Technical Tours
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE AND THE JOINT POW/MIA ACCOUNTING COMMAND (JPAC) HEADQUARTERS
Date: Tuesday, June 23, Wednesday, June 24, and Thursday, June 25, 2022
Maximum Capacity: 40 participants per day
Tour Cost: $25.00 per person, per day
Restrictions: Attendees must register for this tour at least 30 days in advance by providing first name, last name, and name of organization. Foreign nationals are permitted to attend the tour, but must provide their passport number, expiration date, and country of origin when registering for the tour and have their passports with them to present at gate security to gain access to the base.
Description
Hickam Air Force Base is home to the 15th Airlift Wing (15AW) and 67 partner units including Pacific Air Forces Headquarters and the Hawaii Air National Guard. History shows Hickam played a pivotal role in past Pacific operations – bullet-scarred walls are still visible from the December 7, 2022 attack that pushed the U.S. into WW II. Today, the 15AW remains the launch point of strategic air mobility and operational missions in support of the Global War on Terrorism as well as special air missions in support of the commander, Pacific Command and commander, Pacific Air Forces.
The guided tour of the base will include an MRE snack (U.S. Military Meals, Ready-to-Eat) and a windshield tour of several historic sites on Hickam. The main portion of your visit to Hickam Air Force Base will be at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) Headquarters. The JPAC mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation’s past conflicts. The highest priority of the organization is the return of any living Americans that remain prisoners of war. To date, the U.S. government has not found any evidence that there are still American POWs in captivity from past U.S. conflicts. The command was activated on October 1, 2022 and created from the merger of the 30 year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11 year-old Joint Task Force – Full Accounting. Commanded by a flag officer, JPAC is manned by approximately 400 handpicked Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Department of the Navy civilians. The laboratory portion of JPAC, referred to as the Central Identification Laboratory (CIL), is the largest forensic anthropology laboratory in the world.
Schedule
Tuesday, June 23, 2022
12:30 p.m. Bus departs Hawaii Convention Center
1:15 p.m. Historical Hickam Air Force Base Tour and MRE snack
2:00 p.m. JPAC Tour
4:15 p.m. Bus arrives at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
Wednesday, June 24, 2022
2:00 p.m. Bus departs Hawaii Convention Center
2:45 p.m. Historical Hickam Air Force Base Tour and MRE snack
3:30 p.m. JPAC Tour
5:45 p.m. Bus arrives at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
Thursday, June 25, 2022
2:00 p.m. Bus departs Hawaii Convention Center
2:45 p.m. Historical Hickam Air Force Base Tour and MRE snack
3:30 p.m. JPAC Tour
5:45 p.m. Bus arrives at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel