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| Keywords: usaf u.s. air force usairforce pacaf pacom wake island wakeisland jber joint base elmendorf-richardson jointbaseelmendorfrichardson prsc 611th asus 611thasus world war ii worldwarii wwii 75th anniversary 75thanniversary battle of wake island battleofwakeisland outdoor beach shore landscape seaside coast A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, rests on the tarmac across the wishbone-shaped lagoon at Wake Island Airfield in the mid-Pacific. The tanker ferried 32 personnel to and from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage for a biannual inspection of the island’s contractors, facilities, historic landmarks and wildlife preserves. Wake Island, "Where America's Day Really Begins," is an American possession in the middle Pacific within the Micronesia subregion, 2300 miles west of Hawaii and 2000 miles southeast of Tokyo. The coral atoll comprises three islands and roughly 2.8 square miles of dry land. In recognition of its importance during WWII in the Pacific and to thousands of species of sea birds, fish, and other oceanic flaura and fauna today, Wake Island is designated as both a National Historic Landmark and part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, rests on the tarmac across the wishbone-shaped lagoon at Wake Island Airfield in the mid-Pacific. The tanker ferried 32 personnel to and from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage for a biannual inspection of the island’s contractors, facilities, historic landmarks and wildlife preserves. Wake Island, "Where America's Day Really Begins," is an American possession in the middle Pacific within the Micronesia subregion, 2300 miles west of Hawaii and 2000 miles southeast of Tokyo. The coral atoll comprises three islands and roughly 2.8 square miles of dry land. In recognition of its importance during WWII in the Pacific and to thousands of species of sea birds, fish, and other oceanic flaura and fauna today, Wake Island is designated as both a National Historic Landmark and part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. | ||||
