(11-06-2023, 11:41 AM)americus 2.0 Wrote: This needs to stop. This could go sideways really quickly and it could be bad for everyone involved. You don't storm an American military base without consequences. I get that people are angry and upset but doing this is not the answer. 

I was living in Stuttgart Germany, the headquarters for the American services in Europe, when 9/11 happened and to say it was a surreal experience is an understatement. Add to that the German police who stationed an actual tank and a specially trained police force at the front gate of the main installation (one of four) along with our own military police....it was really intense. And no one was outwardly trying to assault the base. 

I can't imagine what this will trigger as far as OPSEC (operational security) measures at our installations around the world. I remember the soldiers weren't allowed to wear their uniforms to and from work. They had to wear civvies and change when they got there and before they left for home. The shuttle busses that went between the four bases were considered targets. We were initially told to not go into town for safety reasons and if we did to not make it obvious we were Americans. 

I remember carrying a "go bag" every time I left my house in the event something happened and I was stuck on the main installation (I lived in a different one) or the one my then husband worked in, I at least had toiletries, a book to read and an extra set of clothes. That went on for about a month or so. You can't take the soldier out of the girl! I was always prepared. 

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