Desert Storm was diverted to Subic bay Naval Station.

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