A U.S. Marine aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) adjusts a hose during an Expeditionary Mobile Fuel Additization Capability (EMFAC) exercise, MCBH, Dec. 18, 2019. The EMFAC was developed to supplement the supply provided by Defense Logistics Agency Energy, the primary agency responsible for providing the Marine Corps with additized fuel. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, MWSS-172, and Marine Wing Support Detachment 24 participated in this training to increase efficiency and teamwork between the units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 fly over Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in support of cherry picker drills conducted by Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, Oct. 31, 2019. The training consisted of patrols, cherry picker drills, and Military Operation in Urban Terrain Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Kouns)

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An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367 conducts a memorial flight in memory of Capt. Travis W. Brannon, Oahu, Hawaii, Apr. 12, 2019. Capt. Brannon, HMLA-367 and Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, were killed as a result of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma training grounds, March 30, 2019, during routine training at the semi-annual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course hosted by MAWTS-1. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Illustration by Sgt. Alex Kouns)(This image was created using high dynamic range techniques.)

Anthony Aipia, a contractor, with MArine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) facilities department cuts through the side of a Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel 5 (LVTP-5) as part of its dismantling and removal, MCBH, April 27, 2019. The LVTP-5 dismantling and removal is part of various ongoing MCBH facility renovation projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Custer)

A member of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), listens to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Raul Lianez, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), during a meeting with the VVA , Oahu Chapter, outlining MCBH’s mission and direction, Honolulu, July 28, 2018. The VVA is comprised of more than 160 members in Hawaii, helping veterans, communities, and those serving in harm’s way. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 take-off during a Marine Aircraft Group 24 mass air training mission, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2020. launched seven CH-53E Super Stallion, seven MV-22B Ospreys, and two UH-1Y Venoms, conducting the mass air mission to increase proficiency through integrated training to produce readiness and project power. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez)

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KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (April 17, 2018) Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Krueger, officer in-charge of Detachment 2, Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, places a lei around his daughter's neck upon returning home from deployment. Sailors with the detachment returned from deployment in which they supported freedom of navigation and maritime security in the western Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Alex Kouns/Released)

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Original caption: MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (Sept. 20, 2018) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3 (CLB-3) and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363) team up during a helicopter support team (HST) exercise at Landing Zone Westfield, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2018. The HST exercise provides training to landing support specialists with CLB-3 and VMM-363 pilots more proficient in the insertion and extraction of objects in restrictive terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Zachary Orr/Released) 180920-M-ZO893-1309

Marine Aircraft Group 24 conducted a mass air training mission, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2020. Utilizing three separate flying platforms, MAG-24 successfully launched seven CH-53E Super Stallions, seven MV-22B Ospreys, and two UH-1Y Venoms, conducting the mass air mission to increase proficiency through integrated training to produce readiness and project power. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Kouns)

Waiting at the top of the tower for the straps from the crane that will lift the unbolted section from the tower.

I couldn't believe it when he speared the driveway and slid the whole thing back 4 feet!

This is the last (for now) of a whole series shots of the house removal and power line construction set. If you are interested in seeing more shots click on the Powerline Construction set on the right, or just scroll back. Warning, there are 123 shots in there!

U.S. Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, exit the water after completing a 1000 meter swim exercise, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2019. The training exercise prepares Marines to insert from sea to shore and reinforces amphibious operation readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk lands during a test flight, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, July 27, 2019. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Northrop Grumman will be working on the Global Hawk aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii to test its flight capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jose Angeles)

Marine Aircraft Group 24 conducted a mass air training mission, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2020. Utilizing three separate flying platforms, MAG-24 successfully launched six CH-53E Super Stallions, five MV-22B Ospreys, and two UH-1Y Venoms, conducting the mass air mission to increase proficiency through integrated training to produce readiness and project power. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Kouns)

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, escort MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2019. U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and VMM-268 along with A-10 Thunderbolt II conducted training consisting of a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel scenario and a combat search and rescue scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Kouns)

It took less than a half hour to reduce this house to rubble.

This was an older house, built in the 1930's, but still serviceable.

This house was originally built in Enfield, Massachusetts. When they created Quabbin Reservoir, which supplies the city of Boston it's water, they flooded four towns.

80 years ago they took the time to disassemble it and move it about 30 miles, today we just crunch it and throw it in some landfill. To me this is a sign of our times, we need to change these values or soon there will be nothing left for our children and future generations.

Shot thru my window screen. Not too lazy, am I?

I think they bury the machine when they are finished...

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, secure and prepare A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft after arriving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2019. The unit will be participating in various training exercises across the Hawaiian islands, working alongside U.S. Marine Corps units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Justin Holroyd, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific band, performs during the "I Love Kailua Festival" at the Kailua Town Center, Kailua, Hawaii, Apr. 28, 2019. This event was the 27th annual "I Love Kailua Festival", which boasts as the most popular time of the year for the town. The event included various family activities including non-stop entertainment, food and rides. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jose Angeles)

U.S. Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fire confirmation shots before starting a pre-qualification course of fire at the Pu’uloa Range Training Facility, Aug. 1, 2019. The Marines practiced scoring, aiming down sights and utilizing the fundamentals of firing their sniper rifles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

A KC-130J attached to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 takes off during a Tilt Air to Air Refueling and Helicopter Air to Air Refueling exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 23, 2020. MCAS, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 participated in the TAAR and HAAR training to increase readiness, proficiency, and unit cohesion with VMGR-152. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez)

May as well take the shed , too! Doesn't seem like a fair fight.

Beautiful stone work on the steps and walls. Even the foundation had ceramic tile covering the cement.

Leveled land at the site of the first house that was removed.

In case the backhoe broke down, they had a backup system.

The platform and bolt ring for the new tower.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marshalee Clarke, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), and Sgt. Maj. Robert Ixtlahuac, sergeant major, HQBN, MCBH, lead their battalion during the HQBN 8 mile hike, MCBH, May 24, 2019. The purpose of the hike was to increase physical and mental stamina, build espirit de corps, and to bolster combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, conduct an eight mile hike, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 24, 2019. The purpose of the hike was to increase physical and mental stamina, build espirit de corps, and to bolster combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jose Angeles)

Workers from PAR Electric on the nearly dismantled tower.

WMECO has been great at keeping the neighbors informed and letting us know what is coming next.

Mission

Marine Corps Base Hawaii

The Superior Installation for Warfighters

Mission: Marine Corps Base Hawaii provides forward-based, sustainable and secure training and operational support, facilities, and services to enable Operational Forces to accomplish their mission.

PRODUCE READINESS is our ability to set the conditions and manage the resources that enable the Operating Forces to be fully prepared.

PROMOTE RESILIENCY is our ability to actively support enduring self-reliance and when needed, quick recovery.

PROJECT POWER is our ability to be the mid-Pacific platform from which the Nation deters, reassures, and when called, launches lethal force.

The Greatest Generation forged the Marine Corps’ legacy in the Pacific, bringing their ingenuity to distant shores and atolls. The Pacific Campaign was honed on Marine Corps Bases in Hawaii, from Marine Corps Air Station Ewa on the Leeward Coast, to Camp Tarawa in Waimea on the Island of Hawaii. New adversaries will recognize the threads of our heritage in how we deliver today’s Fight, whether it be experiential, adaptive, or deterrent.

Marine Corps Base Hawaii provides a broad range of support functions and facilities on the farthest extension of American soil. From this unique locale, we are able to Produce Readiness, Promote Resiliency, and Project Power into the Indo-Asia Pacific Region, and beyond. The base offers many exclusive opportunities desired by the Marine Corps’ Future Force, such as littoral maneuver training, energy generation and storage, artificial intelligence experimentation, expeditionary logistics, and partnerships necessary for the Asia-Pacific Rebalance. Our Military-Civilian partnerships have aided us in keeping pace with technologies which signify our commitment to the environment, sustainability, and conservation, while sparing no effort to produce Ready Forces capable of undertaking our Nation’s bidding.

Projecting Power begins with a resilient Marine, going beyond mere physical fitness. The intricacy of the future environment, equally chaotic and complex, will demand critical thinking and mental dexterity, which Marine Corps Base Hawaii fervently provides. Through the delivery of this support, we actively participate in building a professional, disciplined, and moral Force dispersed around the globe. We will be the superior installation for Warfighters through the deliberate and heartfelt preparation of our Operating Forces for complete fitness across the Mental, Physical, Spiritual, and Social domains.

View showing the relationship of new tower foundation and house. There will be another tower located near the other old tower. Those lines are currently still active.

Time to come out of the hole. Truck is dumping dirt to fill the cellar hole in.

A wider view of the rightaway looking east from Wiilimansett.

They started without me!

Drilling equipment moving down the street to the location of the next tower foundation.

Note how they hold the low hanging wires above the machine while it creeps beneath.

This rebar cage will be inserted into the hole before pouring the concrete for the foundation.

There was a line of trucks with dumpsters to quickly remove all the remains.

The frack tank, steel sleeves, rebar cage and mounting bolt ring for the tower foundation.

This was an older house, built in the 1930's from reclaimed lumber.

If you forget to focus, it can be quite artistic!