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}}'''Poseidon Base''' is an underwater military base and command center owned and operated by the private military company [[Skyshroud]] and located in international waters off the coast of Tonga, in the vicinity of the Tonga Trench. Its precise location is unknown.
}}'''Saturn Base''' is a military base located in Obock Region, Djibouti, owned and administered by private military company Skyshroud LLC. The base is home to more than 44,000 Skyshroud personnel of various nationalities. Pursuant to the 150-year lease agreement signed between Skyshroud and the Government of Djibouti on 1 August 2031, the territory occupied by Saturn Base is privately administered and not subject to the jurisdiction of Djibouti. Instead, its operates in accordance with the Skyshroud Military Code, which is enforced by the Saturn Military Police Command. In exchange, Skyshroud is obligated to defend and protect Djibouti, and its forces may be requisitioned by the President of Djibouti at any time.
 
Completed in 2020 at a cost of nearly $55 billion, Poseidon Base is the world's only fully-operational underwater military facility as well as the world's only nuclear-capable military facility fully operated by a private company. It has been confirmed that the base holds at least two and possibly up to eight nuclear-enabled ICBM missiles capable of being launched either directly from its underwater launch facility or from the Vanguard-class submarine ''Revenant'' (formerly known as HMS ''Vengeance'').

Revision as of 22:22, 31 December 2024

Poseidon Base
Skyshroud Facility
An aerial photo of Headquarters Sector in Saturn Base
Facilities
Opened7 January 2032
LocationObock Region, Djibouti
OwnerSkyshroud
Area462 sq km
Population43,562
Garrison17th Skyshroud Division
19th Skyshroud Division
21st Skyshroud Division
Gulf of Aden Naval Command
498 Air Squadron
Saturn Special Operations Command
Saturn Military Police Command
CommanderBruce McClendon

Saturn Base is a military base located in Obock Region, Djibouti, owned and administered by private military company Skyshroud LLC. The base is home to more than 44,000 Skyshroud personnel of various nationalities. Pursuant to the 150-year lease agreement signed between Skyshroud and the Government of Djibouti on 1 August 2031, the territory occupied by Saturn Base is privately administered and not subject to the jurisdiction of Djibouti. Instead, its operates in accordance with the Skyshroud Military Code, which is enforced by the Saturn Military Police Command. In exchange, Skyshroud is obligated to defend and protect Djibouti, and its forces may be requisitioned by the President of Djibouti at any time.