Johnston Atoll
The Johnston Atoll is run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but it was originally a military playground for seven decades. It was one of the most isolated bases on the planet. Before it was turned into a military location during the ‘30s, it was a bird refuge. It was supposed to refuel, maintain, and repair subs and aircraft. In the past, there had been 1,300 personnel working and living there until it was turned into a nuclear testing facility in the ‘40s. It is infamous for the storage and disposal of Agent Orange. They are still cleaning up the petroleum and chemical leak that the testing created.
Johnston Atoll
Soviet Submarine K-77
The Soviet K-77 or the Juliett-class subs were used in Project 651. The cruise missile sub was commissioned in 1965 for the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet. They were pulled out in 1988, but it did not mean that it disappeared. In 2002, it got featured in the movie K-19: The Widowmaker. It was then taken to Rhode Island to be converted into a museum. Sadly, it sank in a storm in April 2007. The following year, they recovered it but found that it was in such poor shape and simply scrapped it.
Soviet Submarine K-77
