In July, the Korean Airlift was started and the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) used the airfield and facilities at Wake as a key mid-Pacific refueling stop for its mission of transporting men and supplies to the Korean front.
I juli blev den koreanske luftbro startet, og Military Air Transport Service (MATS) brugte flyvepladsen og faciliteterne på Wake som et centralt Stillehavs-tankstop for sin mission at transportere mænd og forsyninger til den koreanske front.