Guam Freeport

History

Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installation on the island is one of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific. In 2010, with the phase out of the US military bases in Okinawa, Japan, Guam becomes an even more important Pacific stronghold. Guam became the military's first and last Pacific post. This saw a swell of military personel and equipment with everything that was stationed in Japan was moved to Diego Garcia, Pearl Harbor, San Diego, or Guam. When several of their Japanese industrial sites were destroyed by fires in 2054, Ares Macrotechnology steps back production and sets up shop in Guam (with UCAS approval of course).

Climate

Tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to December; little seasonal temperature variation

Politics

Organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior until 2008-2009. In 2007, a motion to incorperate Guam as a full part of the USA was introduced, and several months later, the motion was passed. This was followed by in influx of military personal as the 3 military bases located on island expanded their borders and capabilities. Guam now is mostly a military complex with a few touches of civialian life to keep the troops comfortable.

Shadowtalk

> OK, so there's the main file of what you have. Now for what to find in the shadows. Make no mistake, this is still a UCAS place, and we've been through a lot here. Runners are few and far between. Jobs, even more so. But there is a reason to be here. Believe it or not, this is a big prize of both Ares and the UCAS. While scouting the area for someone, I took a peek at the landscape astrally. I was overwhelmed by what I saw. This island sits on a NEXUS of multiple Ley lines. Most of Ares' magical resources are located here. It's not much compared to some of the other Megas, but it's still more then other Corps.

> Magica Mis-spell

> Most of this island has become damn near one big military base. The local airport was incorperated into Anderson Airforce Base back in 2018 to allow for larger traffic (both personel and equipment). It's still not enough for a Sub-orbital, but at least it can handle Sonics now. When the troops bailed out of Japan, most of them headed to the surrounding islands, and when the Philippines were taken, the boys in blue were pushed further away. This is almost the last place they have.

> Flyboy

> Speaking of the Philippines. Before the Comet, the Huk had a lot of work in the area, and mostly the Navy turned a blind eye. Now that Masaru has taken his islands back, the Squids are starting to crack down on the pirates.

> T-Bird 4

> This rock is one tough nut to crack into. Chummer of mine tried to pull an extract there for Fuchi back in the day. Lost both of his legs and one of his arms before he even hit the beach. He still doesn't know what drekked him up. It's easier to get ol' Lofwyr to owe ya one than to pull a run there.

> Panzer-Stalker

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