The Northern Marianas will allow the US air force to use the international airport on Tinian if the Anderson Air Force Base on Guam is rendered unusable.

The famous World War II island where a B-29 nicknamed Enola Gay and its pilot, Col. Paul Tibbets Jr., came together Aug.

Breakwater needs replacement costing $160M The Commonwealth Ports Authority has 13 projects for the Tinian harbor with an estimated cost of $186.2 million, including plans to replace the deteriorating breakwater that will cost up to $160 million. According to a CPA document called “Strategic Planning for CNMI Air and Seaports,” vessels will not be able... Read More

The B-52 has been a symbol of American power since the 1950s. The youngest one in the Air Force may be more than a half-century old, but it's still a fierce fighting machine.

With the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific.

Opponents of proposed military training in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands brought their challenge to a federal appeals court, where they continue to argue the military improperly addressed the impact of that training, in violation of federal environmental law.

Included in the just-passed defense authorization bills are new rules that move away from the traditional military officer career path.

Spending and construction activity for the pending military buildup are expected to peak during fiscal 2022, with more than 10,000 construction workers required for nearly $1.4 billion in projects that year.

Investors are now expanding to Tinian as the U.S. Department of Defense is moving forward with several projects on the island, according to Gov. Ralph DLG Torres during a radio

The developer of a soon-to-open casino on Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has revealed plans to launch a

With the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific.

Military training plans for the Northern Marianas are still in the works, despite a lawsuit and islanders' opposition.

For months, the Air Force and Boeing have been at loggerheads on when the first KC-46 tanker would be delivered.

With the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific.

A $50 million machine gun range project that community groups have been opposing is one of the total $257 million in Guam military buildup projects that will be delayed because the funds were diverted to build President Donald Trump's border wall between the United States and Mexico.

SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Feb. 6, 2019) – The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres addresses Joint Task Group Engineer and audience members, the people in attendance during the closing ceremony for Joint Task Group Engineer in Saipan, CNMI, Feb. 6. The ceremony was held to mark the end of Department of Defense relief and recovery efforts in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and CNMI’s civil and local authorities from the devastating impacts of Super Typhoon Yutu, which hit the commonwealth Oct. 25, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Wynn Hoke)

SAIPAN — The delay in the construction of U.S. Air Force's divert airfield on Tinian will give the commonwealth ample time to build local manpower, said Special Assistant to the Governor for Military Affairs Glenna Reyes.

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.

Activists and legislators in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands are mobilizing against a Navy plan to convert the entire island of Pagan into a live-fire training range.

Most of the buildup funding was provided by the government of Japan, with $208.4 million obligated for the buildup and $100.7 million spent.

With the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific.

With the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific.

Upgrades to the Guam International Airport by Black Construction are valued at more than $100 million. PHOTO COURTESY BLACK CONSTRUCTION CORP.

One of the biggest air combat exercises is underway at Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam and it even looks impressive from space.

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The 93rd Air Refueling Squadron has stood the test of time through two relocations and a change of mission set and has continued their legacy as the first air refueling squadron to pave the way for

With the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific.

The Kabul airport evacuation effort flew out more than 21,000 people on Monday.

The diverse mission of the 36th Wing can be boiled down to a single concept: Project airpower across the Indo-Pacific region.

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