Going from memory, I think we left because the Philipinos were being ungrateful, anti-American douchebags, demanding that we get our dirty military off their land.
As we were leaving, Mt. Pinatubo erupted burying the base that was newly theirs in ash.
They didn't know we had that technology.
Actually, the Philippino Senate wanted us out, the Aquino government wanted us to stay.
That’s what I thought too. I thought they wanted us to stay so we could conduct a humanitarian mission, but we compied with their first wish......leaving.
I was in a naval air unit that did evacuations after
Pinatubo blew. Lots of them packed in whatever they
could find to put their stuff in. Golf bags, paper
cartons pillow cases.