You may not know what a “ Shelter in space” is, and I happened to know because I work in an industry where they make everybody learn about it… but a “Shelter In Space” is a place where everyone is supposed to know about before hand and can run to in order to hide from a gunman.
The restrooms down in Dover Air Force Base had signs on the door signifying that they were a “shelter in space” location. That does seem to be a little bit silly, since it announces to anyone with a gun that there are people hiding inside.
The bigger issue I have with the whole “shelter in space” thing is that this is the US military. I consider it reprehensible The people are not even allowed to carry around their own personally owned weapons that they are licensed to do so on base. They can carry around those weapons when they’re off base, but they can’t carry them on base?
I would expect that from a store like JC Frikking Penney’s, or some other piece of crap liberal store or organization.
But an Air Force Base? Or even more agree just say, a Marine Corps base?
The concept of members of our military being forced to run and hide from a single shooter with a single gun is anathema to me. It really offends me.
Shelter in PLACE. DAMNED SPELL CORRECT.
The two dead were two Air Force PJs. A TSgt, who apparently was a prior enlistee because he had only been on active duty for a year and back in an E-6, pararescue. He was an ex FBI agent. The CO, a Lt Col he killed was probably another PJ, as the Air Force started commissioning officers into the field in the early 2000s. These guys are the best of the best the Air Force has. I never heard of anything like this happening in all years I was on active duty, and knew many PJs. Probably something personal.
Has been around it for years. It is the spin off of crawling under your desk drills we use to do in school for A-bomb attacks.