Taking pictures at military bases

[Gorilla]

I find the "lethal force" signs and boundaries around many flight lines pretty interesting and intimidating. In so many words they basically say "cross this line and we get to shoot you, no questions asked." I remember a buddy of mine ate an M-16 barrel when he crossed one of them at Eglin. He was in a flightsuit, and was running late for something. He took a foolish shortcut, and the SP's were on him in less than a minute, a half-dozen piling out of a truck, armed and ready. A few rug-dances later he was off the hook, but the SP's do apparently have some sort of authority to blow intruders away, at their discretion, with nuclear weapons storage being at the top of the list.

 

[MarineGrunt]

ROE - Find red line that enclose aircraft parking area, run full speed towards red line, do NOT stop, keep going while pulling out your camera (sts) and start taking pictures. End

And don't forget the running password... "ALLAH AKBAR!!! ALLAH AKBAR!!!!"

 

[bssthound]

Originally Posted by bearcat
ROE - Find red line that enclose aircraft parking area, run full speed towards red line, do NOT stop, keep going while pulling out your camera (sts) and start taking pictures. End

Marine Grunt added:

And don't forget the running password... "ALLAH AKBAR!!! ALLAH AKBAR!!!!"

Aw, he11, you might as well wear a turban while you're at it! Strap an AK across your back, too. That oughta make for a good story.

 

[Weasel Keeper]

The best thing to do is call the public affairs office at the base you want to photograph. They are the ones who deal with that kind of request. All they can say is 'no', but they might say 'yes'.

This is the way it still works. I was just TDY to Burlington, VT last month and had a buddy who wanted to come see our jets. All I had to do was talk to PA, then I went ahead and told MOC and Security Forces just to be perfectly clear about a civilian on the ramp with a camera. They had no problem after I jumped through the hoops.

There is a chance PA will say no. If I wouldn't have been able to personally escort my friend, PA said they were too busy on the day he wanted to come and would have told him no.

If you're outside the fence then normally nobody will bother you.