United States Marine Corps F-18 Hornet making an emergency landing for repairs

A military attack jet making a landing on a runway surrounded by nesting birds

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United States Marine Corps F-18 Hornet making an emergency landing for repairs

This U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet made an emergency landing for repairs on July 14, 2015.

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David Dow/USFWS

Facility

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

Species

Phoebastria immutabilis

Phoebastria nigripes

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Public Domain

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Wildlife refuges

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