The claim: Fort Worth, 3,274
What it really is: The Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (formerly known as Carswell Air Force Base) is a military air field operated by the Navy Reserve.
While the base is operation by the Navy, it is also used by the Air Force, the Marines, and the Texas Air National Guard, and also employees civilian personnel as well.
The base itself is also surround by residential areas.
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Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee
The claim: Oak Ridge, 35,252
What it really is: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the Department of Energy, and partners with the state of Tennessee, universities, and industries to solve challenges in energy, advanced materials, manufacturing, security and physics.
The facility is also home to several of the world's top supercomputers.
What it really is: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the Department of Energy, and partners with the state of Tennessee, universities, and industries to solve challenges in energy, advanced materials, manufacturing, security and physics.
The facility is also home to several of the world's top supercomputers.
Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., Tennessee
The claim: Erwin, 66
What it really is: Nuclear Fuel Services it a private company that provides fuel for the Navy's nuclear powered ships, and also converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for nuclear reactors.
What it really is: Nuclear Fuel Services it a private company that provides fuel for the Navy's nuclear powered ships, and also converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for nuclear reactors.
Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee
The claim: Kingsport, 6,020
What it really is: The Holston Army Ammunition Plant is a government-owned and contractor operated ammunition production and development facility.
The facility itself employees over 14,000 civilian and contractor personnel, but only 20 military personnel.
What it really is: The Holston Army Ammunition Plant is a government-owned and contractor operated ammunition production and development facility.
The facility itself employees over 14,000 civilian and contractor personnel, but only 20 military personnel.
Arnold Engineering Development Center/Arnold AFB, Tennessee
The claim: Manchester, 40,118
What it really is The Arnold Engineering Development Center is a Air Force ground based flight testing facility that is used for the testing and evaluating of aircraft, missile, and space systems and subsystems.
What it really is The Arnold Engineering Development Center is a Air Force ground based flight testing facility that is used for the testing and evaluating of aircraft, missile, and space systems and subsystems.
Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
The claim: Rapid City, 10,632 (missile field covered an additional 18,000 sq. miles)
What it really is: Ellsworth Air Force Base is just your typical Air Force base in the middle of no where.
Using Google maps I can find nothing there that looks like a prison camp. Also there are a couple of towns next to the base, so it makes it highly unlikely that a prison camp could be hidden here.
What it really is: Ellsworth Air Force Base is just your typical Air Force base in the middle of no where.
Using Google maps I can find nothing there that looks like a prison camp. Also there are a couple of towns next to the base, so it makes it highly unlikely that a prison camp could be hidden here.
Savannah River Site, South Carolina
The claim: Aiken, 198,400
What it really is: The Savannah River Site is a nuclear reservation that is owned by the Department of Energy.
The site was built in the 1950's for the refinement of nuclear materials in nuclear weapons, but none of the site's reactors are currently operating.
The facility itself has been the site of major clean up operations.
What it really is: The Savannah River Site is a nuclear reservation that is owned by the Department of Energy.
The site was built in the 1950's for the refinement of nuclear materials in nuclear weapons, but none of the site's reactors are currently operating.
The facility itself has been the site of major clean up operations.
Newport Naval Base/Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Rhode Island
The claim: Newport, 1,440
What it really is: Naval Station Newport is a typical Navy base, but also is home to multiple schools for the Navy as well, including the Naval War College and the Naval Justice School.
What it really is: Naval Station Newport is a typical Navy base, but also is home to multiple schools for the Navy as well, including the Naval War College and the Naval Justice School.
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Pennsylvania
The claim: West Mifflin, 160
What it really is: The Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory is a government owned research and development facility that's sole purpose is the designing and development of nuclear power resources for the Navy.
What it really is: The Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory is a government owned research and development facility that's sole purpose is the designing and development of nuclear power resources for the Navy.
Alternate Joint Communications Center (Site "R"), Pennsylvania
The claim: near Waynesboro (inside Raven Rock Mountain), 6
What it really is: The Raven Rock Mountain Complex is a small communications facility that houses the emergency operations centers for the military and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
While the site itself is restricted from the public and and taking photographs of the site is restricted, the site itself can be easily viewed via Google Maps, and it shows nothing that even closely resembles a prison camp.
What it really is: The Raven Rock Mountain Complex is a small communications facility that houses the emergency operations centers for the military and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
While the site itself is restricted from the public and and taking photographs of the site is restricted, the site itself can be easily viewed via Google Maps, and it shows nothing that even closely resembles a prison camp.
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