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Judge Bars Navy Bombing on Farallon de Medinilla (745 words) |
 | Uninhabited by humans, Farallon de Medinilla hosts breeding colonies of great frigatebirds; masked, red-footed, and brown boobys; red- and white-tailed tropicbirds; white and sooty terns; brown and fl noddys; and other species of migratory seabirds. |
| Farallon de Medinilla is one of only two small breeding colonies of the great frigatebird in the Mariana island chain, and is also the largest known nesting site for masked boobies in the Mariana and Caroline islands. |
| Although the Navy argued to the court that uninterrupted use at Farallon de Medinilla is vital to national defense, the court noted the testimony of military officers that other facilities exist that could meet the military's training needs. |
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Farallon de Medinilla (1268 words) |
| Farallon de Mendinilla is classified as public land that is under lease by the US military from the Commonwealth. |
| Farallon de Medinilla enables forward-deployed airwing and surface units in Japan to conduct two and three unit level training evolutions and one large-scale exercise per year. |
| Farallon de Medinilla hosts colonies of great frigatebirds; masked, red-footed, and brown boobys; red- and white-tailed tropicbirds; white and sooty terns; brown and fl noddys; and other species of migratory seabirds. |
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