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Fact Sheet Alphabetical List

  • 515th AMOW

    The 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing (AMOW), headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor‐Hickam, HI, oversees Air Mobility Command’s en route support structure at 26 diverse locations across 105 millionsquare miles in the Pacific Area of Responsibility. Through its en route maintenance, command and

  • FAMILY DISASTER KIT CHECKLIST

    WATER: ____ Store one gallon of water per person per day (two quarts for drinking, two quarts for food preparation and sanitation) ____ Keep at least a three-day supply of water for each person in your household FOOD: ____ Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables ____ Canned juices,

  • Before The Disaster

    Before the disaster Hold a Family Meeting Talk about what each family member should do in preparation for and in response to each emergency identified. Individuals should also consider preparation and response to each emergency identified. Determine primary and alternate locations where family

  • When Disaster Strikes

    When Disaster StrikesIf You Stay at Home - Shelter In Place Stay alert to advisories. Purchase a NOAA weather radio. Keep a Disaster Supply Kit ready. Have enough food and water for at least 7 days (Hawaii is a remote location personnel should be prepared to survive a minimum of 7 days

  • Hurricane Preparedness

    Start getting prepared now for hurricane season, and stay prepared throughout the year. Getting ready is as simple as recognizing hazards, gathering information, developing a plan, putting together a kit, and preparing your home. Take it one step at a time and before you know it, you will be

  • Wind Scale

    The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale for HawaiiThe Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale for Hawaii is a 1 to 5 categorization based on the hurricane's intensity at the indicated time. The scale provides examples of the type of damages and impacts in Hawaii associated with winds of the indicated

  • Tropical Storms

    Tropical cyclone is a generic term referring to a storm that forms in tropical regions that is essentially a "warm-core" storm without fronts or other weather features associated with it. In the Central Pacific there are three types of tropical cyclones, each defined by their associated wind

  • Tsunamis

    TSUNAMISThe phenomenon we call a "tsunami" is a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long length and period, generated by disturbances associated primarily with earthquakes occurring below or near the ocean floor. Underwater volcanic eruptions and landslides can also generate tsunamis,

  • 15th Wing Lineage and Honors

    Lineage Established as 15 Pursuit Group (Fighter) on 22 Nov 1940. Activated on 1 Dec 1940. Redesignated as: 15 Pursuit Group (Interceptor) on 12 Feb 1942; 15 Fighter Group on 15 May 1942. Inactivated on 15 Oct 1946. Redesignated as 15 Fighter Group (Air Defense) on 20 Jun 1955. Activated on 18 Aug

  • 15th Comptroller Squadron Lineage & Honors

    Lineage. Constituted 15th Statistical Control Unit (Special) on 27 Aug 1942. Activated on 31 Aug 1942. Disbanded on 1 Apr 1944. Reconstituted, and redesignated 15th Comptroller Flight, on 2 Nov 1995. Activated on 13 Nov 1995. Redesignated 15th Comptroller Squadron on 5 Feb 1996.Stations. Wright