Editing Marine Corps Base Hawaii (section)

==History==
{{stack|[[File:Mcas kaneohe-bay insig.jpg|thumb|150px|Old MCAS Kaneohe Bay insignia.]]}}

In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson designated {{convert|322|acre|ha km2}} of land on Mokapu Peninsula for the military. The Kuwaahoe Military Reservation, became known later, in 1942 as Fort Hase. In 1941, Army artillery units moved into the area. In 1939, the Navy constructed a small seaplane base and upon its completion, [[Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay]]'s role was expanded to include the administration of the Kaneohe Bay Naval Defense Sea Area.{{citation needed paragraph|date=June 2022}}

===Attack on Pearl Harbor===
[[File:Naval Air Station Kanoehe Bay during the Pearl Harbor Raid.jpg| thumb|left| Aerial photograph of Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay two days after the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]].]]

On 7 December 1941, Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay was attacked approximately 9 minutes before the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]. The gunners there shot down 3 airplanes, two went into [[Kāneʻohe Bay|Kaneohe Bay]] while another one crashed into the base of [[Radar Hill.]] The crash site has a memorial to the pilot who died. {{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

===Post World War II===
{{stack|[[File:Kaneohe ROK and Canadian P-3s.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Canadian Air Force]] and [[Republic of Korea Navy|Korean]] Navy P-3s on the flightline at the base.]]}}

In 1951, the Marines assumed control of the air station activities when naval aviation moved to [[Kalaeloa Airport|Barbers Point Naval Air Station]]. On 15 January 1952, [[Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay|Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay]] was commissioned. On 15 April 1994, the Marine Corps consolidated all of its installations in Hawaii. MCAS Kaneohe Bay, [[Camp H. M. Smith]], Molokai Training Support Facility, Manana Family Housing Area, Puuloa Range, and the Pearl City Warehouse Annex combined to form a new command, the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, headquartered at MCBH Kaneohe Bay.{{citation needed paragraph|date=June 2022}}

All U.S. military units located in Hawaii fall under the command of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command ([[United States Indo-Pacific Command|USINDOPACOM]]) which is headquartered at [[Camp H. M. Smith]] on Oahu. The Commanding General of [[United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific|Marine Forces Pacific]] (MARFORPAC) also commands 12 Marine Corps bases and stations in [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Hawaii]], and [[Japan]], operational forces in Hawaii and [[Okinawa Prefecture]], and units deployed to [[Southeast Asia|Southeast]]/[[Southwest Asia|west Asia]].{{citation needed paragraph|date=June 2022}}

In 2010, parts of the movie ''[[Battleship (film)|Battleship]]'' were filmed aboard MCBH.<ref>{{Cite press release | title = Marines, sailors man their 'battle' stations for upcoming movie | publisher = Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay | date = 15 October 2010 | url = http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58205/marines-sailors-man-their-battle-stations-upcoming-movie#.T77fOlJKU_A | access-date =24 May 2012}}</ref>

===Incidents===
On 20 November 2023, a [[P-8A]] Poseidon of the [[US Navy]] approached to land on Runway 22 in rain and reduced visibility. It was unable to stop and overshot the runway, ending in [[Kāneʻohe Bay]]. The crew of 9 was rescued by [[US Coast Guard]] boats. The plane was from [[Patrol Squadron 4 (United States Navy)|Patrol Squadron 4]] ("Skinny Dragons") based at [[Naval Air Station Whidbey Island]] in Washington state.<ref name="2023-11-21_AP-M">[https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/11/21/navy-plane-overshoots-runway-and-ends-ocean-all-9-aboard-escape-unharmed.html Navy Plane Overshoots Runway and Ends Up in Ocean, but All 9 Aboard Escape Unharmed], Audrey McAvoy and Beatrice Dupuy, [[Associated Press]]/[[Military.com]], 2023-11-21</ref>