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| ==Post World War II== | ==Post World War II== |
| [[File:Tinian Road Construction (50489228911).jpg|thumb|right|Seabees of [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3]] perform roadwork in 2020]] | [[File:Tinian Road Construction (50489228911).jpg|thumb|right|Seabees of [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3]] perform roadwork in 2020]] |
| In 1947 Tinian was transferred from the U.S. Navy to the [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]], a territory controlled by the United States.<ref name="Global security" /> In 1962 Tinian transferred to the administration of Saipan as a sub-district. In 1978, Tinian became a municipality in the [[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands]]. West Field became part of Tinian International Airport. The abandoned North Field fell into disrepair. Part became the [[National Historic Landmark District]]. The two bomb pits used to load the [[Little Boy]] and [[Fat Man]] bombs are enclosed with glazed panels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tinian Island During the Manhattan Project |publisher=U.S. National Park Service |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/tinian-island-during-the-manhattan-project.htm |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> | In 1947 Tinian was transferred from the U.S. Navy to the [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]], a territory controlled by the United States.<ref name="Global security" /> In 1962, Tinian was transferred to the administration of Saipan as a sub-district. In 1978, it became a municipality in the [[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands]]. West Field became part of Tinian International Airport. North Field was abandoned and fell into disrepair. Part became the [[National Historic Landmark District]]. The two bomb pits used to load the [[Little Boy]] and [[Fat Man]] bombs are enclosed with glazed panels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tinian Island During the Manhattan Project |publisher=U.S. National Park Service |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/tinian-island-during-the-manhattan-project.htm |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> |
| The Navy disestablished the naval advanced base on Tinian on 1 December 1946.{{sfn|Roberts|2000|p=767}} While most of the major bases on the island changed to inactive, the United States military remained on the island. A 50-year, 16,100-acre lease agreement was signed in 1983, under which the land became the Military Lease Area (MLA). The lease agreement gives the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] the option of extending the lease by another 50 years.<ref name="Global security">{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/tinian.htm|title=Tinian |website=www.globalsecurity.org |access-date=31 March 2024 }}</ref> | The Navy disestablished the naval advanced base on Tinian on 1 December 1946,{{sfn|Roberts|2000|p=767}} but the United States military remained on the island. A fifty-year, {{convert|16,100|acre|ha|adj=on}} lease agreement was signed in 1983, under which the land became the Military Lease Area (MLA). The agreement gave the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] the option of extending the lease by anotherfifty years.<ref name="Global security">{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/tinian.htm|title=Tinian |website=www.globalsecurity.org |access-date=31 March 2024 }}</ref> |
| [[File:F-22 Raptor takes off from Tinian.jpg|thumb|left|An [[F-22 Raptor]] takes off from Tinian]] | [[File:F-22 Raptor takes off from Tinian.jpg|thumb|left|An [[F-22 Raptor]] takes off from Tinian]] |
| The U.S. Navy used most of the land area for training exercises at '''Camp Tinian''', a small mostly mobile camp. As part of the lease in the 1980s, one runway at North Field was reactivated so [[U.S. Air Force]] [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] transports could support of [[U.S. Marine Corps]] training exercises.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/N...omplish-a-wide-scope-of-engineering-projects/ |access-date=31 March 2024 |title=US Navy, U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Marines accomplish a wide scope of engineering projects while at Expeditionary Camp Tinian |date=19 July 2022 |first=Brian |last=Underwood }}</ref> In 2023, concerns that U.S. air bases in Japan and Guam would be vulnerable to cruise and ballistic missiles if the U.S. was drawn into a conflict with China led to Tinian being reactivated as an alternative base.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=3 March 2023 |first=Chris |last=Gordon |title=Photos: F-22s Deploy to Tinian for First Time as Part of ACE Exercise |magazine= Air & Space Forces Magazine |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/p...inian-for-first-time-as-part-of-ace-exercise/ |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> | The U.S. Navy used most of the land area for training exercises at '''Camp Tinian''', a small mostly mobile camp. As part of the lease in the 1980s, one runway at North Field was reactivated so [[U.S. Air Force]] [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] transports could support of [[U.S. Marine Corps]] training exercises.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/N...omplish-a-wide-scope-of-engineering-projects/ |access-date=31 March 2024 |title=US Navy, U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Marines accomplish a wide scope of engineering projects while at Expeditionary Camp Tinian |date=19 July 2022 |first=Brian |last=Underwood }}</ref> In 2023, concerns that U.S. air bases in Japan and Guam would be vulnerable to [[cruise missile|cruise]] and [[ballistic missile]]s if the U.S. was drawn into a conflict with China led to Tinian being reactivated as an alternative base.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=3 March 2023 |first=Chris |last=Gordon |title=Photos: F-22s Deploy to Tinian for First Time as Part of ACE Exercise |magazine= Air & Space Forces Magazine |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/p...inian-for-first-time-as-part-of-ace-exercise/ |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> |
| The National Defense Authorization Act included $26 million for airfield development, $20 million for fuel tanks, $32 million for parking aprons, $46 million for cargo pad and taxiway extension and $4.7 million for a maintenance and support facility on Tinian in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |first=Seth |last=Robson |date=27 December 2023 |title=Air Force plans return to WWII-era Pacific airfield on Tinian |newspaper= Stars and Stripes |url=https://www.stripes.com/branches/ai...rfield-reclaimed-wwii-air-force-12473942.html |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> The U.S. Air Force's [[Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers]] (RED HORSE) began clearing the overgrown old runways and access roads,<ref>{{cite web |first=Ferdie |last=De La Torre |date=4 March 2024 |title=RED HORSE on Tinian for big North Airfield project |newspaper=Saipan Tribune |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/news/...cle_8591c318-d93e-11ee-8e34-7b54f6eeaa10.html |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> and on 11 April 2024, it was announced that [[Fluor Corporation]] had been awarded a $409 million contract to rebuild the airbase at North Field.<ref>{{cite news |first=Noah |last=Robertson |date=11 April 2024 |title=US Air Force issues $409 million award for long-sought Pacific airfield |newspaper=Defense News |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/...llion-award-for-long-sought-pacific-airfield/ |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> | The National Defense Authorization Act included $26 million for airfield development, $20 million for fuel tanks, $32 million for parking aprons, $46 million for cargo pad and taxiway extension and $4.7 million for a maintenance and support facility on Tinian in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |first=Seth |last=Robson |date=27 December 2023 |title=Air Force plans return to WWII-era Pacific airfield on Tinian |newspaper= Stars and Stripes |url=https://www.stripes.com/branches/ai...rfield-reclaimed-wwii-air-force-12473942.html |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> The U.S. Air Force's [[Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers]] (RED HORSE) began clearing the overgrown old runways and access roads,<ref>{{cite web |first=Ferdie |last=De La Torre |date=4 March 2024 |title=RED HORSE on Tinian for big North Airfield project |newspaper=Saipan Tribune |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/news/...cle_8591c318-d93e-11ee-8e34-7b54f6eeaa10.html |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> and on 11 April 2024, it was announced that [[Fluor Corporation]] had been awarded a $409 million contract to rebuild the airbase at North Field.<ref>{{cite news |first=Noah |last=Robertson |date=11 April 2024 |title=US Air Force issues $409 million award for long-sought Pacific airfield |newspaper=Defense News |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/...llion-award-for-long-sought-pacific-airfield/ |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> |
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