"...NPR has learned that hundreds of sailors were evacuated back to the United States from their base in Bahrain after the base was attacked by Iranian missiles and drones. In addition to the base in Bahrain, NPR has learned that there have been evacuations at other U.S. military bases in the region, though the exact details are unknown at this point..... Around 8,000 people were stationed at the base in Bahrain before the U.S. attacked Iran on Feb. 28....Sailors have been arriving in Norfolk, Va., home to the world's biggest naval base, since at least the middle of March. Several groups that provide aid to military 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 and different things 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

#Iran #War #Bahrain #military

@ai6yr So the US Military attitude really IS "No one would actually dare to attack us or shoot at our planes, so we don't need to really do anything of real meaning to prepare."

The entire Cold War was nothing but a Festival of Hollow Arrogance, but that only works against other superpowers.

@W6KME @ai6yr Vainglorious and ignorant leadership ahead of one of the largest military complexes in the world. Nothing to see here…