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Dover Air Force Base on Lockdown
WBOC 16 ^ | 5/8/14 | Rachel Rea

Posted on 05/08/2014 8:51:03 AM PDT by blueyon

DOVER, Del. - The Dover Air Force Base is on lockdown because of a suspicious person on base.

Dover Air Force Base Public Affairs said the base went on lockdown around 11:00 a.m.

(Excerpt) Read more at wboc.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: afb; delaware; dover; doverafb; military; obama; usaf
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To: neodad

Everybody...shiver in place!!


81 posted on 05/08/2014 10:51:27 AM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: blueyon

Obama playing golf on the base???


82 posted on 05/08/2014 10:54:42 AM PDT by bikerman
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

TV airtime needs to be filled, 9/11, general hysteria, and some bad characters that used to be dealt with more harshly but now roam free...


83 posted on 05/08/2014 10:58:47 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: soycd
Yep. AS of 10 mins go, it is still on lockdown, per The News Journal (Wilmington, DE).

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/05/08/dafb-put-on-lockdown/8849259/

84 posted on 05/08/2014 11:01:21 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: no-to-illegals

Something must be up ... we’re still being told to stay away from doors and windows.


85 posted on 05/08/2014 11:09:56 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: bikerman
Obama playing golf on the base???

The course is off-base. I used to go drinking there with my friends when I was a teenager.

86 posted on 05/08/2014 11:11:10 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Thanks for the updates and stay safe, from a Magnolia Freeper...


87 posted on 05/08/2014 11:11:48 AM PDT by Hurricane Andrew (There are no evil thoughts except one: the refusal to think.)
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To: CodeToad

It must be Moochelle looking for the buffet line at the Officer’s Club.


88 posted on 05/08/2014 11:27:48 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (I don't want to feel "safe." I want to feel FREE!)
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To: Hurricane Andrew
Thanks for the updates and stay safe, from a Magnolia Freeper...

Thanks; I love Magnolia; it's a great place. Just be sure to drive the speed limit on your way through!

89 posted on 05/08/2014 11:32:50 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham
Thanks; I love Magnolia; it's a great place. Just be sure to drive the speed limit on your way through!

Lots of those places around here. I grew up in Dover, and have lived in Milford (speed trap), Felton (speed trap) and now Magnolia. I read a piece one time on the downstate speed traps along 13 from Camden to Seaford, and it was insane the % of the town budgets that came from traffic fines.
90 posted on 05/08/2014 11:38:28 AM PDT by Hurricane Andrew (There are no evil thoughts except one: the refusal to think.)
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To: blueyon; All

It’s officially over, but no word yet on what triggered the incident or how it was resolved.


91 posted on 05/08/2014 11:39:28 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Hurricane Andrew

Dover is still pretty sane, fortunately!


92 posted on 05/08/2014 11:48:09 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: kingattax

We do still have a few AF Bases about but many of them have become Joint Base YadaYada. Because of my former AF Specialty I spent as much or more time at Army Posts than I did on AF Bases. You weather guys know what I mean.


93 posted on 05/08/2014 12:01:38 PM PDT by CARTOUCHE (I'm an Obamacare truant. Come November, please come!)
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To: blueyon; All

If everyone was allowed to be armed on base, perhaps a lockdown would not be necessary!


94 posted on 05/08/2014 12:49:27 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

“It’s officially over, but no word yet on what triggered the incident or how it was resolved.”

thank you for the information...


95 posted on 05/08/2014 12:54:26 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: blueyon

http://www.wboc.com/story/25464940/dover-air-force-base-on-lockdown
“Dover Air Force Base Lockdown Lifted”
By Rachel Rea - email

One of the main entrances to the Dover Air Force Base is shown shortly before before noon Thursday. The base is locked down due to a suspicious person on the grounds. (Photo: WBOC) One of the main entrances to the Dover Air Force Base is shown shortly before before noon Thursday. The base is locked down due to a suspicious person on the grounds. (Photo: WBOC)
DOVER, Del. (WBOC/AP)- A lockdown has been lifted at Dover Air Force Base, officials said Thursday afternoon.

Military officials said in a news release that the lockdown was ordered as a precautionary measure after a suspicious individual was reported near Building 706 at around 11 a.m. It remained in effect until 2:40 p.m. when it was lifted. Details about the investigation into what led to the lockdown have not yet been released.

Base spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Morris said there was no report of an active shooter and that the housing side of the base was not on lockdown.

The base operates one of the largest and busiest air freight terminals in the U.S. military. It is home to the nation’s largest military mortuary and is the arrival point for the remains of troops who have died overseas.


96 posted on 05/08/2014 12:56:01 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: Geoffrey

“Shelter in place is really designed to protect the responding forces whose rules of engagement are usually exceptionally loose”

You are EXACTLY right. In fact, the trainer told us, “we’ll eventually get there, and when we do, do us a favor and put your hands up, walk slowly and do what we tell you to, ‘cuz we don’t know if you’re a bad guy”.


97 posted on 05/08/2014 1:06:01 PM PDT by jagusafr (the American Trinity (Liberty, In G0D We Trust, E Pluribus Unum))
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To: blueyon; All
I've since heard that the "suspicious" person was thought to be carrying a "gun," and was seen walking toward the flight line.

In my opinion this is another example of gross overreaction. Some say you can't be too careful, but when you're continually running scared it opens up new possibilities for people who genuinely mean you harm.

98 posted on 05/08/2014 1:10:06 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Will have to catch up on thread. Was booted (hard) off internet at 1:45 EDT. Finally returning. Prayers all is okay by now.


99 posted on 05/08/2014 2:13:15 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham
Thank You and my apology for not being here in the crucial past hours. Dang, have got some homework to do on why was booted off internet. Am happy you and yours are out and fine.
100 posted on 05/08/2014 2:18:25 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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