Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH) is a United States
military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. A military base always provides accommodations for ...
on the island of
Oahu, Hawaii
Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of O’ ...
. It is
an amalgamation of the
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...
's
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam. The installation merged in 2010 with Naval Station Pearl Harbor to become part of the newly formed Joint ...
and the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
's
Naval Station Pearl Harbor
Naval Station Pearl Harbor is a United States naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In 2010, along with the United States Air Force's Hickam Air Force Base, the facility was merged to form Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. Pearl Harbor is ...
, which were merged in 2010.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam is one of 12
Joint Bases the 2005
Base Realignment and Closure Commission
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is a process by a United States federal government commission to increase United States Department of Defense efficiency by coordinating the realignment and closure of military installations following the end o ...
created.
It is part of
Navy Region Hawaii
Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH or NAVREGHI) is one of eleven current naval regions responsible to Commander, Navy Installations Command for the operation and management of Naval shore installations in Hawaii. The region is commanded by RDML Stephen D. ...
and provides Navy and joint operations Base Operating Support that is capabilities-based and integrated.
Naval Station Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is from Honolulu. Naval Station Pearl Harbor provides berthing and shore side support to surface ships and submarines, as well as maintenance and training. Pearl Harbor can accommodate the largest ships in the fleet, to include dry dock services, and is now home to over 160 commands. Housing, personnel, and family support are also provided and are an integral part of the shore side activities, which encompasses both permanent and transient personnel.
Because Pearl Harbor is the only intermediate maintenance facility for submarines in the Middle Pacific, it serves as host to a large number of visiting submariners.
The
, Wahiawa, Hawaii is the world's largest communication station. The headquarters site of this shore command is located in the central section of the island of Oahu, approximately three miles north of Wahiawa.
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Air Force Base was named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt. Col.
Horace Meek Hickam
Horace Meek Hickam (August 14, 1885 – November 5, 1934) was a pioneer airpower advocate and an officer in the United States Army Air Corps. Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is named in his honor.
Background
The son of a lawyer, Hickam was born ...
. It is under the jurisdiction of
Pacific Air Forces
Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and is also the air component command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). PACAF is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (fo ...
(PACAF), which is headquartered on the base.
Hickam AFB remains the launch point of strategic air mobility and operational missions in support of the Global War on Terrorism as well as special air missions in support of the Commander,
U.S. Pacific Command
United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific, Indo-Pacific region.
Formerly known as United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) since its incept ...
(USPACOM) and Commander,
Pacific Air Forces
Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and is also the air component command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). PACAF is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (fo ...
(PACAF).
In 2009, the base was used as the temporary operating location for
Air Force One
Air Force One is the official air traffic control designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. In common parlance, the term is used to denote U.S. Air Force aircraft modified and used ...
during
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
's Christmas vacation at
Kailua, Hawaii
Kailua () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koolaupoko District of the island of Oahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'ol ...
.
Infrastructure
Wells access groundwater sources that provide water to the base system, which serves residents of military housing, the Aliamanu Military Reservation, and several elementary schools and day care centers.
Based Units
United States Navy
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) is an Echelon II shore command responsible for all shore installations under the control of the United States Navy. As an Echelon II command, it reports directly to the Chief of Naval Operations. It ...
(CNIC)
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Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (NAVREGHI) (Host Unit)
United States Pacific Fleet
The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a theater-level component command of the United States Navy, located in the Pacific Ocean. It provides naval forces to the Indo-Pacific Command. Fleet headquarters is at Joint Base Pearl Harbor†...
(USPACFLT)
* Commander, US Pacific Fleet (COMUSPACFLT)
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Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) is the principal advisor to the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, COMPACFLT) for submarine matters. The Pacific Submarine Force (SUBPAC) includes att ...
(COMSUBPAC)
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Commander, Submarine Squadron One (COMSUBRON 1)
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Commander, Submarine Squadron Seven (COMSUBRON 7)
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Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific
Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific (COMNAVSURFPAC) is a United States Navy vice admiral, who leads the Naval Surface Force, United States Pacific Fleet. The commander is also designated as commander, Naval Surface Force (COMNAVSURFOR), a "du ...
(COMNAVSURFPAC)
** Commander, Surface Group Middle Pacific (COMNAVSURFGRUMIDPAC) (GSU)
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Commander, Destroyer Squadron 31 (COMDESRON 31)
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** Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific (AFLOATRAGRUMIDPAC) (GSU)
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) is the United States Navy's engineering systems command, providing the Navy and United States Marine Corps with facilities and expeditionary expertise. NAVFAC is headquartered at the Washi ...
(NAVFAC)
* Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific (NAVFAC Pacific) (GSU)
** Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii (NAVFACHI)
Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR)
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(NCTAMS PAC) (GSU)
* Naval Information Operations Command Hawaii (NIOC HI)(GSU)
** Commander, Task Force 1070 (CTF-1070)
Naval Sea Systems Command
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the United States Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel (not to be confused with "material") organizations. From a physical perspective, NAVSEA has four shipyards for shipbuilding, c ...
(NAVSEA)
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Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is a United States Navy shipyard located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It is one of just four public shipyards operated by the United States Navy. The shipyard is physically a part ...
(PHNSY & IMF)
* Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU 1)
Naval Supply Systems Command
The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) is the United States Navy's supply command, providing the Navy and United States Marine Corps with supplies, services, and quality-of-life support.
Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the NAVS ...
(NAVSUP)
* Naval Supply Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor (GSU)
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is an agency of the United States Department of the Navy that manages health care activities for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. BUMED operates hospitals and other health c ...
(BUMED)
* Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command - Pearl Harbor (NMRTC) (GSU)
** Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH)
Naval Education and Training Command
The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is an enterprise level shore command of the United States Navy with more than 19,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities, sites, districts, stations, and detachmen ...
(NETC)
* Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC)
** SWSC Learning Site Pearl Harbor
United States Navy Reserve
The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called Reservists, are categorized as being in either the Sele ...
(USNR)
* Navy Reserve Center - Pearl Harbor
United States Air Force
Pacific Air Forces
Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and is also the air component command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). PACAF is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (fo ...
(PACAF)
* Headquarters Pacific Air Forces
** 613th Air Operations Center
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Eleventh Air Force
The Eleventh Air Force (11 AF) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska.This unit is not related to the Eleventh Air Force headquarte ...
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15th Wing
The 15th Wing is a wing (air force unit), wing of the United States Air Force at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii. The wing reports to 11th Air Force, Headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Its history goes back to j ...
*** 15th Wing Staff Agencies
*** 15th Comptroller Squadron
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15th Operations Group
The 15th Operations Group (15 OG) is the flying component of the 15th Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Thirteenth Air Force. The group is stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. It is also responsible for managing operational ma ...
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535th Airlift Squadron -
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
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65th Airlift Squadron
The 65th Airlift Squadron is part of the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii. It operates C-37 aircraft providing executive airlift in the Pacific theater.
Mission
The squadron's mission is to provide global air ...
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Gulfstream Aerospace C-37B Gulfstream G550
The Gulfstream G550 is a business jet aircraft produced by General Dynamics' Gulfstream Aerospace unit in Savannah, Georgia, US. The certification designation is GV-SP. A version with reduced fuel capacity was marketed as the G500. Gulfstream ...
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19th Fighter Squadron -
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor
**** 15th Operations Support Squadron
*** 15th Maintenance Group
**** 15th Maintenance Squadron
**** 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
*** 647th Air Base Group
**** 647th Civil Engineer Squadron
**** 647th Contracting Squadron
**** 647th Force Support Squadron
**** 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron
**** 647th Security Forces Squadron
**** 747th Cyberspace Squadron
*** 15th Medical Group
**** 15th Healthcare Operations Squadron
**** 15th Medical Support Squadron
**** 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the primary provider of air combat forces for the Air Force, and i ...
(ACC)
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Sixteenth Air Force
The Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) (16 AF) is a United States Air Force (USAF) organization responsible for information warfare, which encompasses intelligence gathering and analysis, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber warfare and ele ...
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688th Cyberspace Wing
The United States Air Force's 688th Cyberspace Wing is a cyberspace operations unit located at Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland), Texas.
The wing delivers information operations and engineering infrastructure for air, space, and cyberspace mil ...
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690th Cyberspace Operations Group
The 690th Cyberspace Operations Group, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a United States Air Force group operating the Cyber Security and Control System weapon system. The group was established 1 April 1991 as the 6900 Communications-Computer ...
**** 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron (GSU)
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480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
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692nd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (GSU)
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8th Intelligence Squadron
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324th Intelligence Squadron
**** 392nd Intelligence Squadron
**** 792nd Intelligence Support Squadron
Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri.
Air Mobility Command was established on 1 June 1992, and was formed from elements ...
(AMC)
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United States Air Force Expeditionary Center
The United States Air Force Expeditionary Center is the Air Force's Center of Excellence for advanced expeditionary combat support training and education. It consists of nine units with approximately 14,000 Airmen in 28 countries.
History
The U ...
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515th Air Mobility Operations Wing (GSU)
*** Headquarters, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing
**** 735th Air Mobility Operations Squadron
Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF). AFMC was created on July 1, 1992, through the amalgamation of the former Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) and the former Air Force Systems Com ...
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Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center
The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC), headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (JBSA-Lackland), Texas, is one of six centers aligned under Air Force Materiel Command for the United States Air Force. AFIMSC serve ...
** Detachment 2 (GSU)
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commiss ...
(AFRC)
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Fourth Air Force
The Fourth Air Force (4 AF) is a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California.
4 AF directs the activities and supervises the training of more than 30,000 Air Force Reser ...
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624th Regional Support Group
Welcome to The 624th Regional Support Group
The 624th Regional Support Group, headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is one of two Air Force Reserve groups stationed in the Pacific Area of Responsibility and reports directly to the head ...
(GSU)
*** 624th Civil Engineer Squadron
*** 48th Aerial Port Squadron
*** 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron
*** 624th Force Support Flight
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the ter ...
(ANG)
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Hawaii Air National Guard
The Hawaii Air National Guard (HI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Hawaii, United States of America. It is, along with the Hawaii Army National Guard, an element of the Hawaii National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the ...
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154th Wing
*** 154th Wing Staff Agencies
*** 154th Comptroller Flight
*** 154th Operations Group
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199th Fighter Squadron
The 199th Fighter Squadron (199 FS) is a unit of the Hawaii Air National Guard 154th Wing located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii. The 199th is equipped with the F-22A Raptor.
Overview
The 199th Fighter Squadron is a unit ...
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Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor
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203rd Air Refueling Squadron -
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It is the predominant variant of the C-135 Stratolifter family of transport ...
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204th Airlift Squadron
The 204th Airlift Squadron (204 AS) is a unit of the Hawaii Air National Guard 154th Wing stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii. The 204th is equipped with the C-17 Globemaster III.
Overview
The 204th Airlift Squadron ...
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Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
**** 201st Intelligence Squadron
**** 154th Operations Support Squadron
*** 154th Maintenance Group
**** 154th Maintenance Squadron
**** 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
**** 154th Maintenance Operations Flight
*** 154th Mission Support Group
**** 154th Security Forces Squadron
**** 154th Communications Squadron
**** 154th Force Support Squadron
**** 154th Logistics Readiness Squadron
*** 154th Medical Group
*** 201st Air Operations Group
**** 201st Combat Operations Squadron
**** 201st Air Mobility Operations Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded mem ...
* Pacific Region
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Hawaii Wing
*** Hickam Composite Squadron (PCR-HI-066) (GSU)
United States Space Force
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United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific
The United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific (USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC) is the United States Space Force component field command to the United States Indo-Pacific Command. It plans, coordinates, supports, and conducts employment of space operations acr ...
** Headquarters Space Forces Indo-Pacific
United States Army
94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
The 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (94th AAMDC) is an activated (at Fort Shafter on 16 October 2005) Air Defense Artillery Branch, Air Defense Artillery command of the United States Army assigned to United States Army Pacific. It is he ...
(94th AAMDC)
* Headquarters Battery
8th Theater Sustainment Command (8th TSC)
* 8th Special Troops Battalion - &
** 545th Transportation Company
*** 545th Harbormaster Detachment (GSU) -
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130th Engineer Brigade
** 65th Engineer Battalion
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7th Engineer Dive Detachment (GSU)
Regional Health Command-Pacific
** Public Health Command-Pacific
*** Public Health Activity - Hawaii
**** Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam Veterinary Treatment Facility (GSU)
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve (USAR) is a Military reserve force, reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the Army element of the reserve components of the United States Armed F ...
* 657th Area Support Group
** 548th Transportation Detachment (GSU)
* US Army Reserve Element, Defense Logistics Agency Pacific Center
US Department of Defense
US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
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Joint Intelligence Operations Center Pacific
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K. Mark Takai Warfighting Center
Defense Logistics Agency
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a combat support agency in the United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Defense (DoD), with more than 26,000 civilian and military personnel throughout the world. Located in 48 state ...
(DLA)
* Defense Logistics Agency - Indo-Pacific
** Distribution Center - Pearl Harbor
** Disposition Services - Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
Defense Information Systems Agency
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), known as the Defense Communications Agency (DCA) until 1991, is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) combat support agency composed of military, federal civilians, and contractors. DISA prov ...
(DISA)
* Defense Information Systems Agency - Pacific Field Office (DISA-PAC)
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense whose mission is to recover American military personnel listed as prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA) from designated past conflicts, ...
(DPAA)
* Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - Indo-Pacific
** Sub Regional Team One
** Sub Regional Team Two
** Operations & Accounting Support Division
* Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - Expeditionary Support
** Alpha Section
** Bravo Section
** Charlie Section
** Delta Section
** World-wide Operations Center
** DPAA Academy
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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* Office of Marine and Avionics Operations
** Marine Operations Center - Pacific Islands (GSU)
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Gallery
File:F-22 Hickam AFB.jpg, F-22A Raptor of the Hawaii Air National Guard.
File:C-17 and F-15s of the 15th Wing.jpg, C-17 Globemaster III and F-15 Eagles of the Hawaii Air National Guard, 2008
File:65th Airlift Squadron DV acft.jpg, 65th Airlift Squadron Special Air Mission DV aircraft
File:The two Boeing VC-25A Air Force One.jpg, Air Force One (in air) and its backup on the ground during a 2003 visit by George W. Bush
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See also
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Pearl Harbor attack
The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, j ...
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Red Hill water crisis
The Red Hill water crisis is a public health crisis and environmental disaster caused by fuel leaking from the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility into the freshwater aquifer underneath the island of Oʻahu. Residents in military hou ...
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HABS/HAER documentation of Pearl Harbor Naval Base for a listing of the very extensive documentation of Pearl Harbor Naval Base by the
Historic American Buildings Survey
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...
and the
Historic American Engineering Record
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...
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HABS/HAER documentation of Hickam Air Force Base for a listing of the documentation of Hickam Air Force Base by the
Historic American Buildings Survey
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...
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References
* Mueller, Robert (1989). ''Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982''. USAF Reference Series. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
* Rogers, Brian (2005). ''United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978''. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications. .
External links
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