Loran Station Kure Island

Loran Station Kure Island was a United States Coast Guard-operated Long Range Navigation (LORAN) station located on Kure Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Established in 1960, the station played a vital role in providing navigational signals to military and civilian vessels and aircraft across the Central Pacific, particularly during the Cold War era. The isolated outpost was staffed by rotating crews who maintained the transmitter and ensured continuous signal reliability. Loran Station Kure Island was decommissioned in 1992 as advancements in satellite navigation technology, like GPS, rendered LORAN systems largely obsolete.