The U.S. Air Force issued a notice this month proposing the construction of two landing pads on Johnston Atoll to test the ...

Separately, federal records show the U.S. Space Force wants to build two landing pads at Johnston Atoll, a small island in the Pacific Ocean ... at Starbase in South Texas, which are currently ...

Strategic foothold in the Pacific The Air Force identified Johnston Atoll as the optimal site after evaluating several remote, government-controlled locations, including Kwajalein Atoll ...