The airport was built by the Japanese Navy about 1943, calling the military airfield Guamu Dai Ni (Guam No.

In 1947, the USAAF turned over the airfield to the United States Navy, which consolidated its facilities with those at the closing Harmon Air Force Base in 1949, and operated Naval Air Station Agana until it was closed by the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission.

The protest was staged in response to the frequent low-altitude US military training flights that disturbed Chamorros living near the air station.

[7] The protest escalated when Santos and others jumped the fence surrounding the naval air station, in front of gathered local media and members of the US military.

[6] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency