Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, for persons alleged to be militant combatants captured in Afghanistan and later in Iraq.

• 2002年以来，海军基地已包含军事监狱，古巴关塔那摩湾拘留营的人据称被武装战斗人员在阿富汗抓获的，后来在伊拉克。