The Tinian Landing Beaches, Ushi Point and North Fields, Tinian Island National Historic Landmark (collectively known as the Tinian NHL) are recognized for the role they played in World War II. The capture of Tinian, an island within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), in the summer of 1944 from Japan by the United States Marine Corps provided American forces with an airstrip from which to support military campaigns in the Western Pacific and served as the base from which the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were staged. While there is no longer a permanent military installation, the Department of Defense continues to lease more than 15,000 acres of land, including the 2,500 acre Tinian NHL, on the northern portion of the island from the CNMI government for military training. The Tinian NHL is the largest heritage tourism site on the island and is visited by thousands of tourists each year.

The U.S. Pacific Command proposed to establish a series of live-fire ranges, training courses, and maneuver areas within the CNMI military lease area to reduce joint training deficiencies for military services in the Western Pacific. The proposed action included construction, range management, expanded training and operations (to include combined arms, live fire, and maneuver training at the unit and combined level), establishment of danger zones, designation of Special Use Airspace, and interest in land to support simultaneous and integrated training. This action is known as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training (CJMT).

In April 2013, the ACHP notified the United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) that it would participate in the Section 106 consultation because of the potential for substantial effects and the procedural problems associated with the coordination of projects. To better assess the unresolved issues regarding the project's potential effects to the NHL, in October 2015 the ACHP requested the Secretary of the Interior's views under Section 213 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. § 304110) on the impact to the integrity of the Tinian NHL posed by the proposed volume, design, and location of new construction. The ACHP also asked for recommended measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to the Tinian NHL should the CJMT go forward as proposed. Since 2017, discussions regarding CJMT, to include Section 106, have been suspended at the request of the Governor of CNMI. 

The ACHP received the Section 213 Report in February 2016.