the North Airfield on the island of Tinian (118 miles from Guam) is being reclaimed from jungle that has overgrown it since World War II. In WW2, the airfield included four 8,500-foot runways that launched B-29 Superfortress bombers against Japan.

Funding for the island includes $26 million for airfield development, $20 million for fuel tanks, $32 million for parking aprons, $46 million for cargo pad and taxiway extension and $4.7 million for a maintenance and support facility.

Last month, the U.S. and the Philippines marked the completion of a $24-million runway upgrade at Basa Air Base on the Philippines main island of Luzon.

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