Welcome to Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands
Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF) is the world's largest instrumented multi-environmental range capable of supported surface, subsurface, air, and space operations simultaneously. There are over 1,100 square miles of instrumented underwater range and over 42,000 square miles of controlled airspace.
Installation Information
Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands a premier facility for supporting operations which vary from small, single-unit exercises up to largescale, multiple-unit battle group scenarios.
PO Box 128
Kekaha, HI 96752
PMRF Sailor to receive life-saving award
PMRF, HI // October 12, 2012
(Story by Pacific Missile Range Facility Public Affairs)
Ensign Billy Newell, installation security officer for the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), is set to receive a lifesaving award for saving a fellow military member when the Hawaii State Chapter of the American Red Cross honors their Heroes of the Year.
Navy in Hawaii wins top prize for energy
Hawaii // October 5, 2012
(Story by Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs)
Pacific Missile Range Facility was among the recipients recognized at the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy and Water Management Award Ceremony held at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington D.C. PMRF received the Gold level of achievement.
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USS Crommelin Sailors build homes in Kauai
PMRF, HI // August 24, 2012
(Story and photo by MC2 (NAO/AW) Mathew J. Diendorf, Pacific Missile Range Facility Public Affairs)
USS Crommelin (FFG 37) Sailors partnered Aug. 19 with Kauai Habitat for Humanity in building houses on Hawaiian Homelands in Anahola, Kauai, Hawaii.
PMRF assists with Kokee wildfire
PMRF, HI // Aug. 24, 2012
The Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Barking Sands, Kauai assisted the County of Kauai’s fire department and the Department of Land and Natural Resources with efforts to extinguish a wildfire that endangered the area above the town of Kekaha.
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Hatchling honu head home
PMRF, HI // August 10, 2012
(Story and photo by MC2 (NAO/AW) Mathew J. Diendorf, Pacific Missile Range Facility Public Affairs)
For the third consecutive year, green sea turtles have nested at the protected beaches of Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). The night of July 23, green sea turtle hatchlings emerged from the underground nest and made their journey to the ocean.
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