“The base received the 2013 Commander, Navy Installations Command Excellence Award for the best large installation in the US.” The base received the 2013 Commander, Navy Installations Command Excellence Award for the best large installation in the US. Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville is the biggest Navy base in the south-east region and the third largest in the US.
Pearl Harbor is home to more than 160 commands as well as 11 ships, 19 submarines and aircraft, including the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and F-22 Raptor. It occupies 27,694 acres of land and forms a vital element of the US defence providing mooring, shore side support and maintenance to surface fleet and submarines, in addition to supporting air operations in the Pacific and Asian regions. The US Navy set up the naval base at Pearl Harbor in 1908, occupying a famous role in World War II. The JBPHH was formed by realigning Naval Base Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Force Base in October 2010. Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH), located around 13km west of Honolulu has more than 55,000 marines and their families as well as over 5,000 air force members and their families.
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