Some, but not all, of these towers, including CARTWHEEL, were staffed full time by Army technicians from the White House Communications Agency. housed in underground bunkers below the towers.
They went to impressive lengths to keep the network secret (staff wore civilian work clothes and often drove water trucks to reach the facilities). This was partly because some of the endpoints, such as the Raven Rock bunker, were themselves secret.
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