March 15, 2012 Pensacola NAS off limits next week for training
Whiting Field will also be under tight security
Some 90 percent of the people who work at Pensacola Naval Air Station have been asked to stay home next week as the base enacts tight security measures as part of a nationwide Naval preparedness exercise.
Capt. Chris Plummer, the base's commanding officer, said access to most base facilities will be unavailable from noon Thursday until noon Saturday of next week as the base participates in Exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield.
Only essential security personnel will be needed during the exercise.
"The exercise is not in response to any specific threat," Plummer said Thursday. "The purpose of the exercise is to enhance training and readiness of Navy security forces. I cannot discuss specifics of the exercise."
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