What is Johnston Atoll?
[[File:Johnston Atoll-CIA WFB Map.png|thumb|250px]] '''Johnston Atoll''' is an [[island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is a property of the [[United States]]. The military used the Island for many things including a re-fueling location for planes going overseas, a chemical weapons ammunition storage facility, and a test launch location for nuclear testing. It was inhabited by all forces of the US military and government contract workers. The island is named after Captain James Johnston, who discovered it in [[1807]]. The island was mined for [[guano]] until [[1890]]. After that, it was used as an army base. == Other websites == {{commonscat|Johnston Atoll}} *[http://www.johnstonmemories.com Johnston Island Memories Site], the personal website of an [[Armed Forces Radio and Television Service|AFRTS]] serviceman stationed there in 1975-6 *[http://www.uscghawaii.com/go/doc/800/185723 Coast Guard Medevac from Johnston Island] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175533/http://www.uscghawaii.com/go/doc/800/185723 |date=2011-07-17 }}, photo from December 2007 medevac operation *[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/johnston_atoll.htm JACADS - Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System], history of nuclear testing, and JACADS Sarin and VX nerve agent disposal *[http://www.fws.gov/johnstonisland/index.html U.S. Fish & Wildlife Johnston Island National Wildlife Refuge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503213746/http://www.fws.gov/johnstonisland/index.html |date=2012-05-03 }} Contains additional information on wildlife and clean-up efforts {{United States}} {{US-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Atolls]] [[Category:United States Minor Outlying Islands]] [[Category:Pacific islands]] [[Category:Islands of Oceania]]