Showing posts with label Air Force. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Air Force. Show all posts

Friday, February 14, 2014

F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming

The claim: (67 W62/Minuteman III warheads; 525 W87/MX [Peacekeeper] warheads), Cheyenne, 5,866 (missile field covers an additional 12,600 sq. miles)

What it really is: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base is one of three strategic missile bases in the United States, although many of the original solos have since been destroyed and are in private ownership. The base itself is locate right next to the city of Cheyenne, and is on flat, clear land, which would make it difficult to hide any structures that would be used for a prison camp.

Also, taking a look at it via Google Maps I can't really find anything that resembles a prison camp.

General Mitchell ANG Base Billy Mitchell Field is South of the Milwaukee Airport, Wisconsin

The claim: Milwaukee, 111

What it really is: The actually name for this facility is the General Mitchell International Airport, and is a joint civilian and military airport.

The airport is run by the Milwaukee County Airport Department (a civilian agency) and it's only military presence there is the Wisconsin Air National Guard.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Hill AFB/Utah Test and Training Range, Utah

The claim: Ogden, 968,774

What it really is: Hill Air Force Base is one of the only live fire Air Force bases in the country.

The base is also surrounded by residential areas.

Kelly AFB, Texas

The claim: San Antonio, 4,660

What it really is: Kelly Field Annex (formerly known as Kelly Air Force Base) is part of the Joint Base San Antonio and is a major part of the community, and is also surrounded by residual areas.

Goodfellow AFB, Texas

The claim: San Angelo, 1,137

What it really is: Goodfellow Air Force Base is a non-flying Air Force base located in San Angelo. The base is used primarily for training and air education.

Dyess AFB, Texas

The claim: Abilene, 6,437

What it really is: Dyess Air Force Base is a large Air Force in the middle of Texas. The are over 13,000 military personnel and civilians on the base, and employs more than 5,000 people.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Carswell AFB, Texas

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.

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.

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.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Kingsley Field, Oregon

The claim: Klamath Falls, 425

What it really is: The Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base is a former Air Force base that was transferred to the Oregon Air National Guard in 1978.

Clinton-Sherman AFB, Oklahoma

The claim: Clinton, ?

What it really is: Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base was closed in 1969. Today it is the Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark.

Altus AFB, Oklahoma

The claim: Altus, 5,982

What it really is: Altus Air Force Base is just your typical Air Force base that after looking at it via Google maps I could find nothing resembling a prison camp.

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

The claim: Dayton, 8,145

What it really is: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a large and historic Air Force base located in Ohio.

The base itself has areas open to the public, including the National Museum of the United States Air Force, and has several thousand civilian personnel working on the base.

The base is also a National Historical landmark.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Newark AFB, Ohio

The claim: Newark, 70

What it really is: The actual name of the facility is the Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program Office, and it is the primary manager of metrology services for the Air Force.

Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota

The claim: 25 B61-7 gravity bombs; 60 B83 gravity bombs, Emerado, 5,418 (missile field covers an additional 8,500 sq. miles)

What it really is: The Grand Forks Air Force Base is your typical Air Force base out in the middle of no where with nothing that you wouldn't typically find on any other Air Force base.

Cavalier AFS, North Dakota

The claim: Concrete, ?

What it really is: Cavalier Air Force Station is a small Air Force facility with both members from the US and Canadian military stationed there, as well as civilian employees.

The station monitors for and tracks potential missile launches against North America, as well as tracks half of all Earth orbiting objects.

Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina

The claim: Goldsboro, 3,233

What it really is: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is basically your typical Air Force base.

After looking at the base via Google maps I can find nothing there that resembles a prison camp or anything that one would not find on an Air Force base.

Plattsburgh AFB, New York

The claim: Plattsburgh, 4,879

What it really is: Plattsburgh Air Force Base was closed in 1995 and is now a civilian airport called the Plattsburgh International Airport, and a industrial complex.

Niagara Falls Storage Site, New York

The claim: Lewiston, 191

What it really is: The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (it's actual name) is an Air Force reserve base that shares runways with the Niagara Falls International Airport.

Currently the only aircraft stationed at the base are C-130 transport planes.