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Warrenton Training Center

Warrenton Training Center
Fauquier County and Culpeper County, Virginia
Warrenton Training Center is located in Virginia
Warrenton Training Center
Warrenton Training Center
Coordinates38°44′01″N 77°49′47″W / 38.7335°N 77.8297°W / 38.7335; -77.8297
TypeCommunications facility
Site information
OwnerUnited States Department of Defense
Open to
the public
No
ConditionFully operational
Site history
Built1951
In use1951–present
Garrison information
OccupantsCentral Intelligence Agency
Department of State
National Security Agency
United States Army

Warrenton Training Center (WTC) is a classified United States government communication complex located in the state of Virginia. Established in 1951, it comprises four discrete stations located in Fauquier and Culpeper counties.

WTC has served multiple roles, most notably as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) signals intelligence facility, satellite relay, numbers station, data center, and communications laboratory. The center also houses at least one underground "relocation" bunker that serves U.S. continuity of government purposes, and is a communications and signals intelligence training school for various federal departments and agencies, including the CIA, National Security Agency (NSA), Department of Defense and Department of State. Additionally, it is a relay facility for the Department of State's Diplomatic Telecommunications Service. The United States Army administers WTC on behalf of the U.S. government.