The Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity facility, owned by the Department of Defense, is located on a peninsula in Perquimans County, North Carolina, along the Albemarle Sound, near the city of Hertford, NC. Established in World War II as an operating base for sea planes conducting anti-submarine surveillance of the Atlantic coast. A close-by Naval facility in Weeksville, NC served as a blimp base during and after World War II.

To comply with various procurement regulations, the Department of the Navy holds the title to and budgetary responsibility for the facility. Agencies such as the ATF and the FBI have used the facility for complex training relating to overseas counter terrorism and asset protection training.

History[link]

The point was originally occupied during the 1670s by the Harvey Family, including North Carolina's first native-born governor, Thomas Harvey -- hence the name "Harvey Point."

World War II[link]

Courthouse records indicate that in November 1942 the United States Navy purchased the point, roughly 1,200 acres (5 km²), for $41,751. The Navy then constructed an air station on the property for use during World War II. During WWII Harvey Point was used as a seaplane base.

After the war, the air station was deactivated until 1958 when the Navy announced Harvey Point would serve as the testing grounds for the Martin P6M Seamaster, an experimental long-range bomber. The project was thrown out in August 1959 when the Navy determined the aircraft wasn't successful enough for it to continue providing support for the program. Then, in 1961, the Navy returned to the property and announced that the property was closed to the public; it has remained that way ever since.

Current Use[link]

Certain specialty military air operations are located at this facility, as the installation has two usable landing fields and plans for a third. Through a NOTAM order issued by the FAA on behalf of several agencies a permanent "no-fly zone" exists within 25 radial miles of the facility due to the ordnance testing that occurs at the facility and the significant hazards that exist for general aviation. A significant portion of the air space within the Albemarle Sound is jointly administered and monitored by the FAA and the US Navy. Harvey Point is also used for CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) paramilitary and counter-terrorism courses that involve high explosives and ballistics. The explosives are used to simulate terrorist bombs and can be heard for miles in the surrounding communities.*

References[link]

• http://cryptome.org/harvey-eyeball.htm
• http://www.ufomind.com/misc/1998/apr/d01-004.shtml
• http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A17746
• http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/20/world/is-the-explosion-noisy-base-a-cia-spy-school-what-base.html

Coordinates: 36°06′N 76°20′W / 36.1°N 76.33°W / 36.1; -76.33

Brent Harvey
Personal information
Full name	Brent Harvey
Nickname(s)	Boomer
Date of birth	(1978-05-14) 14 May 1978 (age 34)
Place of birth	Preston, Victoria
Original team	Preston RSL / Northern Knights
Draft	47th overall, 1995 North Melbourne
Position(s)	Midfield / Forward
Club information
Current club	North Melbourne
Number	29
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1996–	North Melbourne	327 (382)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1999, 2008	Victoria	2 (8)
1 Playing statistics to end of Round 22 2011 season .

Brent "Boomer" Harvey (born 14 May 1978) is an Australian rules footballer with the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Drafted by the Kangaroos in the third round of the 1995 AFL Draft, he found himself in a premiership side in 1999, following an E. J. Whitten Medal victory playing for Victoria in the State of Origin series. He won the Syd Barker Medal in 2003, as well as the Jim Stynes Medal in the International rules series, captaining the Australian team in the 2008 International Rules Series.^[1]

A highlight of his 2003 season was against Carlton at the Telstra Dome in Round 22. Playing in his 150th game, Harvey kicked three goals in the Roos record-breaking 124 point victory, Carlton's worst ever defeat.^[2]

He is the only North Melbourne player to have played every game at Manuka Oval during North Melbourne's nine-year stint at the venue.

In 2007 Harvey polled 22 votes in the Brownlow Medal, finishing equal second and in 2008 Harvey polled 17 votes to finish in eighth place despite being one of the favourites to win the award in both years.^[3][4]

In 2010, the week after a career-low five possession game against St Kilda, Harvey led North Melbourne to a 25-point win over West Coast Eagles with a career-best 44 disposals, along with 11 marks, six goal scoring assists and one goal. Harvey also almost kicked a candidate for goal of the year, taking seven bounces of the ball in a run from defence before hitting the post with his shot at goal.^[5] In 2011, playing his 312th game, he broke Glenn Archer's all-time club record for games played.

His grandfather, Bill Harvey played two games for North Melbourne in 1948, and his brother Shane Harvey played 14 games for Essendon and North Melbourne between 2002 and 2004.

As of the end of the 2011 AFL season, Harvey is the only remaining player from North Melbourne's 1999 premiership winning team still playing in the AFL today, after Cameron Mooney's retirement from the AFL.

Career highlights[link]

• North Melbourne reserves premiership side 1996
• North Melbourne night premiership side 1998
• North Melbourne grand final side 1998
• North Melbourne premiership side 1999
• North Melbourne night grand final side 2000
• E. J. Whitten Medal 1999
• All-Australian 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008
• International Rules 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008
• International Rules captain 2008
• Jim Stynes Medal 2005
• Syd Barker Medal 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 (tied with Brady Rawlings)
• Brownlow Medal runner up 2007
• Lou Richards Medal 2007, 2008
• Herald Sun player of the year 2008
• Archer-Hird Medal 2009
• Archer-Hird Medal 2011

References[link]

External links[link]

• Brent Harvey's profile on the Official AFL Website of the North Melbourne Football Club
• Brent Harvey's statistics from AFL Tables

Brent Harvey in international rules teams v t e Australian squad – 2000 International Rules Series Captain: Hird Akermanis Blumfield Bradley Brown Campbell Caracella Croad Goodwin Hardwick Harvey Heffernan Johnson Kellaway D. King S. King Leppitsch McLeod O'Loughlin Power Ratten Ricciuto Smith West Woewodin Yze v t e Australian squad – 2001 International Rules Series Captain: Voss Black Bowden Bradley Caracella Chick Francou Gaspar Goodes Goodwin Hardwick Harvey Hay Johnson King M. Lappin N. Lappin Lloyd Maxfield McLeod Nicks Ottens Ramanauskas Smith Stevens Tredrea White Coach: Lyon v t e Australian squad – 2003 International Rules Series Barry Bell Bickley Bizzell Brown Burgoyne Carr Crouch Crawford Hall Harvey Hasleby Hayes Jakovich B. Johnson C. Johnson Kirk Murphy Pavlich Power Rawlings Scarlett Simpson Smith Wells Wirrpanda Coach: Lyon v t e Australian squad – 2005 International Rules Series Captains: Johnson & McLeod Black Bradley Buchanan Croad Davey Davis Deledio Eagleton Fletcher Giansiracusa Gilbee Grant Harvey Hodge Lappin Lovett Makepeace Milburn Moloney Morris Newman O'Keefe Robertson Waite Wells Coach: Sheedy v t e Australian squad – 2008 International Rules Series Captain: Harvey Bock Boyd Brennan Brown Burgoyne Campbell Crowley Firrito Foley Hayden Montagna Motlop Murphy Osborne Pendlebury Petrie Rodan Rooke Sewell Simpson Selwood Thomas Thompson Wells Coach: Malthouse v t e Captains of the Australian International rules football team 1998: Carey 1999: Buckley 2000: Hird 2001: Voss 2002: Crawford 2005: Johnson/McLeod 2006: Hall/Fletcher 2008: Harvey 2010: Goodes 2011: Green