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Welcome to Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands



Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF) is the world's largest instrumented multi-domain range capable of supporting 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.


A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo)

Welcome Aboard Guide link for newcomers

Frequently Called Phone Numbers

MWR Guest Pass Program        808-335-7936

Visitor Center Pass & ID            808-335-4221

MWR Beach Cottages/NGIS      808-335-4752

MWR Outdoor Adventure           808-335-4379

Shenanigans Restaurant            808-335-4707

Range Ops Access Schedule      808-335-4229

 

News from around PMRF Barking Sands

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    PMRF Establishes Collection Points to Help Those Impacted by Maui Wildfires

    Aug 10, 2023

    Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii  – In response to the deadly wildfires in Maui, the Pacific Missile Range Facility has established collection points on base for donations to help those impacted by the devastation.

  • Ancestral Remains of Native Hawaiians Placed in ‘Eternal Rest’ at PMRF

    Jul 24, 2023

    PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii - “This process is a sacred duty that honors the iwi kūpuna and preserves the connections to the past,” PMRF Cultural Resources Manager and Archaeologist Tara del Fierro said, about the annual Mauiki‘iki‘i O Ke Kauwela, Summer Solstice, ceremony, at Pacific Missile Range Facility.

  • Protecting the Hawaiian Hoary Bat During Pupping Season

    Jul 20, 2023

    PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii - The endangered ʻŌpeʻapeʻa, or Hawaiian Hoary Bat, is a solitary, tree roosting bat. The pups, or babies, cannot fly and hang in the trees so it is recommended to not trim trees taller than 15 feet during pupping season, which is June1-September 15.

  • PMRF Celebrates Freedom with Aloha during America’s Most West Freedom Fest

    Jul 14, 2023

    PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii - PMRF’s Independence Day celebration, America’s Most West Freedom Fest, came back in full swing in 2023, opening up to the public for the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic. This event featured live entertainment from Cruz Control, Waylon Nihipali, and the headliner, Common Kings, who brought the event to an end after the fireworks.

  • PMRF Spotlight: Deputy Technical Director Denise Chun

    May 31, 2023

    PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii - Three decades ago, engineer Denise Chun arrived at Pacific Missile Range Facility as a new college graduate, embarking on a journey that would see her rise to the number two civilian position at the installation.

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