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ROME (AP) — A U.S. air base in Italy went on lockdown Wednesday
for several hours over an unspecified incident.
Online posts described Naval Air Station Sigonella as being
locked down “due to an ongoing situation.” The online posts
suggested whatever happened occurred at a gate for the base. It
urged service members to “avoid traveling on highway SP105
between Marinai Housing Complex” and a part of the base.
The posts on NAS Sigonella’s official Facebook page didn’t
elaborate on what happened
After several hours, a new post described the alert ending
around 11:25 a.m. and traffic again being allowed on the base.
“We are grateful to our Navy Security Force personnel for their
quick response,” the post added.
Calls to the U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet, which oversees European
operations, weren't answered and an email to the fleet wasn't
immediately acknowledged.
NAS Sigonella is outside of Catania on the island of Sicily.
It’s on a base for the Italian Air Force.
NAS Sigonella hosts U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance
aircraft, as well as MQ-4C Triton drones. There’s also a U.S.
Space Force personnel based there who work on identifying
possible missile threats in the region.
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