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Tinian's Historic WWII Airfield Undergoing Major Reconstruction
Housing over 40,000 personnel, the base played a pivotal role in bombing ... Today, remnants of Tinian's military history-including bomb pits and fortifications-are preserved as part of a National ...
Scatter and Survive: Inside a U.S. Military Shift to Deny China ‘Big, Juicy’ Targets
U.S. budget documents, interviews with Air Force officials and visits to military sites at Tinian, Guam and northern ...
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U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
The airfield at North Field Air Base on the isle of Tinian is ... “This is the first time in decades that the military has laid asphalt on Tinian,” Tech Sergeant Cesar Cortes, 513th ...
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USA puts World War II base back into operation
But now the US nuclear bomber base in Tinian has awoken from its slumber, as satellite photos show. The Americans have quietly made their ancient military base, from which the first nuclear bomber ...
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women ...
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USAF restores WWII airbase that launched nuclear bombs on Japan to counter China
He emphasized the value of teamwork among the various military branches ... the strategic importance of Tinian. Airmen from the 356th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron ...