What is Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam?
[[File:Aerial view of Pearl Harbor on 1 June 1986 (6422248).jpg|thumb|right|450px|Aerial view of Pearl Harbor, Ford Island in center. The Arizona Memorial is the small white speck on the far right side close to Ford Island.]] [[File:The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor - NARA 195617 - Edit.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The USS Arizona burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.]] '''Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam''' is a [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Air Force]] base in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Hawaii]], on the south [[lagoon]] [[shore]] of [[Oahu]]. The navy base was started in 1899 and merged with the air force base in 2010. It is 8 miles (15&nbsp;km) west of downtown [[Honolulu]]. The [[Japan]]ese [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|bombed Pearl Harbor]], on [[December 7]], [[1941]], which was a surprise. The attack led to [[United States|America]]'s fighting in [[World War II]]. The reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor was to destroy the U.S. Navy (Seventh Fleet), and prevent the U.S. from stopping the Japanese expansion in Asia. == Other websites == * [http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=17 WW2DB: Attack on Pearl Harbor] {{authority control}} [[Category:United States Navy]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Hawaii]] [[Category:1899 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Hawaii]] {{US-geo-stub}}