The United States military's northernmost base, Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, is a crucial cog in Washington's missile defences which US Vice President JD Vance will visit on Friday.

Hickam Air Force Base is home to the Pacific Command, PACAF, 15th Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard. Hickam Field is named in honor of aviation pioneer Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam.

The United States formally left the Manta military base in Ecuador on Friday at 9.00 a.m. local time, at a ceremony in which Ecuadorian authorities took full control of the Pacific Coast facilities.

The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory - which lies in a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits the USS ARIZONA (BB-39) memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ... Log in now to continue reading. The Pacific has long been considered the Pentagon ...

The US Air Force has made a move in the Pacific, relocating part of the fleet ... the bombers have been moved from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. It’s not the sign of any mounting ...