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The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Wake Island (CVE-65) underway with task group 77.4, en route to the Lingayen Gulf landings, 5 January 1945. Note the high frequency direction finder (HFDF) antenna atop her small foremast. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A. Photographed from USS Makin Island (CVE-93). (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command)

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November 3, 2026

Wake Island Lessons for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations

Fighting an Enemy Surge Eighty-five years ago an under-strength Marine Defense Battalion (MDB) and its supporting Marine F4F Wildcat fighter squadron...

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