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GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 6, 2023) – Lt. Brian Dolat, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) Deputy of Commander’s Action Group, gives a brief on the U.S. aviation forces on Midway Island during the Battle of Midway in the Bluejackets Memorial Chapel, Building 3, Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. The Battle of Midway occurred 81 years ago June 3-6, 1942 in the Pacific Ocean 500 miles west of Midway Island at the beginning of the United States’ involvement in World War II. (U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)