Hogan's Alley (FBI)

Town sign at the entrance of Hogan's Alley

Hogan's Alley is a Federal Bureau of Investigation training facility operated by the FBI Academy in Marine Corps Base Quantico near Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia. Opened in 1987, Hogan's Alley is a full-scale replica of a nondescript town in the United States, spread over approximately 10 acres (4 ha). The facility is used to train federal law enforcement agents in realistic urban environments that cannot be fully emulated by, or would not be fitting in, traditional training facilities such as kill houses. The "Hogan's Alley" name originated from Hogan's Alley, a popular 1890s comic strip by Richard F. Outcault that centered around the titular fictional slum alley in New York City.[1]

  1. ^ "Tactical/Hogan's Alley". FBI.gov. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.