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Maryland. Construction began in 1950, and it became operational in 1953. It came under the
auspices of Fort Detrick (MD) when Fort Ritchie closed in September, 1998, as part of the 1995
Base Realignment and Closure Act. Because of its ‘back-up’ status, it is known as the
‘underground Pentagon.’ It is actually a duplicate of the Pentagon’s Command and Control
Center, and was used by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz during the September 11th
terrorist attacks. It provides computer services, functions as a disaster recovery site, and oversees
over 38 communications systems.
The 260,000 square foot facility lies 650 feet beneath the 1,529 foot summit, and can be
accessed by 4 tunnels, which is secured by a chain link fence.
There are five buildings within the complex– with at least three of them being 3-story
structures. Inside this massive bunker, which can accommodate 3000 people, there is an
underground reservoir containing millions of gallons of water, fluorescent lighting,
medical/dental facilities, dining facilities, a fitness center, a convenience store (Post exchange), a
barber shop, a chapel, 35 miles of phone lines, and six 1,000-watt generators.
In 2002, in a Department of Defense briefing, in response to a question as to why $74 billion
needed to be allocated for upgrades to the facility for power, cooling, and staff accommodation,
it was revealed that “…it fits into the overall continuity of government plans.”
According to the 1994 U.S. Army Military Police publication Physical Security of the
Alternate Joint Communications Center they reference a location known as ‘Site Creed’ which
is the “limited area on the west side of the AJCC with an underground building complex.”
Highly secured, most personnel at ‘Site R’ did not even know it existed. It is a Presidential
Emergency Facility (PEF) that is code-named the “Lucy and Desi Suite.”
Greenbrier Facility
Code-named “Project Greek Island,” (and sometimes “Casper”) only a half-dozen members
of Congress, at any one time, knew of its existence. On Sunday, May 31, 1992, an article by Ted
Gup, a Washington correspondent for Time magazine, appeared in the Washington Post (pg. W-
11), which revealed that this secret 112,000 square foot facility was located under and beside the
Greenbrier Resort Hotel, which is located on 6,500 acres in the Allegheny Mountains in White
Sulpher Springs in West Virginia. About 250 miles from Washington D.C., it is an hour away by
plane.
The luxury hotel actually looks like the White House. In the winter of 1941-42, it served as
an internment area for Japanese, Italian, and German diplomats. In 1949, Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson held a meeting there with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of the
Army, Air Force and Navy for a “top-secret discussion of postwar military strategy.” In 1956,
Eisenhower had an international meeting there with the leaders of Canada and Mexico.
In 1960, when they began work on their new West Virginia Wing (which contains a complete
medical clinic), the Greenbrier website indicates that the “top secret relocation center for the
U.S. Congress” was constructed underneath. It was completed 2-1/2 years later. Supposedly
deactivated, there are actually public tours of the “former government relocation facility” now.
Its purpose was to house the Congress in the event of a nuclear attack. It has an area for the
Senate, House, and a large hall for joint sessions. According to former House Speaker Thomas P.
“Tip” O’Neill, who received an annual briefing about the site, spouses would not be allowed in
during a nuclear event.