Kwajalein Field Site

Kwajalein Field Site serves as the scientific advisor to the Reagan Test Site at the U.S. Army Garrison - Kwajalein Atoll, located 2,500 miles west-southwest of Hawaii. Our staff, accompanied by their families, serve two- to five-year tours of duty before returning to Lincoln Laboratory’s main campus in Lexington, Massachusetts. At any given time, about 15 Laboratory personnel are stationed on Kwajalein. The site's radars, optics, and telemetry systems support missile testing, space surveillance and testing, satellite launches, and scientific measurements. In addition, the site is a test bed for technology development, and its remote location enables us to perform testing that cannot be done in the United States. We also introduce the Reagan Test Site to other Department of Defense organizations — including the U.S. Air Force, Missile Defense Agency, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and Space Force — to conduct their missions and provide the government with long-term strategic plans regarding relevant new missions and technology.

A person swimming underwater maps a sunken vessel.

undersea technology

Undersea Vision-Based Navigation and Pose Determination for Human-Robot Teaming

Undersea vision-based navigation and pose determination will enable divers and robots to collaboratively solve complex tasks in an inherently unstructured environment.

The top cap of the new ALCOR radome is lifted into place.

radar

ALCOR Radome Replacement

An aging weatherproof enclosure protecting one of the space surveillance radars on Kwajalein Atoll is replaced.

A woman stands in front of a large radar.

Sarah Willis reaches for the stars

Dec 14

A large group gathers outside near the ocean.

Lincoln Laboratory leaders visit Kwajalein Field Site

May 16

A photograph of eight individuals, with the two in the center holding a plaque in front of a wall that says "Technology in Support of National Security."

Awards

Lincoln Laboratory is recognized for 60 years of service at Kwajalein Atoll

Oct 11

More News

In 2008, colleagues and I started an internship program to help jumpstart IT careers for local residents of neighboring islands.

John O'Rourke

Information Technology (IT) Systems Administrator

Air, Missile, and Maritime Defense Technology

Kwajalein Field Site

A portrait photograph of John O'Rourke, with the ocean in the background.

Every day on Kwajalein, we are faced with new challenges in a resource-constrained environment, where we have to innovate and draw on the expertise of a diverse team to successfully execute our common mission.