Media Release for Basewide Lockdown Exercise - May 3

 

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar/
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing www.3rdmaw.marines.mil
Public Affairs Office www.miramar.marines.mil
P.O. Box 452017 www.dvidshub.net/units/MCASM
San Diego, CA 92145-2017
Office: (858) 577-6000 @MCASMiramarCA
Fax: (858) 577-6001
After Hours: (858) 864-3406 MCAS Miramar & 3rd MAW
miramarmedia@usmc.mil
MCAS Miramar & 3rd MAW
MCAS Miramar to conduct exercise, temporary gate closures
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. (April 26, 2016) – Personnel aboard Marine
Corps Air Station Miramar are scheduled to conduct an exercise designed to rehearse procedures in the
case of a basewide lockdown from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., May 3.
The exercise is an opportunity for Miramar personnel, family members, retirees and visitors to practice
lockdown procedures in the case of a potential emergency.
All MCAS Miramar entry and exits gates are scheduled to be closed for a temporary period during the
exercise. Members of the community may experience a slowing of traffic near MCAS Miramar for a
temporary time. Military police will monitor and diligently work with local law enforcement to reroute
and mitigate traffic related issues outside the gates.
Military police will also restrict traffic flow on the base and personnel will be subject to military
checkpoints during the exercise.
Local residents may hear announcements over the MCAS Miramar speaker system during the
exercise.
For additional information, please call the Public Affairs Office at 858-577-6000 or follow our Twitter
feed @MCASMiramarCA.
For MCAS Miramar and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing press releases, please visit our Press Release Page.
-USMC