Wow! The place has changed a lot since I was there for over 14 months in 1964, 1965! It looks like most of the buildings are gone including my barracks near the hangar. We always enjoyed the gooneys. I worked in the weather office on the second floor of the hangar. There were some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I can look back fondly now but wasn't enjoying it so much at the time, being 21 and missing home. Good times, though.
I lived there in 69 and 70 my dad was a postal clerk, I remember going up Main hill it was 12 feet above sea level if I recall correctly I got to go in the base of the radar towers which made an incredible amount of noise , we use to check out a Bayliner and go to the nearest island for picnics it was called Eastern Island no inhabitants or fresh water . My greatest memories were the clear clear water . Nice to see the place again .
Thanks for making that video. As an airline pilot that uses Midway as an ETOPS alternate, it was very informative and gave me an insight on the facilities there. Good job.
Love the "Flammable" HAZMAT sticker on the bathroom door. I stopped for fuel once at Midway. Have some great photos (USAF C-130 Loadmaster). We tried to take off, the firefighters said that we were crazy. Hit a "goony bird" on take off roll, stopped, let the FD clean up the mess, then tried again. Made it to Japan in our window. Thank you Midway FD. This was Christmas time, 2000.
Omg......I would love to revisit my very first of many Naval assignments over my 20 year career. Crash and Fire department 1980-1981. Isolated duty was truly an eye opening experience, and Midway Island is something I’ll always remember, aside from an amazing historical landmark. 😎😇🙏⚓️⚓️👍
Why you not in the down town area near the barracks,messhaul and the PX. Even the pier. I was station there in 1962 thru 1964 with airborne early warning sq. Be nice to see more of the island now. Loved that island.
I agree , I lived there as a kid in 69 70 we used to go to town and watch star trek on the big screen in the movie theater there , it was a great place to be a kid
Really cool video, thanks for sharing. Wish I could go and visit the island just to say I've been there and to explore. I have friends who were in the Navy who were stationed there a LONG time ago. I spent 20 years in the Navy but never made it to Midway. Anyways, thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
Been there during the early 80's. Knew men that served there when families were permitted. The Gooney Birds and Fairy Turns are amazing. The waters incredible. Filled with history.
I would love to live here/ work here! Im sure the military uses the runway to to touich and does and you get the ocational diversions. Amazing place for plane spotting
Well if you accidentally run over an adult, pick it up, defeather it and cook it over an open fire and it tastes fairly good. A golf cart is the best way to get around the island . The Operations building was where the CO of the base was when it was a Naval and Marine Corps Air Station as I remember the runways were 7,000 and 10,000 at Henderson Memorial Air Station at the time, I wonder if they still are. They should expand the island and the mains at Henderson in case they need to land an aircraft that can't stop in time either because the pilot made an error, bad brakes, weather, etc (my guess would be a combined interservice construction program (Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Seabees, etc working together to accomplish the task).
@@CaseyCassitythanks for sharing! It’s sad that they have so much lead and other harmful chemicals in their blood due to pollution. I would hate to see these birds go extinct. 😢
I was ARFF through 2017. I remember looking into these jobs but retired very happily without the experience. The South Pole hires also and pays well. Just look around. Be careful what you wish. You might end up there!
The tanks are designed to operate at a certain temperature. They have built in gaps for thermal expansion. When they’re at operating temperature they don’t leak at all.
This fellow’s a regular David Attenborough, isn’t he ? The albatrosses have rested there for a million years, in the midst of their epic journeys across the Pacific, but this guy thinks he owns the place. Typical human.
@@jamesholden6142. Humans only think we “own the place.” It is impossible to truly own the planet.* Like all species, we are temporary. There is only one thing that is truly special about us, and that is how we will end, since we have evolved to the point that we can terminate ourselves. If we follow the usual law of ecological succession, we will die out due to overpopulation and pollution. Of course, being such an “advanced species” we may kill ourselves off with nuclear weapons. Since there is such arrogance in our species, I imagine that we will terminate ourselves, and possibly most life on earth, before we overpopulate and die off. *If you are a religious person, you should know that God gave humans “dominion over the earth,” a stewardship. He did not give us ownership. Big difference.
I didn't like this video. It was the guys attitude towards the birds. All he cared about is that crappy airplane and his crappy radios at the end of the video.
Wow! The place has changed a lot since I was there for over 14 months in 1964, 1965! It looks like most of the buildings are gone including my barracks near the hangar. We always enjoyed the gooneys. I worked in the weather office on the second floor of the hangar. There were some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I can look back fondly now but wasn't enjoying it so much at the time, being 21 and missing home. Good times, though.
I used to use the ham radio station on the second floor of the hanger. I worked in avionics .
I lived there in 69 and 70 my dad was a postal clerk, I remember going up Main hill it was 12 feet above sea level if I recall correctly I got to go in the base of the radar towers which made an incredible amount of noise , we use to check out a Bayliner and go to the nearest island for picnics it was called Eastern Island no inhabitants or fresh water . My greatest memories were the clear clear water . Nice to see the place again .
I use to use the ham radio station on second floor of the hanger. Worked in avionics in the hanger
How did they manage to land aircraft without having like 1000 bird strikes on each approach?
Thanks for making that video. As an airline pilot that uses Midway as an ETOPS alternate, it was very informative and gave me an insight on the facilities there. Good job.
I lived there as a kid late 50's. Things look a lot different, but 60 years might do that.
I also lived on Midway during that time.
You lived on Midway as a kid??? That's really cool. That's a rare experience
Love the "Flammable" HAZMAT sticker on the bathroom door. I stopped for fuel once at Midway. Have some great photos (USAF C-130 Loadmaster). We tried to take off, the firefighters said that we were crazy. Hit a "goony bird" on take off roll, stopped, let the FD clean up the mess, then tried again. Made it to Japan in our window. Thank you Midway FD. This was Christmas time, 2000.
Omg......I would love to revisit my very first of many Naval assignments over my 20 year career. Crash and Fire department 1980-1981. Isolated duty was truly an eye opening experience, and Midway Island is something I’ll always remember, aside from an amazing historical landmark. 😎😇🙏⚓️⚓️👍
Why you not in the down town area near the barracks,messhaul and the PX. Even the pier. I was station there in 1962 thru 1964 with airborne early warning sq. Be nice to see more of the island now. Loved that island.
I agree , I lived there as a kid in 69 70 we used to go to town and watch star trek on the big screen in the movie theater there , it was a great place to be a kid
Really cool video, thanks for sharing. Wish I could go and visit the island just to say I've been there and to explore. I have friends who were in the Navy who were stationed there a LONG time ago. I spent 20 years in the Navy but never made it to Midway. Anyways, thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
awesome video
Too cool.
Been there during the early 80's. Knew men that served there when families were permitted. The Gooney Birds and Fairy Turns are amazing. The waters incredible. Filled with history.
Would like to see the old buildings.
How do they keep the birds off the runway.
I would love to live here/ work here! Im sure the military uses the runway to to touich and does and you get the ocational diversions. Amazing place for plane spotting
You already know that these were militarized islands, right?
It looks like an 18" high barrier at the edge of the taxiway will keep the birds out.
So what do you do there as a firefighter? I mean, it is very rare when a plane has to land there for emergency
I think dude has been alone to long. 😊
agreed
Are you airport ops? I’d kill to work ops here
Those gooney birds act like the Dodo. They were clubbed into extinction.
Man this guy is offputting
Agreed, obsessed with dying birds...
Yes, obnoxious really.
Well if you accidentally run over an adult, pick it up, defeather it and cook it over an open fire and it tastes fairly good. A golf cart is the best way to get around the island . The Operations building was where the CO of the base was when it was a Naval and Marine Corps Air Station as I remember the runways were 7,000 and 10,000 at Henderson Memorial Air Station at the time, I wonder if they still are. They should expand the island and the mains at Henderson in case they need to land an aircraft that can't stop in time either because the pilot made an error, bad brakes, weather, etc (my guess would be a combined interservice construction program (Army Corps of Engineers, Navy Seabees, etc working together to accomplish the task).
I would not eat these birds en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laysan_albatross#Midway_Atoll
@@CaseyCassitythanks for sharing! It’s sad that they have so much lead and other harmful chemicals in their blood due to pollution. I would hate to see these birds go extinct. 😢
How would an ARFF Firefighter get a job there?
DOD contract job fyi
I was ARFF through 2017. I remember looking into these jobs but retired very happily without the experience. The South Pole hires also and pays well. Just look around. Be careful what you wish. You might end up there!
So you mean to tell us we pay millions for jets that have leaky gas tanks? And were supposed to believe that's normal?
The tanks are designed to operate at a certain temperature. They have built in gaps for thermal expansion. When they’re at operating temperature they don’t leak at all.
Jag-Off!!
where`s the girls and bars?
In Hawaii
He might be a spy
Goofball.
This fellow’s a regular David Attenborough, isn’t he ? The albatrosses have rested there for a million years, in the midst of their epic journeys across the Pacific, but this guy thinks he owns the place. Typical human.
Yes this guy is a real clown. Must be a USFW terd...The folks that destroyed the island and are continuing...Sad.
the birds are a mess and get in the way of flight ops. They can bring a plane down. Humans DO own the place
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laysan_albatross#Midway_Atoll
@@jamesholden6142. Humans only think we “own the place.” It is impossible to truly own the planet.* Like all species, we are temporary. There is only one thing that is truly special about us, and that is how we will end, since we have evolved to the point that we can terminate ourselves. If we follow the usual law of ecological succession, we will die out due to overpopulation and pollution. Of course, being such an “advanced species” we may kill ourselves off with nuclear weapons. Since there is such arrogance in our species, I imagine that we will terminate ourselves, and possibly most life on earth, before we overpopulate and die off.
*If you are a religious person, you should know that God gave humans “dominion over the earth,” a stewardship. He did not give us ownership. Big difference.
I didn't like this video. It was the guys attitude towards the birds. All he cared about is that crappy airplane and his crappy radios at the end of the video.
Value is subjective.
Value is subjective.
It isn't subjective, he's right. Odd attitude towards those birds. Probably slept with some of them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laysan_albatross#Midway_Atoll