The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has let Midway slip into a state of decay.

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I was appalled to see the state of decay of my 1st Duty Station on Midway Island. It happened on the FWS watch.

There is but one way to reverse this terrible process. We need what's his name to turn Midway Island (Sand Island) into a Namesake Golf Resort. The island does have an 8000-foot air strip with a 3000-foot overrun and an easy hop from Oahu. 

A side bonus would be to restore the Rhombic Antennas so ham DXpeditions could operate from Midway. What better place to use the $5M Gold Card. 

BTW the snorkeling and scuba diving are superb as Midway is surrounded by a coral reef. 

You might also like to do an Internet search on the 1964 Midway Island Bird Abatement Project. Some 22,198 Gooney birds were removed from the runway areas as bird strikes were a serious problem. The removal was not a relocation.

When Midway was open to visitors following a deactivation as a Naval Base, the FWS set up a ham station so guest operators could operate from Midway. The visitation program is now defunct. This is a photo of that station.

Them that know can make it go.

73's

Pete N6QW