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  2. Naval Base Marshall Islands - Wikipedia

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    Naval Base Marshall Islands were United States Navy advance bases built on the Marshall Islands during World War II to support the Pacific War efforts. The bases were built by US Navy after the Marshall Islands campaign that captured the islands from the Empire of Japan. By February 1944 the United States Armed Forces had captured the islands.

  3. Bucholz Army Airfield - Wikipedia

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    Bucholz Army Airfield (IATA: KWA, ICAO: PKWA, FAA LID: KWA) is a United States Army airfield located on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Its position is ideal for refueling during trans-Pacific flights, and the airport is available to civilians through Air Marshall Islands and United Airlines.

  4. Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site - Wikipedia

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    The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), is a missile test range in Marshall Islands (Pacific Ocean). It covers about 750,000 square miles (1,900,000 km 2 ) and includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island ...

  5. Roi-Namur - Wikipedia

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    Roi-Namur (/ ˌ r ɔɪ n ə ˈ m ʊər / roy nə-MOOR) is an island in the north part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.Today, the island is a major part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, hosting several radar systems used for tracking and characterizing missile reentry vehicles (RV) and their penetration aids (penaids).

  6. 'Rogue' or 'sneaker?' What caused the giant wave in the ... - AOL

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    Eleven of the 97 islands, including Kwajalein Island and Roi-Namur, where the wave occurred, are leased by the United States military to serve as the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site.

  7. Naval Base Kwajalein - Wikipedia

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    Naval Base Kwajalein was a United States Navy base built on Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands to support the World War II efforts in the Pacific War. The base was built after the Battle of Kwajalein ended 3 February 1944.

  8. Exclusive-US negotiator expects to sign new deal with ... - AOL

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has finalized a 20-year extension to its agreement on ties with the strategic Marshall Islands and expects to sign the $2.3 billion deal on Monday, chief U ...

  9. Dyess Army Airfield - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese designated the runways A, B, and C, with A being the vertical leg, B being the diagonal and C intersecting at a right angle to A. The Seabees of the Naval Base Kwajalein repaired runways A and C. Today the only runway that remains is A. On September 19, 1950, the Marshall Islands' worst aviation accident happened near Dyess.