kwajalein in English

noun
1
the largest atoll in the Marshall Islands, in the west central Pacific Ocean, fought over by US and Japanese forces during World War II.

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1. Following the bombardment, the ships proceeded on to Kwajalein.

2. Throughout March, ferry missions were performed between Kwajalein, Majuro, and Pearl Harbor.

3. In addition, Guam, Kwajalein missile with the U. S. military and anti-missile test.

4. On 27 April 1948, the cruiser got underway and proceeded via Kwajalein and Pearl Harbor to San Diego.

5. At 19:20 that night, a major air attack began while the task force was under way off Kwajalein.

6. Steaming back to Kwajalein on 26 February, Aylwin patrolled off Eniwetok and Majuro through mid-March as mop-up operations continued at those places.

7. Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands, advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line by skipping August 21, 1993.

8. On 24 January 1962, the Zeus Acquisition Radar at Kwajalein achieved its first returns from an ICBM target, and on 18 April was used to track Kosmos 2.

9. In early February, DesRon1 accompanied the Carrier Striking Force in an unsuccessful pursuit of Vice Admiral William F. Halsey Jr's Task Force 8, after the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise raided Kwajalein and Wotje in the Marshall Islands.