Area 51 F-117 became operational in 1983, operations at Groom Lake have continued. The base and its associated runway system were expanded, including expansion of housing and support facilities. In 1995, the federal government expanded the exclusionary area around the base to include nearby mountains that had hitherto afforded the only decent overlook of the base, prohibiting access to of land formerly administered by the Bureau of Land Management. On 22 October 2015 a federal judge signed an order giving land that belonged to a Nevada family since the 1870s to the United States Air Force for expanding Area 51. According to
NA-51 (Tribal Area-XII) 2013 were held on May 11, 2013. The election was won by Qaiser Jamal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. General elections were held on 25 July 2018. NA-51 (Tribal Area-XII) NA-51 (Tribal Area-XII) () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan comprising Bannu, Peshawar, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, and Kohat subdivisions. The national assembly elections were held on 03 Feb 1997. Haji Baz Gul Afridi an Independent candidate won by a big majority in NA-34 Tribal Area-VIII. General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Naseem Afridi an Independent candidate won by 10,341 votes. The result of general