Joseph Estock

Naval Facility Cape Hatteras was a United States Navy Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) shore terminal located on Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Commissioned in January 1956, it served as a critical node in the early-warning network designed to detect and track Soviet submarines during the Cold War. The facility processed underwater acoustic data collected by an array of underwater listening devices (hydrophones) positioned offshore. After decades of service contributing to U.S. undersea surveillance, Naval Facility Cape Hatteras was decommissioned in June 1982 as technological advancements rendered some SOSUS stations redundant.

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.