Anna Anthro23h ago

Evacuation of over 1500 sailors and U.S. troops with families from Mideast base in #Bahrain sends #Virginia community groups scrambling to help

“…personnel say that the sailors arrived with very little.

A call went out to community groups, asking for basic supplies like hygiene products.”

"The base was asking for donations of toiletries for the sailors coming back, because they were coming back with nothing,"

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5770491/evacuation-bahrain-norfolk-troops

Show threadanyGould
@AnnaAnthro Seems odd that the military isn't covering those costs? Soldiers go where they are told, community groups shouldn't have to fundraise to feed 'em.
Apr 4 at 3:32pmWeb
Show threadAnna Anthro18h ago
@anyGould It looks like Pentagon was not ready for Gulf State attacks at all!
Show threadanyGould16h ago
@AnnaAnthro Probably true, but I would have thought "we are set up to house and feed soldiers" would be a standard capability?