About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Area 51, Project Pluto, Nevada National Security Site, S-4, Operation Plumbbob, Divine Strake, W54, Operation Flintlock, Operation Teapot, Operation Crosstie, Pahute Mesa, Operation Bedrock, Operation Upshot-Knothole, Operation Nougat, Operation Mandrel, Operation Buster-Jangle, Area 20, Operation Storax, Frenchman Flat, Operation Arbor, Operation Whetstone, Operation Charioteer, Operation Tumbler-Snapper, Operation Niblick, BREN Tower, Operation Latchkey, Operation Grommet, Area 25, Operation Aqueduct, Operation Ranger, Area 19, Operation Emery, Yucca Airstrip, Operation Cresset, Operation Toggle, Operation Praetorian, Operation Fulcrum, Operation Julin, Operation Phalanx, Operation Fusileer, Operation Musketeer, Operation Grenadier, Project 56, Operation Sunbeam, Operation Quicksilver, Operation Touchstone, Operation Cornerstone, Operation Guardian, Project 58A, Project 57, Jackass Flats, Nevada, Operation Tinderbox, Operation Sculpin, Upshot-Knothole Simon. Excerpt: Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles (133 km) north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield. The base's primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems. The base lies within the United States Air Force's vast Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), formerly called the Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR). Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around 186 miles (300 km) southwest of Groom, and as such...
