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

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 ...

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 ...

“Johnston Atoll includes the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and is within the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument,” the notice said. Because of that the Pentagon will ...