{"id":118795,"date":"2014-05-16T17:37:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T17:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=118795"},"modified":"2014-05-16T17:37:10","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T17:37:10","slug":"leaked-documents-reveal-marine-corps-urban-training-center-based-u-s-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/latest-news\/leaked-documents-reveal-marine-corps-urban-training-center-based-u-s-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Documents Reveal Marine Corps \u2018Urban Training Center\u2019 Based on U.S. Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mikael Thalen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Newly leaked Marine Corps\u2019 documents detail yet another military urban training center that more closely resembles a small U.S. town than a foreign combat zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

The document, entitled \u201cMilitary Operations on Urban Terrain Collective Training Facility,\u201d details the specifics of a mock 30-acre town located on Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Originally built in 1990, new additions to the facility, including a Baptist church, a police station and several farmhouses, have transformed the layout of the once \u201cinternational\u201d town.<\/p>\n

According to the military whistleblower who provided the documents to Infowars, U.S. Marines at the facility have been tasked with training soldiers, law enforcement agencies and Homeland Security in skills such as fighting in wooded areas, urban patrolling, forcible entry and night fighting techniques. The facility is also being used to cross train foreign troops from the United Nations and NATO.<\/p>\n

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\nAn aerial photograph of the training center reveals the location of several new structures including a water treatment facility, railroad tracks and the aforementioned farmhouses and police station. Although the map makes no mention of the Baptist church, several accompanying photographs show the church\u2019s location.<\/p>\n

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A seperate aerial photo shows several of the town\u2019s other features including a bank, soccer field, a bridge capable of accommodating an \u201cM-1 tank\u201d and a high school. According to a 1989\u00a0press release<\/a>\u00a0that mentioned the facility\u2019s original structures, the high school\u2019s gymnasium \u201ccan be used as a holding area for \u2018evacuees\u2019 or as a detention center for prisoners of war.\u201d
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\nThe facility\u2019s continuous upgrades perfectly illustrate the establishment\u2019s public shift towards targeting conservative Americans deemed \u201cextremist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just last February, the U.S. Army unveiled a similar\u00a0300-acre urban training center<\/a>\u00a0in Virginia, complete with a Baptist church and underground subway system nearly identical to one in Washington DC. After months of being stonewalled, Infowars\u2019 reporters David Knight and\u00a0Staff Sergeant Joe Biggs\u00a0traveled to the facility this week and uncovered<\/a>\u00a0several other suspicious structures.<\/p>\n

While attempting to locate military personnel for an interview, both Knight and Biggs were detained by police and escorted to the base\u2019s headquarters. Alex Jones contacted Fort AP Hill\u2019s public information officer, Bob McElroy, to learn the fate of his reporters and to inform McElroy of the facility\u2019s nefarious background.<\/p>\n