Every installation has its own set of unique challenges and requirements, but the Security Department of Naval Air Station Pensacola has more than most.
Officials: Expect to hear automatic gunfire near Groton sub base
Josh LaBella
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The Naval Submarine Base New London said the base and its security forces will be participating in Exercise “Citadel Protect,” and will conduct various training drills along the base’s waterfront. It said training will occur on weekdays through May 7.Photo by MC1 Steven Hoskins / Naval Submarine Support Center
GROTON If you hear automatic weapon fire at the submarine base over the next two weeks, it is business as usual, officials say.
The Naval Submarine Base New London said the base and its security forces will be participating in Exercise “Citadel Protect,” and will conduct various training drills along the base’s waterfront. It said training will occur on weekdays through May 7.
February 24, 2021
Naval Air Station Patuxent River will adjust its base entry procedures in February 2021 to institute “stop-and-proceed” entry for vehicles coming on to all of its fence lines. The new procedures will require vehicles to stop at a designated point several feet before the gate until directed forward by gate sentries, and will be implemented at NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, and Navy Recreation Center Solomons.
“Unlike the current entry procedure, where drivers come right up to the gate and show their credentials, the new stop-and-proceed will have drivers stop at a painted line with posted signage and wait to be signaled forward by the Naval Security Forces sentry,” said Allan Mayor, deputy antiterrorism officer at NAS Patuxent River. “Once directed by the sentry, drivers will then approach and stop at the sentry and present ID for verification.”
February 3, 2021
Naval Air Station Pensacola and Whiting Field are taking part in annual force protection exercises through February 12.
As part of Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2021 on Tuesday, Navy Security Forces on NAS Pensacola engaged with a barricaded suspect with a hostage, an active shooter and discovered a suspicious package.
Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain is an annual two-week exercise conducted on all Navy installations in the continental U.S. The exercise is designed to enhance the training and readiness of Navy security personnel and better prepare Department of the Navy personnel for potential force protection situations. It is a regularly scheduled exercise and is not a response to any specific threat.