“Never had any elevators at any base I was ever at.”
Paternoster/continuous lift systems were in use in the former IG Farben building in Frankfurt, Germany which Eisenhower had preserved from bombing in WW2 to become SACEUR HQ in the post-war period. The building later became HQ, V Corps during the Cold War when I had occasion to go to the building twice in the early 80s. Also featured in the movies “Berlin Express” and “Night People”.
Been there, done that.