US NAVAL STATION MIDWAY ISLAND

US Naval Station Midway Island was established in 1941 on Midway Atoll, a strategic outpost in the Pacific Ocean. The station played a pivotal role during World War II, serving as the central base for American forces during the Battle of Midway in June 1942—a turning point in the Pacific War where US forces decisively defeated the Japanese fleet. Throughout the Cold War, the station remained an important refueling and communications hub for the US Navy. The facility was closed as a naval base in 1993, and today Midway Atoll is administered as a wildlife refuge, though its military legacy endures.