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Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) 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 Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi.
Upon activation, the 15th OG assumed responsibility from the 15th Air Base Wing for managing operational matters at Hickam AFB and Bellows AFS, Hawaii; and Wake Island Airfield. The group also provided command and control for the defense of the Hawaiian Islands and directed tactical control of Hawaii Air National Guard alert F-15 aircraft. [ 4 ]
The United States Air Force's 692nd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is an intelligence unit located at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, performing operations as part of the Kunia Regional Security Operations Center (KRSOC).
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH) (IATA: HNL, ICAO: PHNL, FAA LID: HNL) is a United States military base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force 's Hickam Air Force Base and the United States Navy 's Naval Station Pearl Harbor , which were merged in 2010.
Clark Air Force Base (Later Clark Air Base), Luzon, Philippines, 16 May 1949; Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 2 December 1991 – 2 May 2005; Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, 2 May 2005 – 28 September 2012; Hickam Air Force Base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, 29 September 2012 – present [3]
From October 1, 2010, the 611th Air Support Group added eight tropical locations in the Pacific to the sites it managed around Alaska. [1] Due to the creation of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam , the management and support of Wake Island Airfield and seven other geographically separated locations were moved from the 15th Wing at JBPHH to the ...
The airport has four major runways, which it operates in conjunction with the adjacent Hickam Air Force Base. [62] The principal runway designated 8R/26L, also known as the Reef Runway, was the world's first major runway constructed entirely offshore. Completed in 1977, the Reef Runway was a designated alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle.
8th Intelligence Squadron; Active: 1943–1949; 2009-present: Country United States Branch United States Air Force Role: Intelligence: Part of: Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency