Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
These are the bases you wish you knew sooner about! 50 of the most unique military bases in the US.
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Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:34 – The Deep Granite City of Cheyenne Mountain
1:16 – Raven Rock the Backup Underground Pentagon
1:49 – Mount Weather and the Hidden Government Bunker
2:23 – Plant 42 Where Secret Black Projects Fly
2:59 – Reverse Engineering Technology at Wright Patterson Base
3:26 – Camp Hero and the Stranger Things Inspiration
4:06 – HAARP and the Mysterious Alaskan Antenna Array
4:47 – Pituffik Space Base Controlling the Arctic Circle
5:21 – Kwajalein Atoll the Remote Pacific Missile Range
6:12 – Diego Garcia the Strategic Indian Ocean Outpost
6:55 – Chaleix Naval Base and the Pacific Patrol
7:29 – Plum Island and the Animal Disease Center
8:04 – Sinpung-dong the Hidden North Korean Missile Base
8:47 – Yulin Naval Base and the Underwater Tunnels
9:25 – The Secret Baltic Spy Base in Kaliningrad
9:56 – Zhitkur the Russian Version of Area 51
10:30 – Logistics Support Area Jenkins and Secret Strikes
11:09 – Ream Naval Base the Chinese Outpost in Cambodia
11:40 – Site 81 and the Hidden Fortress of Zion
12:32 – The Unacknowledged Military Presence in Syria
13:06 – Lop Nur the Secret Chinese Testing Site
13:44 – Mount Yamantau the City Inside a Mountain
14:32 – The Ghost Base in the Tajikistan Mountains
14:57 – Yasny Base and the Leaked Russian Blueprints
15:25 – Khmeimim Air Base and Russian Regional Influence
16:07 – The Hidden Chinese Facility at Khalifa Port
16:43 – Al Dhafra the Eye in the Middle East
17:20 – Submarine Base No.1 Near the Yellow Sea
17:44 – Zhurihe Training Base and the Mock City
18:18 – Site 512 the Denied Base in the Desert
18:53 – Camp Glilot the Hub for Cyber Warfare
19:20 – The Massive Command Center of Beijing Military City
19:48 – Sdot Micha Airbase and the Hidden Missiles
20:28 – Oghab 44 the Underground Iranian Air Base
20:56 – RAF Menwith Hill and the Global Golf Balls
21:27 – Pine Gap the Intelligence Hub in the Outback
21:53 – The Secret Intelligence Facility Under Gibraltar
22:26 – Porton Down and the History of Nerve Agents
22:55 – Volkel Air Base the Location Blurred Online
23:27 – Ile Longue and the French Nuclear Submarines
23:55 – RAF Croughton the Gateway for Military Communications
24:19 – Woomera Prohibited Area the Largest Test Range
24:45 – The Developing Chinese Spy Base in Cuba
25:10 – Harvey Point and the Elite Mission Training
25:37 – Camp Peary the Secret CIA Training Farm
26:08 – The Military Bio Research Facility for Pathogens
26:48 – Area 51 and the Legends of Nevada
27:19 – Tolicha Peak and Electronic Combat Testing
27:47 – The Windowless Manhattan Skyscraper
28:20 – The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Operations
These are the bases you wish you knew sooner about! 50 of the most unique military bases in the US.
If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to MapPack so you don’t miss future videos like this one. I post weekly geography deep dives that reveal how geography, nature, power, borders, and history shape the world we live in.
Attributions: pastebin.com/4FCvdhki
Want to learn more? Check out these playlists for similar content:
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📌 United States of America: Hidden Truths & Geography - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBm3kf2sZ3KtMhc5nEFG30oC
📌 INSANE Facts!!! - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBmhl-VA4Qu5Ddvzm5M2ecyV
📌 Military & Wars: Facts, History, Mysteries and Geography - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBntro8rFimAf0ygMSKBvO4N
📌 Deadly Disasters & Mysterious Cases - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBkFZDJe1andaAfxWwcajZbj
📌 Asia: Less Known Facts, History & Geography - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBnTkTAFhKtDbFdwCPXzHVu0
📌 Europe: Surprising Facts, Hidden Truths & Geography - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBlW7CxNThoPE20G0DJVt0aV
📌 Russia: Less Known Facts, Hidden Truths & Geography - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBl2_ck00Dck9iLSkftl4Ldu
___________________________________________________________________________________
Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:34 – The Deep Granite City of Cheyenne Mountain
1:16 – Raven Rock the Backup Underground Pentagon
1:49 – Mount Weather and the Hidden Government Bunker
2:23 – Plant 42 Where Secret Black Projects Fly
2:59 – Reverse Engineering Technology at Wright Patterson Base
3:26 – Camp Hero and the Stranger Things Inspiration
4:06 – HAARP and the Mysterious Alaskan Antenna Array
4:47 – Pituffik Space Base Controlling the Arctic Circle
5:21 – Kwajalein Atoll the Remote Pacific Missile Range
6:12 – Diego Garcia the Strategic Indian Ocean Outpost
6:55 – Chaleix Naval Base and the Pacific Patrol
7:29 – Plum Island and the Animal Disease Center
8:04 – Sinpung-dong the Hidden North Korean Missile Base
8:47 – Yulin Naval Base and the Underwater Tunnels
9:25 – The Secret Baltic Spy Base in Kaliningrad
9:56 – Zhitkur the Russian Version of Area 51
10:30 – Logistics Support Area Jenkins and Secret Strikes
11:09 – Ream Naval Base the Chinese Outpost in Cambodia
11:40 – Site 81 and the Hidden Fortress of Zion
12:32 – The Unacknowledged Military Presence in Syria
13:06 – Lop Nur the Secret Chinese Testing Site
13:44 – Mount Yamantau the City Inside a Mountain
14:32 – The Ghost Base in the Tajikistan Mountains
14:57 – Yasny Base and the Leaked Russian Blueprints
15:25 – Khmeimim Air Base and Russian Regional Influence
16:07 – The Hidden Chinese Facility at Khalifa Port
16:43 – Al Dhafra the Eye in the Middle East
17:20 – Submarine Base No.1 Near the Yellow Sea
17:44 – Zhurihe Training Base and the Mock City
18:18 – Site 512 the Denied Base in the Desert
18:53 – Camp Glilot the Hub for Cyber Warfare
19:20 – The Massive Command Center of Beijing Military City
19:48 – Sdot Micha Airbase and the Hidden Missiles
20:28 – Oghab 44 the Underground Iranian Air Base
20:56 – RAF Menwith Hill and the Global Golf Balls
21:27 – Pine Gap the Intelligence Hub in the Outback
21:53 – The Secret Intelligence Facility Under Gibraltar
22:26 – Porton Down and the History of Nerve Agents
22:55 – Volkel Air Base the Location Blurred Online
23:27 – Ile Longue and the French Nuclear Submarines
23:55 – RAF Croughton the Gateway for Military Communications
24:19 – Woomera Prohibited Area the Largest Test Range
24:45 – The Developing Chinese Spy Base in Cuba
25:10 – Harvey Point and the Elite Mission Training
25:37 – Camp Peary the Secret CIA Training Farm
26:08 – The Military Bio Research Facility for Pathogens
26:48 – Area 51 and the Legends of Nevada
27:19 – Tolicha Peak and Electronic Combat Testing
27:47 – The Windowless Manhattan Skyscraper
28:20 – The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Operations
