Wheeler Air Force Base
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US Navy and Australian military members practice abseiling from a helicopter at Wheeler in 2006.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | United States Army | ||||||||||
| Location | Wahiawa, Hawaii | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 843 ft / 255 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°29′05″N 158°02′23″W / 21.48472°N 158.03972°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Wheeler Field
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| Nearest city | Schofield Barracks, Hawaii |
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| Coordinates | 21°29′12″N 158°02′38″W / 21.48667°N 158.04389°WCoordinates: 21°29′12″N 158°02′38″W / 21.48667°N 158.04389°W |
| Built | 1941 |
| NRHP Reference # | 87001297 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 28 May 1987 |
| Designated NHLD | 28 May 1987 |
Wheeler Army Airfield (IATA: HHI, ICAO: PHHI, FAA LID: HHI), also known as Wheeler Field and formerly as Wheeler Air Force Base, is a United States Army post located in the City & County of Honolulu and in the Wahiawa District of the Island of O'ahu, Hawaii. It is a National Historic Landmark for its role in the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Wheeler AAF comprises approximately 1,389 acres (5.62 km2) of land adjacent to Schofield Barracks and home to a variety of Department of Defense activities including the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (169 ACWS) of the Hawaii Air National Guard, the 193rd Aviation Regiment (Medium Lift) and Detachment 55 Operational Support Airlift (Det 55 OSA) of the Hawaii Army National Guard and the Regular Army's 25th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade.
On 6 February 1922, a detachment of 20 enlisted men from Luke Field, proceeded to Schofield Barracks, under Lieutenant William T. Agee, to clear the flying field on the grounds of the former 17th Cavalry Regiment drill grounds and construct housing for the divisional air service. Two canvas hangars were erected and the field cleared of weeds, guava and algaroba trees. Thus Wheeler Field got its modest start. It was named Wheeler Field on 11 November 1922 in honor of Major Sheldon H. Wheeler, former commander of Luke Field on Ford Island, killed in the crash of DH-4B, AAS Ser. No. 63525 on 13 July 1921.
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