LOCKDOWN: Dugway Army Base 01/26/2011

[ChunkyMonkey]

Dugway Army base on lockdown
January 26th, 2011 @ 10:44pm
By Wendy Leonard
DUGWAY -- The U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground was on lockdown Wednesday evening as part of "an ongoing security operation," according to spokeswoman Paula Thomas.

Reports of nearly 1,000 employees stranded at the base, some in their cars, went unconfirmed but Dugway Proving Ground Commander Col. William E. King, IV, said food and beverages were being brought in.

"As you know measures like these (lockdown of our gates) are not taken lightly," he said. "No one is in immediate danger but these steps are required." King said he would open the gates "as soon as I can."

The gates to the facility were closed prior to the 5:30 p.m. shift ending. Workers normally scheduled to go home were not allowed to leave, while those coming into the area were also not let in.

Dugway encompasses more than 800,000 acres of Utah's west desert, where more than 2,000 people call home. It is a government-owned facility used by the U.S. Army Reserves and the U.S. National Guard for maneuver training. It is also a U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command center where tests are occasionally run on defenses against biological and chemical weaponry.

E-mail: wleonard@desnews.com

This is where they store the VX gas cannisters along with other chemical weapons. One rumor among the base personel's family members on FB is that they are recounting the inventory of chemical weapon. Does that mean at least one is missing???

[2008f450]

Or someone tried to sneak out with one of the grey aleins in the trunk.

[Mazin]

Everyone knows the Grey aliens you don't have to worry about, its the Purple and green ones you have to keep an eye on.

[BigBear]

Unconfirmed by Dugway. Good. Wonder what the full story is. Probably never know though huh?

[Mtn.man]

Heeey Boss I found dees thermose wonder waz in eet?

[Zundfolge]

12/26/2011?

OMG News From teh FUTURE!

[Elhuero]

Or someone tried to sneak out with one of the grey aleins in the trunk.

no, you're thinking of area 51, where they keep and exploit the extra terrestrial horrors.

dugway is where they store the man made ones.

[sniper7]

hope they find all the gas. that is the last thing I want wondering around the country in the wrong hands.

[TFOGGER]

Spooky conspiracy theory tie in: Wasn't this about the time of all the fish/bird kills halfway across the country?

[Byte Stryke]

hope they find all the gas. that is the last thing I want wondering around the country in the wrong hands.

Remind me to install Grammar check in your next computer

Wandering....

I wonder what my buddies Ozone and Nitrogen are doing today