Camp Peary

AFETA CAMP PEARY
York County and James City County, Virginia
AFETA CAMP PEARY is located in Virginia
AFETA CAMP PEARY
AFETA CAMP PEARY
AFETA CAMP PEARY is located in the United States
AFETA CAMP PEARY
AFETA CAMP PEARY
Coordinates37°20′N 76°40′W / 37.33°N 76.67°W / 37.33; -76.67
Site information
OwnerU.S. Department of Defense
Open to
the public
No
ConditionFully operational
Site history
Built1942
In use1942–1946
1951–present
Garrison information
OccupantsCentral Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
United States Navy
Airfield information
IdentifiersFAA LID: W94
Elevation41 feet (12 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 5,018 feet (1,529 m) Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Camp Peary is a U.S. military reservation in York County near Williamsburg, Virginia, which hosts a covert CIA training facility known as "The Farm". Officially referred to as an Armed Forces Experimental Training Activity (AFETA) under the authority of the Department of Defense, Camp Peary is approximately 9,000 acres. The Farm is used to train officers of the CIA's Directorate of Operations, as well as those of the DIA's Defense Clandestine Service,[2] among other intelligence bodies. Its facilities are available to the members of the intelligence community for "off-site" activities such as conferences and working groups. Camp Peary has a sister facility, "The Point", located in Hertford, North Carolina.

Camp Peary is named for Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary.[3] Porto Bello, the historic hunting lodge of Lord Dunmore, last royal governor of Virginia, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located on the grounds of Camp Peary.

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for W94 PDF, retrieved 2022-02-09
  2. ^ Miller, Greg (December 1, 2012). "DIA sending hundreds more spies overseas". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Walker, Julian (July 27, 2009). "What's in a name? | Camp Peary, near Williamsburg". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. Retrieved June 3, 2019.