Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of Pacific Air Forces, told Nikkei Asia in an interview published this week that North Airfield on the island of Tinian will become an “extensive” facility once work ...

The U.S Marine Corps recently trained in establishing a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) on Tinian Island, a storied and strategic foothold for U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific. Marine Wing ...

The Air Force may call to mind fabulous images of fighter jets, stealth bombers and enormous transport planes in flight. But it takes elbow grease to keep those aircraft aloft, and one of the ...

More than seven decades ago, the planes that dropped two atomic bombs on Japan took off from a small airfield on the Pacific island of Tinian in the Marianas. They were just two bombing missions among ...

Tinian's proximity to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam allows aircraft to refuel and receive logistical support quickly, ...

The Air Force is still pursuing plans for a backup airfield on Tinian, although no construction has begun yet and two projects were recently canceled, according to Naval Facilities Pacific. Plans for ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Currently, the United States has a large military presence on Guam, (geographically part of the Mariana Islands, but administratively separate), including a brand-new ...