In June 1979, the original Wake Island fighter aircraft unit now nicknamed the "Wake Island Avengers", the United States Marine Corps attack squadron VMA-211, landed their A-4 fighter jets at Wake.
I juni 1979 landede den oprindelige Wake Island-jagerflyenhed, der nu kaldes "Wake Island Avengers" fra USAs Marine Corps-angrebseskadrille VMA-211 med deres A-4-jagerfly på Wake.