Honolulu
Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu has completed three construction projects to accommodate the arrival of eight C-17 cargo planes in 2006. Locating the high-technology planes outside the Mainland U.S. enables troops to be transported to anywhere in the Pacific Rim within 24 hours. The projects consist of a $12.6-million squadron operations facility; a $9.3-million consolidated maintenance complex; and a $6.9-million flight simulator. Additionally, a $30.4-million corrosion-control hangar is slated to begin construction in 2006 and reach completion in two years. Another $24-million hangar will begin construction in fiscal year 2007.