Here in the land of the occupied Kingdom of Hawaii, there are five major U.S. military bases on Oah'u. Pohakuloa on Big Island of Hawaii is the largest U.S. military war practice bombing area in the U.S.. The Pacific Missile Range on Kauai is a missile launch facility for Aegis and THAAD missiles. A huge military computer facility is located on Maui. Due to citizen activism, the 50 years of bombing the island of Ko'olawee has ended. Rim of the Pacific or RIMPAC, the largest international naval war exercises in the world, are held in Hawaiian waters every other year with over 30 nations, 50 ships, 250 aircraft and 25,000 military personnel.
On the U.S. occupied island of Guam, the U.S. has three major military bases and the recent deployment of U.S. Marines to Guam has increased the population of the island by 30 percent without an increase in infrastructure to accommodate such a rapid increase in population. Citizens are opposing a U.S. military bombing range on the island of Tinian.
Citizens on Okinawa have strongly opposed the construction of a U.S. military runway into Oura Bay which has destroyed corals and marine life.
Citizens on Jeju Island, South Korea, have opposed construction of a large naval base that is used by the U.S. Navy, the deployment of the THAAD missile system in South Korea has drawn large citizen protest. The largest U.S. military base outside the U.S. is Camp Humphries in South Korea which was built despite massive citizen protests.
Militarization of Law Enforcement Agencies at all Levels
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