- Camp W. G. Williams
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Camp W. G. Williams, also known as Army Garrison Camp Williams, is a National Guard training site operated by the Utah National Guard. It is located south of Bluffdale, west of Lehi, and north of Saratoga Springs and Cedar Fort, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Salt Lake City, straddling the border between Salt Lake County and Utah County in the western portion of the Traverse Mountains. Camp Williams is also home to the National Guard Basic Non Commissioned Officer Course Phase 1 (BNCOC) which is 2 weeks in duration.
Camp Williams land comprises about 6 square miles (16 km2) of flat area and 47 square miles (120 km2) of mountainous region.
On September 19, 2010, live fire 50 caliber machine gun training at the camp sparked the "Machine Gun Fire" that resulted in over 3500 acres burned and the loss of three homes in the city of Herriman to the north.[1]
Data Center
The National Security Agency (NSA) is building the $1.5 billion Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center at Camp Williams, the first in a series of data centers required for the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.[2][3][4] The 1.5 million square foot facility built on 200 acres is expected to store 1 yottabyte of data by 2015.[5][6][7] The facility which is expected to be completed in October 2013 will use 65 megawatts and will cost another $2 billion for hardware, software, and maintenance.[5]
Notes
- ^ Bergreen, Jason; Mike Gorrell, and Nate Carlisle (September 20, 2010). "Guard takes blame for massive fire, saying ‘we failed’". Salt Lake Tribune (MediaNews Group). http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/50317750-78/fire-homes-guard-monday.html.csp. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ LaPlante, Matthew D. (July 2, 2009). "New NSA center unveiled in budget documents". Salt Lake Tribune (MediaNews Group). http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12744661. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ LaPlante, Matthew D. (July 2, 2009). "Spies like us: NSA to build huge facility in Utah". Salt Lake Tribune (MediaNews Group). http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12735293. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ Fidel, Steve. "Utah's $1.5 billion cyber-security center under way". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705363940/Utahs-15-billion-cyber-security-center-under-way.html. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ a b Kenyon, Henry (Jan 07, 2011). "New NSA data center breaks ground on construction -- Defense Systems". Defense Systems. http://defensesystems.com/Articles/2011/01/07/NSA-spy-cyber-intelligence-data-center-Utah.aspx. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "NSA to store yottabytes in Utah data centre". CNET Networks. http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/nsa-to-store-yottabytes-in-utah-data-centre-49304118/. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Bamford, James. "Who’s in Big Brother’s Database? by James Bamford". The New York Review of Books. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2009/nov/05/whos-in-big-brothers-database/. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
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Coordinates: 40°25′39″N 112°00′48″W / 40.4275°N 112.01333°W
Categories:- Military facilities in Utah
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- United States Army National Guard
- United States Army training facilities
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