The original plans included the Philippines' Subic Bay and Guam as refugee processing centers, but due to the high number of Vietnamese seeking evacuation, Wake Island was selected as an additional location.
De oprindelige planer omfattede Subic Bay på Filippinerne og Guam som flygtningebehandlingscentre, men på grund af det store antal vietnamesere, der søgte evakuering, blev Wake Island valgt som et yderligere sted.