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===Area 22=== No nuclear tests took place in Area 22.<ref name="DOE/NV-209" /> Area 22 once held [[Camp Desert Rock]], a staging base for troops undergoing atmospheric nuclear blast training; as many as 9,000 troops camped there in 1955. [[Desert Rock Airport]]'s runway was enlarged to a {{convert|7500|ft|m|abbr=on}} length in 1969 by the [[United States Atomic Energy Commission|Atomic Energy Commission]]. It is a transport hub for personnel and supplies going to NNSS and also serves as an emergency landing strip.
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