joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> News @ 6:06am ET on Feb 26, 2025</p><p>Personnel at U.S. Naval Air Station <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sigonella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sigonella</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sicily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sicily</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a>, were told to shelter in place for several hours Wednesday morning due to an unspecified "security incident" at the base. The U.S.-operated base is a key installation and logistics hub — home to some 7,000 troops and family members — for American and allied <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> operations in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lockdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lockdown</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ShelterInPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShelterInPlace</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-naval-air-station-sigonella-lockdown-sicily-italy-shelter-in-place/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/us-naval-air-</span><span class="invisible">station-sigonella-lockdown-sicily-italy-shelter-in-place/</span></a></p>