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Pearl Harbor's Ford Island Control Tower Opens to Public with New View

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HONOLULU and PHOENIX, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The historic Ford Island Control Tower at Pearl Harbor is finally ready to open to the public – and with a view perhaps more powerful and poignant than any Hawaii has to offer.

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  • HONOLULU and PHOENIX, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The historic Ford Island Control Tower at Pearl Harbor is finally ready to open to the public and with a view perhaps more powerful and poignant than any Hawaii has to offer.
  • The tower fittingly opens for operations on Memorial Day in honor of those who died during the Attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
  • Standing in disrepair for decades, the tower has undergone more than $7 million in restoration work since 2012.
  • Elissa Lines, Executive Director of Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, said the tower stands as a symbol of resilience and peace.

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Opens Ford Island Control Tower

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HONOLULU, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum is preparing to open the doors of the historic Ford Island Control Tower on Memorial Day after being closed for decades.

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    HONOLULU, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum is preparing to open the doors of the historic Ford Island Control Tower on Memorial Day after being closed for decades.
  • "The Ford Island Control Tower stands as a symbol of resilience and peace, standing watch over this hallowed ground," said Elissa Lines, Executive Director of Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum.
  • The Ford Island Control Tower officially opens for operations on May 30, 2022, in honor of Memorial Day.
  • Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum is located on Historic Ford Island, where bombs fell during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Burns & McDonnell Recognized for Innovative Hawaii Air National Guard Project

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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HONOLULU, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2014, the Hawaii Air National Guard awarded Burns & McDonnell a contract to design a new jet engine maintenance shop at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

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  • HONOLULU, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2014, the Hawaii Air National Guard awarded Burns & McDonnell a contract to design a new jet engine maintenance shop at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
  • As a result of meeting those design goals, Burns & McDonnell has been recognized with an Honor Award by the Hawaii Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
  • Built in the 1970s, the Hawaii Air National Guard's jet engine maintenance shop was a multipurpose, two-story facility totaling 32,000 square feet.
  • "The Hawaii Air Guard handed us a challenge that we were proud to accept," says Dave Barr , vice president and leader of the firm's Federal Group.