Airport in Marshall Islands
Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (formerly Stickell Field) is a military airfield on Enewetak Island, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. Originally built for the United States Navy during World War II, the airport is currently operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) on behalf of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
History.
Originally built as part of Naval Base Eniwetok, construction on the airfield began in late February 1944, with the first plane landing on 11 March, and the first mission executed by a permanently stationed bomber unit flown from the field on 5 April.
The runway underwent repair and restoration work between 1974 and 1976 in order for the airfield to support the radiological cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the aftermath of nuclear weapons testing on the atoll between 1948 and 1958.
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