Sugar Grove Station

Sugar Grove Station is a National Security Agency (NSA) communications site located near Sugar Grove in Pendleton County, West Virginia. According to a 2005 article in The New York Times, the site intercepts all international communications entering the Eastern United States.[1] Activities at the site previously involved the Navy Information Operations Command (NAVIOCOM).[citation needed][2] In April 2013, the Chief of Naval Operations ordered that the NAVIOCOM support base be closed by September 30, 2015, as "a result of the determination by the resource sponsor National Security Agency to relocate the command's mission."[3][4] The naval base is being repurposed as a privately owned healthcare facility for veterans, while the NSA listening station, to the south, continues to operate.[5][6]

  1. ^ Bamford, James (December 25, 2005). "The Agency That Could Be Big Brother". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Nott, Phil, Peter Pyle, and Danielle Kaschube (2007). "THE 2006 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS) PROGRAM AT NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND SUGAR GROVE, WV". The Institute for Bird Populations.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Coy, David (May 31, 2013). "Senator Manchin Discusses Future Plans for Sugar Grove Naval Base". WHSV.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Disestablishment Navy Information Operations Command, Sugar Grove, WV Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine". Chief of Naval Operations. April 2014.
  5. ^ Steelhammer, Rick (February 7, 2017). "Investment firm sheds light on plans for old Sugar Grove Navy base". Charleston Gazette. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ Charleston Gazette-Mail http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160216/former-navy-base-in-wv-goes-on-the-online-auction-block