Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Director Maria Cecilia Bitare (left) and United States Marine Corps Colonel Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command based in Jacksonville, Florida, lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the hub at the Naval Supply Depot Compound in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, together with SBMA deputy administrator for port operations Martin Kristoffer Roman on Feb. 4, 2025. The 5,300-square-meter area will be used for Marine Corps prepositioning programs on humanitarian aid and disaster relief equipment for the Indo-Pacific region. Joseph Muego