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Naval Base Guam. Naval Base Guam is a strategic U.S. naval base located on Apra Harbor and occupying the Orote Peninsula. In 2009, it was combined with Andersen Air Force Base to form Joint Region Marianas, which is a Navy-controlled joint base. The Ship Repair Facility, Guam, was located next to Naval Base Guam, along Apra Harbor.
The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the American recapture of the Japanese-held island of Guam, a U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands captured by the Japanese from the United States in the First Battle of Guam in 1941 during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The battle was a critical component of Operation Forager.
3,413.7 metres (11,200 ft) Asphalt/Concrete. Source: FAA, [2] official site [3] Andersen Air Force Base (Andersen AFB, AAFB) (IATA: UAM, ICAO: PGUA, FAA LID: UAM) is a United States Air Force base located primarily within the village of Yigo in the United States territory of Guam. The host unit at Andersen AFB is the 36th Wing (36 WG), assigned ...
After being rebuilt in 1965, it remained until January 1, 1999, when the center was moved to Pearl Harbor following the Base Realignment and Closure legislation of 1995. [4] Nimitz Hill is also home to former United States Naval family housing. On August 6, 1997 Korean Air Flight 801 crashed immediately south of the Nimitz Hill Annex area. [5]
Ordnance Annex. Coordinates: 13°22′26.35″N 144°41′23.55″E. Ordnance Annex is a US naval base in the United States territory of Guam. It used to be known as Naval Magazine, Guam. The base is on the south-central section of the island. It occupies an area of 8,800 acres (36 km 2).
Operation New Life. "Tent City" at Orote Field, Guam. Operation New Life (23 April – 1 November 1975) was the care and processing on Guam of Vietnamese refugees evacuated before and after the Fall of Saigon, the closing day of the Vietnam War. More than 111,000 of the evacuated 130,000 Vietnamese refugees were transported to Guam, where they ...
Apra Harbor from the south, with Naval Base Guam on the Orote Peninsula in the foreground. Apra Harbor, also called Port Apra, [ 1 ] is a deep-water port on the western side of the United States territory of Guam. It is considered one of the best natural ports in the Pacific Ocean. [ 2 ] The harbor is bounded by Cabras Island and the Glass ...
In September 1956, the Naval Base was disestablished and the Naval Station was reassigned to the military command of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas. The Navy and Air Force held a groundbreaking ceremony for a combined headquarters at Nimitz Hill on February 6, 2009, signalling the beginning of Joint Region Marianas. The creation of a ...