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Naval Station Pearl Harbor is a United States naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.In 2010, as part of the recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission, the naval station was consolidated with the United States Air Force's Hickam Air Force Base to form Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam.
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.
The Naval Station had existed in Pearl Harbor since 1898, but in 1908 the United States Congress allocated $3 million to build the shipyard, then called Navy Yard Pearl Harbor. [3] The shipyard grew quickly, and work began on the first drydock, which collapsed before opening in 1913. After rebuilding, Dry Dock #1 was opened August 21, 1919. [4]
Over the years, Pearl Harbor remained a main base for the US Pacific Fleet after World War II along with Naval Base San Diego. In 2010, the Navy and the Air Force merged their two nearby bases; Pearl Harbor joined with Hickam Air Force Base to create Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam.
Naval Station Pearl Harbor was made up of a number of bases, docks, berths, and depots at Pearl Harbor: [109] [110] Naval Submarine Base Pearl Harbor with berths S-1 to S-21 Pearl Harbor PT Boat Base at berth S-13; Navy Yard Pearl Harbor with berths B-1 to B-26 Dry dock No. 1, 2 & 3 with berths DG-1 to DG-4; Dry dock YFD-2, next to Drydock 3 ...
The Navy is ramping up efforts to complete upgrades to its troubled wastewater plant at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as the facility ages. The site is a flurry of workers and ...
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. HI-123, "U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage System, extending from North Road to Icarus Way, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI", 101 photos, 139 data pages, 20 photo caption pages; Red Hill weekly – The Museum of Flight Digital Collections
Two survivors of the bombing — each 100 or older — are planning to return to Pearl Harbor on Saturday to observe the 83rd anniversary of the attack that thrust the US into World War II.