Popular Culture References
- In the game, Fort Detrick is the headquarters to the secret military organization Blackwatch, which deals with bio attacks. They are one of the enemy factions against the protagonist Alex Mercer.
- The opening sequence from the 1995 film Outbreak presents the four Biosafety Levels within the USAMRIID Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland.
- In "Amplification" episode 24 of season 4,of the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, /wiki/Criminal_Minds_(season_4) the BAU responds quickly after a serial killer releases a new strain of a deadly anthrax virus in Annapolis, Maryland that threatens the public and puts a member of the team at risk.The Unsub targeted Fort Detrick because of their rejection of his services.
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