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  2. 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 it 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).

  3. List of airports in the Marshall Islands - Wikipedia

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    This list of airports in Marshall Islands is sorted by location. For a list sorted by ICAO code, see List of airports by ICAO code: P#PK ... Roi-Namur PKRO: ROI ...

  4. Dyess Army Airfield - Wikipedia

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    Dyess Army Airfield (ICAO: PKRO, FAA LID: ROI, [2] also known as Freeflight International Airport) [citation needed] is a military airfield on Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. It is owned by the United States Army . [ 1 ]

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

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    The big wave happened on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, on the island of Roi-Namur, part of the Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands. ... there were dangerous waves at the locations before sneaker ...

  6. Naval Base Marshall Islands - Wikipedia

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    Location of Majuro in Marshall Islands ... US Navy ship USS LST-476 and USS LST-479 land vehicles and supplies at Roi Island in February 1944. Map of Roi-Namur during ...

  7. Naval Base Kwajalein - Wikipedia

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    NAS Kwajalein Map Roi-Namur Map Kwajalein Atoll. Naval Base Kwajalein was 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. The US Navy built airfields, a seaport and a craft repair depot on the ...

  8. 1st Battalion, 23d Marines - Wikipedia

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    Roi-Namur were two tiny islands in the northern part of the atoll. It was the site of major Japanese three-runway airbase. 23rd Marines attacked Roi while the 24th Marines landed on Namur. The regiment secured Roi by the evening. Marines take cover behind a M4 Sherman tank while cleaning out the northern north end of the island of Saipan. July ...

  9. Battle of Kwajalein - Wikipedia

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    Kwajalein Atoll is in the heart of the Marshall Islands. It lies in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nmi (2,400 mi; 3,900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii at Kwajalein is the world's largest coral atoll and comprises 93 islands and islets; it has a land area of 1,560 acres (6.33 km 2) [1]: 12 and surrounds one of the largest lagoons in the world, measuring 324 mi 2 (839 km 2) in size.