Wake Island was devastated by 185 mile per hour winds and a storm surge caused by Super Typhoon Ioke in August of 2009. The waves surging approx. 300ft off the northern coast and lagoon entrance is a result of the reef rapidly rising to within a few feet of the surface. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo) source:
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Uwe W. 3000x1993 (619373 Bytes) Fuel for the Pacific A boom from a KC-135 Stratotanker is visible as it flies Dec. 15 over Wake Island. The KC-135 is from the 74th Air Refueling Squadron, part of the 434th Air Refueling Wing from Grissom Air Force Reserve
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A boom from a KC-135 Extender is visible as it flies over Wake Island Dec. 15, 2006. The KC-135 is from the 74th Air Refueling Squadron, Grissom Air Force Reserve Base, Indiana. Wake island was devastated by 185 mile per hour winds and a storm surge caused by Super Typhoon Ioke in August of this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)