Base steps up security measures following terrorist attacks

Seeking to provide increased protection for airmen and families stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base and other installations across the United States, officials took steps to increase security procedures at these bases following terrorist attacks targeting U.S. citizens at the start of the new year.

The base was one of the installations assigned to the U.S. Northern Command headquarters that increased these force protection measures following the attack on Bourdon Street in New Orleans that killed 15 people as well as a separate bombing incident next to a Las Vegas hotel owned by incoming president Donald Trump.

“This is a prudent measure to ensure the safety and security of installations and personnel,” Air Force officials said in a statement shared with the Mountain Home News. These increased security measures include each installation, facility, and unit within the U.S. Northern Command’s area of responsibility, which includes bases across the continental United States as well as Alaska.

Along with increased vigilance, these heightened security measures, “may have the potential to cause delays for personnel or visitors entering installations,” officials added.