Roi-Namur
Marshall Islands · Oceania
About
Roi-Namur ( roy nə-MOOR) is an island in the north part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Today, the island is a major part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, hosting several radar systems used for tracking and characterizing missile reentry vehicles (RV) and their penetration aids (penaids).
Roi-Namur is a military base of the United States, leased from the Republic of the Marshall Islands; however, defense of the Marshall Islands is the responsibility of the United States through the Compact of Free Association.
In 2024, a flooding event caused by wave overtopping made national news in the United States, with dramatic footage of water bursting through a door.
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