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.[4]

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
Oahu, Hawaii in the United States of America
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An aerial view of ships moored at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2004.
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Location in Hawaii
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JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam (Pacific Ocean)
Coordinates21°20′57″N 157°56′38″W[1]
TypeUS military Joint Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Navy
Controlled byNavy Region Hawaii
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1899 (Pearl Harbor)
1938 (Hickam Field)
In use2010 (2010) – present (as Joint Base)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Captain Mark Sohaney[2]
Garrison
  • Navy Region Hawaii (Host)
  • 647th Air Base Group
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: HNL, ICAO: PHNL, FAA LID: HNL
Elevation3.9 metres (13 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
8L/26R 3,752.6 metres (12,312 ft) Asphalt
8R/26L 3,657.6 metres (12,000 ft) Asphalt
4R/22L 2,743.2 metres (9,000 ft) Asphalt
4L/22R 2,118.9 metres (6,952 ft) Asphalt
8W/26W 1,524 metres (5,000 ft) Water
4W/22W 914.4 metres (3,000 ft) Water
Airfield shared with Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[3]
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Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam is one of 12 Joint Bases the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission created.[5]

It is part of Navy Region Hawaii and provides Navy and joint operations Base Operating Support that is capabilities-based and integrated.

Pearl Harbor is 8 miles (13 km) from Honolulu. Naval Station Pearl Harbor provides berthing and shore side support to surface ships and submarines, as well as maintenance and training. Pearl Harbor can accommodate the largest ships in the fleet, to include dry dock services, and is now home to over 160 commands. Housing, personnel, and family support are also provided and are an integral part of the shore side activities, which encompasses both permanent and transient personnel.

Because Pearl Harbor is the only intermediate maintenance facility for submarines in the Middle Pacific, it serves as host to a large number of visiting submariners.

The Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific, Wahiawa, Hawaii is the world's largest communication station.[6] The headquarters site of this shore command is located in the central section of the island of Oahu, approximately three miles north of Wahiawa.

Hickam Air Force Base

Hickam Air Force Base was named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt. Col. Horace Meek Hickam. It is under the jurisdiction of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), which is headquartered on the base.

Hickam AFB remains the launch point of strategic air mobility and operational missions in support of the Global War on Terrorism as well as special air missions in support of the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

In 2009, the base was used as the temporary operating location for Air Force One during Barack Obama's Christmas vacation at Kailua, Hawaii.[7]

Infrastructure

Wells access groundwater sources that provide water to the base system, which serves residents of military housing, the Aliamanu Military Reservation, and several elementary schools and day care centers.[8]

Based Units

JBPHH is the main location on the CBS television series NCIS: Hawaiʻi.[50]

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