“I believe they walked on,” Plowshares supporter Jessica Stewart said. “They went through a fence and walked on. Surprisingly, considering it’s a nuclear installation, I don’t think it was difficult for them to gain access.”
The base’s gates are staffed with security at all times, so it’s uncertain how the protesters gained access to the base, but Kings Bay public affairs office spokesman Scott Bassett said no personnel or facilities were ever threatened.
It’s possible the seven activists were there for hours before they were caught, and Bassett confirmed security measures at the base are being reviewed.
I bet some heads are rolling. Do they staff bases with civilian security details? There was a time when they used jarheads.
Marine Corps Security Force Battalion U.S. Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment Kings Bay, GA
Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Kings Bay secures strategic assets within Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic area of responsibility in order to prevent unauthorized access or loss of control. Be prepared to conduct recapture or recovery operations in order to regain control of compromised strategic assets.
Jarheads are slackin.
Re: “Reviewed. I feel so much safer now.”
I was thinking the same thing. How in the WORLD did these people get on a nuclear sub base. Someone needs to be busted to latrine duty for the rest of their lives. Good grief!
Re: “Reviewed. I feel so much safer now.”
I was thinking the same thing. How in the WORLD did these people get on a nuclear sub base. Someone needs to be busted to latrine duty for the rest of their lives. Good grief!