WMD (Beale AFB)
is really Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, California
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The mission opens at Beale AFB as an SR-71 Blackbird takes off, and the player then directs the team on the ground from the aircraft's camera.
The real place
Beale was home to the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance fleet from the 1960s until the aircraft was retired. It still hosts high-altitude reconnaissance units.
Visiting
Beale is an active military base and is closed to the public outside occasional organised events. Retired Blackbirds can be seen at aviation museums such as Castle Air Museum in Atwater.
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