The installation has lifted a shelter-in-place order that was enacted earlier Wednesday after officials said a threat had been made against the base.
"I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people," the official said.
The announcement came days after Ecuador and the U.S. began joint military operations against organized crime groups in the South American country.
By Gonzalo Solano, AP
The Coast Guard could start training new members at the site by the end of the year.
By Patricia Kime
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