KILAUEA, Hawaii (May. 8, 2026) Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, leadership and staff visit Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge to see first hand the work being done to support and maintain the the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge Complex under Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) grants by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service team. On August 5, 2025 the Department of the Navy signed an $800k Cooperative Agreement award with the Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuge to support a multi-year project focused on expanding habitat for native seabirds and water birds, support aviation safety at PMRF by reducing Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) and advancing long-term conservation on Kaua‘i. PMRF is the world's largest instrumented multi-domain range, capable of supporting surface and sub-surface, air and space operations simultaneously.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Louis Lea)
| Date Taken: | 05.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.08.2026 19:21 |
| Photo ID: | 9673255 |
| VIRIN: | 260506-N-HW207-1136 |
| Resolution: | 4001x2669 |
| Size: | 2.12 MB |
| Location: | KILAUEA, HAWAII, US |
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