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[2]: 159 In December 1943 the 99th Naval Construction Battalion arrived at the atoll and proceeded to lengthen the runway to 6,000 feet (1,829 m) and add an additional 10 acres (4.0 ha) of parking to the seaplane base. [2]: 160 U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps units based at Johnston Atoll during World War II included:
Johnston Atoll is a 1,300-hectare (3,200-acre) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, located about 750 nautical miles (1,390 km; 860 mi) southwest of the island of Hawaiʻi, and is grouped as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. [11] The atoll, which is located on a coral reef platform, has four islands.
Johnston Atoll Airport is located on the Johnston Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands, in the Pacific Ocean 717 nautical miles (1328 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii. It was an active U.S. military facility during the 20th century, but the airport was shut down in 2005 and the runway is not maintained.
Pages in category "Johnston Atoll" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Johnston Atoll virus; Johnston Island Air Force Base; K. USCGC ...
The 267th Chemical Company was a military unit of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps responsible for the surety of chemical warfare agents dubbed "RED HAT" deployed to the Islands of Okinawa, Japan and subsequently Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. [1]
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces fought the Empire of Japan in the Central Pacific Area. As defined by the War Department, this consisted of most of the Pacific Ocean and its islands, excluding the Philippines, Australia, the Netherlands East Indies, the Territory of New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago) the Solomon Islands and areas to the south and east of the ...
Thor 278 missile, Johnston Island, Program 437 Program 437 layout on Johnston Island Program 437 Launch Site Layout. Program 437 was the second anti-satellite weapons program of the U.S. military. [1] The US anti-satellite weapons program began development in the early 1960s and was officially discontinued on 1 April 1975.
The sole attack on Palmyra (located 900 miles southeast of Johnston) came near dawn on 24 December 1941. [4] A Japanese submarine fired on Palmyra and the USS Sacramento, which sat in the atoll's lagoon. [4] The Japanese shells did minor damage to the ship before it was driven back under by Marine 5-inch coastal guns. [4]