These Images were taken of the Midway NavFac area. The Midway NavFac was demolished, prior to 1996. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has since removed all trees from this area. After the shoreline trees were removed, the nearby beach area began to erode away.
The Midway NavFac support the Navy’s SOSUS program.
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The Satellite Antenna in these photos was later moved to a different area of the island and used as a Satellite TV antenna.
I was stationed at the NAVFAC after Radiomen A school in 1970-1971. We had Chief RMC Radcliffe, LPO RM1 Cornachi. My section leader was RM2 Donald Smith from Dallas Texas. I wish you would show more of the Naval Station downtown area. They had a library, a theater, navy exchange. I remember there was a ship dock pier were we would unload merchant ships of cargo. They had dependents housing and an officers beach. The Island is flat rises about 3 to 6 feet off the ocean. This was isolated duty, saved some money and I would do it again. I made RM3 rank before transfer to Beach Master Unit One at the Amphib Base Coronado San Diego in 1971.