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Hickam Air Force Base

Articles, information, photos, facts, and history of Hickam Air Force Base on the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. The picture below is of a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber on display at Hickam Air Force base in February of 2008.

B2 Stealth bomber at Hickham AFB on February 12, 2008
Copyright © Kathleen Walling Fry


Hickam Air Force Base is a 2850 acre United States Air Force base located adjacent to the Honolulu International Airport (HNL). Hickam Air Force base and the international airport have a shared use agreement that creates a single airport complex.

Facts About Hickam Air Force Base
  • Built on a coral reef covered with a think layer of soil
  • Named in Honor of Lt. Col. Horace Meek Hickham
  • Bordered by Pearl Harbor on the west
  • Bordered by Honolulu International Airport on the east
  • Bordered by Fort Kamehameha on the south

    History of Hickam Air Force Base
  • 1934 Army Air Corps started building air facility next to Pearl Harbor
  • New Airfield was dedicated on May 31, 1935
  • 1st mass of bombers arrived at Hickam May 14, 1941 (from California)
  • Japanese bombed Hickam on December 7, 1941
  • 189 people died and 303 were wounded

    Units at Hickam Air Force Base
  • Pacific Air Forces
  • 15th Air Base Wing
  • 154th Wing (ANG)

    News About Hickam Air Force Base
  • 2007: Change of Command for Pacific Air Forces at Hickam
  • 2007: President Bush Visted Hickam AFB
  • 2007: Cost Cutting Hits Hickam and Other Air Force Bases
  • 2007: Raptors Rest at Hickam
  • 2006 Hickam May Get F-22A Raptor Fighters
  • 2006 $200 Million Ride Arrives at Hickam
  • 2005 Cargo Carrier Prepares for First Hawaii Presence
  • 2004: Hickam Dorms May Ban Alcohol to Reduce Rapes
  • 2004: Hawaii and Hickam Are Part of Strategic Triagle
  • 2004: Kickam Kids Get Feel for Shipping Out

    Official Web Sites of Hickam Air Force Base
  • Hickam Air Force Base
  • Hickam Services
  • Official Photos of Hickam Air Force Base

    See also:
  • Other Military Bases on Oahu
  • Military Monuments and Memorials on Oahu
  • Military History Sites on Oahu
  • Military Bases on Other Islands


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    Global Security Hickam Air Force Base Article
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