030608 Running to the bunkers...again
The last few days we've been running to bunkers at least once a day. Fortunately the alerts have been called off prety quickly but we really never get confirmation what happened. The military considers a 'need to know' and all that we needed to know was at the time, you 'needed' to head to the bunkers. Even though we (civilians) live on the base, we really don't 'need' to know what always happens. I have to agree with the logic, even though I'm 'curious' to know.
Also the C-RAM has been going off alot as well and whether it's an incoming mortar or just a duck flying north, something has been causing the C-RAM to go off. Actually the weapon won't pick up a bird as they're too slow. In my 7 years in the Navy, I saw the CIWS fire once. Here, it fires about once a month or so and its LOUD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS
R/Chris
The last few days we've been running to bunkers at least once a day. Fortunately the alerts have been called off prety quickly but we really never get confirmation what happened. The military considers a 'need to know' and all that we needed to know was at the time, you 'needed' to head to the bunkers. Even though we (civilians) live on the base, we really don't 'need' to know what always happens. I have to agree with the logic, even though I'm 'curious' to know.
Also the C-RAM has been going off alot as well and whether it's an incoming mortar or just a duck flying north, something has been causing the C-RAM to go off. Actually the weapon won't pick up a bird as they're too slow. In my 7 years in the Navy, I saw the CIWS fire once. Here, it fires about once a month or so and its LOUD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS
R/Chris
posted by Chris in Iraq @ 9:32 PM
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