| Harmon Air Force Base Depot Field .png) | |
|---|---|
| Part ofTwentieth Air Force (FEAF) | |
 Harmon Field, Guam, January 1945 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 13°30′0″N144°48′30″E / 13.50000°N 144.80833°E /13.50000; 144.80833 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| Built by | 25th Seabees |
| In use | 1944–1949 |
Harmon Air Force Base is a formerWorld War IIUnited States Army Air Forces airfield, and postwarUnited States Air Force Base onGuam in theMariana Islands. Originally named "Depot Field", it was renamed in honor ofLieutenant GeneralMillard F. Harmon. Harmon Air Force Base was closed in 1949 due to budget constraints and was merged with the neighboringNaval Air Station Agana.
Harmon Field was built byCB 25 as the headquarters for theXXI Bomber Command and laterTwentieth Air Force which directed theB-29 Superfortress strategic bombing campaign against theJapanese Home Islands. It was also the major B-29 aircraft depot and maintenance facility in the Western Pacific during the war, and that mission continued forFar East Air Forces until its closure.[citation needed]
Harmon was used operationally by the United States Air Force11th Bombardment Group as an operational B-29 Base. After the war the9th Bombardment Group used the base for strategic reconnaissance missions and the374th Troop Carrier Group of the Technical Service Command used the base for transport of supplies and equipment from its depot facilities. Harmon Air Force Base was closed in 1949 due to budget constraints[1] and was merged with the neighboringNaval Air Station Agana.[citation needed]
Today, the technical facilities are an industrial area to the northeast of theAntonio B. Won Pat International Airport, which served as the main airfield for both Harmon Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Agana.[citation needed]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
