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Military - note Wake Island, in 30 editions.
The entry for Wake Island published Military - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 5
- the first edition with it
- 1996
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Defense note” (1996), “Military - note” (1997 to 2025), “Military-note” (1998) and “Military--note” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Defense note”
defense is the responsibility of the US
defense is the responsibility of the US
defense is the responsibility of the US
defense is the responsibility of the US
Published as “Military-note”
defense is the responsibility of the US
defense is the responsibility of the US
Entry published as “Wake Atoll”.
Published as “Military--note”
defense is the responsibility of the US
defense is the responsibility of the US
The same text in 4 editions, 2000 to 2003.
defense is the responsibility of the US
defense is the responsibility of the US
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
defense is the responsibility of the US; launch support facility is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) administered by US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
Rewritten: too little of the 2003 text remains to mark the changes.
defense is the responsibility of the US; launch support facility is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) administered by US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
The same text in 3 editions, 2007 to 2009.
- defense is the responsibility of the US;
- the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island;
- the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
defense is the responsibility of the US; the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island; the launch support facility is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) administered by the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) Agency (MDA)
The same text in 14 editions, 2010 to 2023.
- defense is the responsibility of the US;
- the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island facilities;
- the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
defense is the responsibility of the US; the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island; island facilities; the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- defense is the responsibility of the US;
- the island serves as a trans-Pacific refueling stop for military aircraft and supports US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) testing activities;
- the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island facilities while the launch support facility is administered by the MDA (2024)
defense is the responsibility of the US; the island serves as a trans-Pacific refueling stop for military aircraft and supports US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) testing activities; the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island facilities; facilities while the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) MDA (2024)
- defense is the responsibility of the US;
- the island serves as a trans-Pacific refueling stop for military aircraft and supports US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) testing activities;
- Wake is managed by the US Air Force (2025)
defense is the responsibility of the US; the island serves as a trans-Pacific refueling stop for military aircraft and supports US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) testing activities; Wake is managed by the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island facilities while the launch support facility is administered by the MDA (2024) (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Wake Island: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/wake-island/military-note.