The website for the La Cruces Sun-News has an article on it related to the Dreamworks / Angry Films 'New Transformers Movie' some of which is drawn from other sources but the end of which contains some new information about the use of White Sands Missile base as a location and the preparitary work under way now for it's inclusion in the movies location shooting as part of a Middle eastern Village.

The Link to the site can be found HERE
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