Kunia Tunnel
21°28′32.99″N 158°3′4.16″W / 21.4758306°N 158.0511556°W
Kunia Tunnel[1], also known as the Regional Signals Intelligence Operations Center Kunia or the NSA Kunia Regional Security Operations Center[2], is an underground military intelligence operations center for the United States National Security Agency. [3][4] It is a secured installation located on Kunia Road between Kunia Camp and Wheeler Army Airfield in central Oahu, Hawaii.
History
In response to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the installation was designed and built as a bomb-proof, underground open bay with a 250,000 square foot floorspace to facilitate aircraft assembly in proximity to Wheeler Army Airfield. During the later part of World War II and in the decades that followed it was used primarily for cryptologic and intelligence activities.[5]
Operations
Military complements that currently occupy the structure include the U.S. Navy's Naval Security Group Activity Hawaii (formerly NSGA Kunia) and the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Corps 500th Military Intelligence Brigade.[4]
Future
Once complete the National Security Agency Central Security Service's Hawaii Regional Security Operations Center presently under construction will replace operations at Kunia Tunnel. The facility, located near Whitmore Village, Oahu, occupies the former site of the large, circular antenna at the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific, or NCTAMS PAC. The construction contract awarded is worth $318 million. [2]
References
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Lawry, SFC Sheryl (2008-10-20). "CW5 retires after 36 years of dedicated service". United States Army. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Kunia RSOC Echelon Global Surveillance Station". Cryptome Eyeball Series. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ Wu, Nina (2009-08-18). "Blind businessman sues SBA for Web site access". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
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Pike, John (2000-09-13). "Regional SIGINT Operations Center Kunia". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "1. Kunia Tunnel". Wheeler Army Airfield Historic Guide. 2000-04-07. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
External Links
- Entrance to Kunia Tunnel reopens
- U.S. Army photo caption references tunnel
- Abandoned runway intended for use in conjunction with Kunia Tunnel
- NSA-CSS Hawaii Regional Security Operations Center under construction (unofficial)
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