Updated Facility Office Grows Secret USAF Role
Credit: Boeing
Popularly known as Area 51, the U.S. Air Force's secret flight-test base at Groom Lake, Nev., was rebuilt and expanded in the late 1980s. The frequency of the “Janet” Boeing 737 commuter service that connects the base with Las Vegas shows that the facility has continued to operate at a healthy rate...
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