When do the Civil Defense air raid sirens get put back on line? Do I get to wear my gun on my hip under a Red? Or does that make me a target?
Nothing but eyewash.
We have our sirens in Memphis back up, a relic of the days when the Defense Depot/Logistics Center and Millington Naval Air station made this transportation hub a probable secondary target. If you need assistance getting those in your area working, I'd be glad to point you toward info on what it took here.
As for wearing your gun on your hip, you have immediate access to it in anything beyond Condition White. At Yellow, my spares are made available, and the primary equipment gets readied.
I don't think you'd care to know what all gets employed at latestage Orange or early Red. But it's very noisy, indeed, and spectacular. Yes, it's come to that a couple of times.
But you'd best expect to be a target in any event, and be prepared to do something decisive about it, often with little or no warning.
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