Global InformationMarine Corps Base Hawaii information
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| Marine Corps Base Hawaii | |
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| Mokapu Peninsula, Oahu, Hawaiʻi | |
 Marine Corps Base Hawaii insignia | |
 Aerial photograph of Marine Corps Base Hawaii | |
  Marine Corps Base Hawaii | |
| Coordinates | 21°26′37″N 157°44′56″W / 21.443611°N 157.748889°W |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Marine Corps |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1919 |
| Built by | United States Army United States Navy |
| In use |
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| Battles/wars | Pacific War
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| Events | Winter White House |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Col. Raul Lianez[1] |
| Garrison | 3rd Marine Regiment Marine Aircraft Group 24 Combat Logistics Battalion 3 3rd Radio Battalion Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2 (US Navy) |
Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), formerly Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay and originally Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay, is a U.S. Marine Corps facility and air station located on the Mokapu Peninsula of windward O'ahu in the City & County of Honolulu. Marine Corps Base Hawaii is home to Marines, Sailors, their family members, and civilian employees. The United States Marine Corps operates a 7,800-foot (2,400 m) runway at the base.[2]
MCBH is home for the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, Marine Aircraft Group 24, Combat Logistics Company 33 (CLC-33), 3rd Radio Battalion, and the Navy's Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2.[not verified in body]
The base lies between the two largest windward O'ahu communities of Kailua and Kāne'ohe, and the main gate is reached at the eastern end of Interstate H-3. The main access to the base is by either H-3 or Mokapu Road. MCB Hawaii is located on the windward side of Oahu, approximately 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Honolulu. Marine Corps Base Hawaii occupies the entire Mokapu Peninsula, an area of 2,951 acres (1,194 ha; 11.94 km2). Two areas of the base are classified as conservation land, including the Ulupa'u Crater area (northeast peninsula) and the Nu'upia Pond area (at the Mokapu Road).[not verified in body]
- ^ Commanding Officer's biography Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine on MCB Hawaii website
- ^ "PHNG Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station (Marion E Carl Field)". Airnav.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.