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    Kwajalein Atoll (/ˈkwɑːdʒəlɪn/; Marshallese: Kuwajleen [kʷuwɑzʲ(ɛ)lʲɛːnʲ]) is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The southernmost and...
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    The Battle of Kwajalein was fought as part of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It took place 31 January – 3 February 1944, on Kwajalein Atoll in the...
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    USS Kwajalein (CVE-98) was the forty-fourth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named...
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    Defense Test Site, commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), is a missile test range in Marshall Islands (Pacific Ocean)...
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    Flintlock and Operation Catchpole were aimed at capturing Japanese bases at Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and Majuro in the Marshall Islands. The Imperial Japanese Navy...
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    dating around the 1st century CE at the village of Laura on Majuro and on Kwajalein Atoll. The Austronesian settlers introduced Southeast Asian crops, including...
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    ICAO: PKWA, FAA LID: KWA) is a United States Army airfield located on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Its position is ideal for refueling during trans-Pacific...
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  • located near the equator, slightly west of the International Date Line. The Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands formerly observed UTC-12:00, which made...
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  • Honolulu to Majuro, followed by a 45-minute flight from Majuro to Kwajalein. From Kwajalein to Kosrae, the flight takes one hour. Kosrae to Pohnpei flight...
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    (/ˈoʊməlɛk/; Marshallese: Kom̧le, pronounced [kʷomˠ(ɤ)lʲe]) is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. It is controlled by the...
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    Ebeye Island (category Kwajalein Atoll)
    [ibˠɑːɛ], after the English pronunciation) is the populous island of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and the second most populated in the Marshall...
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    Naval Base Kwajalein was United States Navy base built on Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands to support the World War II efforts in the Pacific War...
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    Addams on the 1964–1966 sitcom The Addams Family. Loring was born on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, a United Nations Trust Territory at the time...
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  • Kwajalein Junior/Senior High School is a secondary school in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. It is a part of Kwajalein Range Services. The school serves...
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    downed 29 enemy aircraft on 23 and 24 November. Lexington sailed to raid Kwajalein on 4 December. Her morning strike destroyed the SS Kembu Maru, damaged...
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    Kiska in 1943 and commanded the 7th Infantry Division in the taking of Kwajalein in 1944. After D-Day he led the XIX Corps in pursuit of the retreating...
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    experiencing starvation by early 1948, and they were moved again, this time to Kwajalein Atoll. The United States used the islands and lagoon as the site of 23...
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    positions during the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943 and the Battle of Kwajalein in February 1944. During the latter operation, she collided with the battleship...
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    of that, Kwajalein used the Hawaiian date, so was effectively east of the International Date Line (unlike the rest of the Marshalls). Kwajalein returned...
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    Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational system (the others are on Kwajalein Island, Diego Garcia, and Cape Canaveral). NASA operates a Meter Class...
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    from November 1943 to February 1944, including the Battles of Tarawa, Kwajalein, and Eniwetok. In March, she raided Kavieng to distract Japanese forces...
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    Roi-Namur (category Kwajalein Atoll)
    Roi-Namur (/ˌrɔɪ nəˈmʊər/ roy nə-MOOR) is an island in the north part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Today it is a major part of the Ronald...
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    served in World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Kwajalein. Akiyama was born to a farm family in what is now part of the city of...
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  • Kwajalein Atoll High School is a secondary school in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. It is a part of the Marshall Islands Public School System. The school...
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    September 1956 in Kwajalein. He has worked as a lawyer. Silk was elected to Nitijela (Marshall Islands parliament) from Kwajalein Atoll in 2000. He was...
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    Public School System operates Wotho Elementary School. Kwajalein Atoll High School on Kwajalein serves the community. Marshallese-English Dictionary -...
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    tracked by dedicated U.S. Space Force monitoring stations in Hawaii, Kwajalein Atoll, Ascension Island, Diego Garcia, Colorado Springs, Colorado and...
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    Majuro; the company operates flights to Bikini Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Kwajalein Atoll, Rongelap Atoll and Jeh and Woja on Ailinglaplap Atoll. The flight...
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  • Elenak Airport is a public-use airport at Elenak on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. This airport is on the northwest side of Kwakalein atoll, on the...
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    The invasion of Eniwetok followed the American success in the Battle of Kwajalein to the southeast. Capture of Eniwetok would provide an airfield and harbor...
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