I was stationed out there. This happens every couple of years. The base and the municipal airport are very close.
What about the rotating beacons?
Green & white = civilian airport
Green & split white = military airfield
Very easy to distinguish at night/dusk.
Can’t they put a big read ‘X’ on that runway so civilians know not to land there?
Husband was active duty air force for 13 years. In the article it said that the personnel that boarded the plane made all the passengers lower their window shades. I understand not wanting civilians to get a look at the planes on the flight line, but our oldest daughter’s first response was “ they didn’t want the passengers to see all the officer’s outside playing golf.”
Years ago, I was on a United flight from Spokane to Chicago. The plane lost an engine and we had to do an emergency landing in Rapid City. Once on the ground, we learned that the plane was too tall for the walkways and the Air Force was sending over one those trucks with the staircase in the bed to get us off the plane. I was thinking that we'll be stuck on this plane for another hour. It only took about 10 minutes for the truck to arrive.