The claim: St. Petersburg, 90
What it really is: Pinellas Plant (now known as the Young-Rainy Star Center) use to be a nuclear weapons manufacturing facility operated by the Department of Energy, but is now a high-technology and manufacturing center owned by Pinellas County.
Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Patrick AFB, Florida
The claim: Cocoa Beach, 2,341
What it really is: Patrick Air Force Base is an Air Force Space Command base.
The base is used to launched unmanned rockets and satellites for the US military, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency, as well as scientific payload launches in support of NASA, weather satellite launches in support of NOAA, payloads in support of international customers such as the European Space Agency, and commercial payloads for various corporate communications entities.
What it really is: Patrick Air Force Base is an Air Force Space Command base.
The base is used to launched unmanned rockets and satellites for the US military, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency, as well as scientific payload launches in support of NASA, weather satellite launches in support of NOAA, payloads in support of international customers such as the European Space Agency, and commercial payloads for various corporate communications entities.
Mayport Naval Station, Florida
The claim: Mayport, 3,000
What it really is: Naval Station Mayport is a Navy base that currently undergoing infrastructure changes and construction of new facilities in order to be suitable to harbor nuclear powered carriers.
What it really is: Naval Station Mayport is a Navy base that currently undergoing infrastructure changes and construction of new facilities in order to be suitable to harbor nuclear powered carriers.
NAS Jacksonville, Florida
The claim: Jacksonville, ?
What it really is: Naval Air Station Jacksonville is a military airport, and is actually one of two naval bases located in Duval County, Florida.
All the buildings located there are basically what would be typically expected at a facility that was both an airport and a military air base. Also, there are multiple civilian facilities surrounding the base (including houses and businesses). It would be highly unlikely that a prison camp could be hidden there for very long without a lot of people seeing it.
What it really is: Naval Air Station Jacksonville is a military airport, and is actually one of two naval bases located in Duval County, Florida.
All the buildings located there are basically what would be typically expected at a facility that was both an airport and a military air base. Also, there are multiple civilian facilities surrounding the base (including houses and businesses). It would be highly unlikely that a prison camp could be hidden there for very long without a lot of people seeing it.
Eglin AFB, Florida
The claim: Fort Walton Beach, 463,452 (Only 752 acres used for evaluating nuclear base security systems are counted toward the total)
What it really is: Eglin Air Force Base is a fairly large Air Force Base. The claim that only 752 acres of the base are actually counted is completely false. In fact it is official knowledge that the base covers 463,128 acres.
The base is also surrounded by towns and cities, has military family housing units, and has scheduled passenger airline service as the Northwest Florida Regional Airport, which is co-located on the base property.
What it really is: Eglin Air Force Base is a fairly large Air Force Base. The claim that only 752 acres of the base are actually counted is completely false. In fact it is official knowledge that the base covers 463,128 acres.
The base is also surrounded by towns and cities, has military family housing units, and has scheduled passenger airline service as the Northwest Florida Regional Airport, which is co-located on the base property.
NAS Cecil Field, Florida
The claim: Jacksonville, 21,000
What it really is: Navel Air Station Cecil Field was closed in 1999 and is now the Cecil Commerce Center and Cecil Airport.
The only military presence left there is the Florida National Guard.
What it really is: Navel Air Station Cecil Field was closed in 1999 and is now the Cecil Commerce Center and Cecil Airport.
The only military presence left there is the Florida National Guard.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida
The claim: Cape Canaveral, 15,804
What it really is: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station originally began as a missile testing ground, and has since evolved into one of the major facilities of the United States space program.
Despite not actually being open to the public, it's in a very open area, and is on flat ground. Any one can see any part of the base at any time (provided they have a boat), making hiding a prison camp here very difficult.
What it really is: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station originally began as a missile testing ground, and has since evolved into one of the major facilities of the United States space program.
Despite not actually being open to the public, it's in a very open area, and is on flat ground. Any one can see any part of the base at any time (provided they have a boat), making hiding a prison camp here very difficult.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Pensacola, Florida
The claim: Federal Prison Camp Everglades - It is believed that a facility may be carved out of the wilds here.
What it really is: First, Pensascola is no where near the Everglades. Second, there is already a prison near the Everglades, it called the Everglades Correctional Institution. It's run by the state, not the Federal government, and it holds minimum to medium security prisoners.
What it really is: First, Pensascola is no where near the Everglades. Second, there is already a prison near the Everglades, it called the Everglades Correctional Institution. It's run by the state, not the Federal government, and it holds minimum to medium security prisoners.
Eglin AFB, Florida
The claim: This base is over 30 miles long, from Pensacola to Hwy 331 in De Funiak Springs. High capacity facility, presently manned and populated with some prisoners.
What it really is: Eglin is a major Air Force base, it is not however over 30 miles long. It is infact only two miles long.
It once did host a prison camp, but it was minimum security, and it closed in 2006.
What it really is: Eglin is a major Air Force base, it is not however over 30 miles long. It is infact only two miles long.
It once did host a prison camp, but it was minimum security, and it closed in 2006.
Camp Krome, Florida
The claim: DoJ detention/interrogation center, Rex 84 facility
What it really is: It's an abandoned site. The only thing that's there are a few decaying building with graffiti on them.
What it really is: It's an abandoned site. The only thing that's there are a few decaying building with graffiti on them.
Avon Park, Florida
The claim: Air Force gunnery range, Avon Park has an on-base "correctional facility" which was a former WWII detention camp.
What it really is: The base never hosted a POW detention camp, and portions of the base itself has been declared land surplus over the years and has been sold off.
There is a prison there, but it's run by the Florida Department of Corrections, not the Federal government.
What it really is: The base never hosted a POW detention camp, and portions of the base itself has been declared land surplus over the years and has been sold off.
There is a prison there, but it's run by the Florida Department of Corrections, not the Federal government.
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