The United States entered the war in December of nineteen forty-one after Japanese planes attacked the Navy base at Pearl Harbor,Hawaii.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

That was three years after the United States established a naval base at Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

They launched their plannoes on a quiet Sunday morning and attacked the huge American naval and air base at Pearl Harbor "We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin: The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor,Hawaii by air, President Roosevelt has just announced."

VOA: special.2011.06.02

The U.S. withdrawal from Asia lead to a decline in military spending at sprawling bases like Hickam Air Force Base and Pearl Harbor Naval Base (some respite came in military housing construction throughout the last decade).

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Today, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam supports Air Force and Navy missions.

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But everything changed in 1941 when Germany invaded Russia and then Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbour.

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