Naval Base Marshall Islands

Naval Base Marshall Islands
United States Navy base
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Coordinates: 7°05′N 171°23′E / 7.083°N 171.383°E / 7.083; 171.383
Island Chain	Ratak Chain
Founded	1944
Time zone	UTC+12 (MHT)

Naval Base Marshall Islands were United States Navy advance bases built on the Marshall Islands during World War II to support the Pacific War efforts. The bases were built by US Navy after the Marshall Islands campaign that captured the islands from the Empire of Japan. By February 1944 the United States Armed Forces had captured the islands. Most of the airfields and other facilities Japan had built were destroyed in allied bombing raids and naval bombardment. US Navy Seabee Construction Battalions arrived as soon as the area was secured and remove the debris. The Seabees quickly repaired, built and improved the airfield/runways and seaport. Seabees often worked around the clock to get airfields operational so that fighter aircraft and bombers could start operating. The bases were used for staging upcoming campaigns and for repair.^[1][2]