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Breaking: U.K. based used by U.S. Air Force on lockdown after ‘significant incident’
Washington Times ^
| Dec 18, 2017
| Sally Persons
Posted on 12/18/2017 7:20:30 AM PST by GonzoII
A man has been arrested and the National Police Air Service helicopter was dispatched to the base. The incident reportedly started at the base’s main gate.
Police describe the event as “a significant incident.”
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: airforce; securitybreach; uk; usaf
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posted on
12/18/2017 7:20:30 AM PST
by
GonzoII
To: GonzoII
They needed to send a helicopter....to an Air Force base.
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posted on
12/18/2017 7:21:27 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
To: GonzoII
3
posted on
12/18/2017 7:21:30 AM PST
by
ichabod1
(White Male)
To: GonzoII
“significant” can mean a lot of things.
4
posted on
12/18/2017 7:22:31 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: GonzoII
Here's the BBC report:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42401585
To: GonzoII
And it’s the...well....lets just wait and see.
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posted on
12/18/2017 7:23:37 AM PST
by
lgjhn23
(It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
To: GonzoII
someone in a vehicle tried to ram through a gate is what triggered the alert
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posted on
12/18/2017 7:24:43 AM PST
by
Godzilla
( I just love the smell of COVFEFE in the morning . . . . .)
To: GonzoII
Does The USAF even have helicopters?
8
posted on
12/18/2017 7:25:14 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: GonzoII
BBC doesn’t like AdBlockerPlus.
9
posted on
12/18/2017 7:25:28 AM PST
by
Carriage Hill
( Life is simpler, when you plow around the stump.)
To: GonzoII
Driving through the gate and the guards shot at him?
Good job dudes, aim for the vitals.
To: GonzoII
To: ichabod1
All your based are belong to us.
12
posted on
12/18/2017 7:26:40 AM PST
by
clintonh8r
(I've been banned from TheHill.com. #Proud)
To: AppyPappy
Yep, they needed the host country to send a helicopter to a US base overseas.
13
posted on
12/18/2017 7:26:59 AM PST
by
MortMan
(I can resist anything, except temptation. /sarc)
To: Godzilla
14
posted on
12/18/2017 7:28:36 AM PST
by
rfp1234
(I have already previewed this composition.)
To: Texas Eagle
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posted on
12/18/2017 7:29:21 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Texas Eagle
A fair number of a couple models, used for search and rescue by the PJ’s.
To: Army Air Corps
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posted on
12/18/2017 7:30:52 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Texas Eagle
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posted on
12/18/2017 7:31:54 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Texas Eagle
Does The USAF even have helicopters?
19
posted on
12/18/2017 7:32:01 AM PST
by
Fido969
(In!)
To: GonzoII
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