Subic Pullout Expected in May
The U.S. Navy will begin pulling out from its largest base in Asia by mid-May and will turn over the garrison to the Philippines by the end of the year, it was reported Sunday.
The Stars and Stripes, the unofficial newspaper of the U.S. military, said the timetable was contained in a 13-page schedule of withdrawal distributed to commanders at Subic Bay Naval Base, 50 miles west of Manila.
According to the newspaper, the Navy will start moving out of the main part of the base by mid-May. By Sept. 25, all personnel will be moved across the harbor to the Cubi Point Naval Air Station in advance of a formal turnover in December, the report said.
Last September, the Philippine Senate rejected a new 10-year lease for U.S. forces to remain at Subic.
U.S. officials say the Navy maintains about 5,800 service personnel and about 4,500 dependents at Subic.
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