President
President Trump 4@tweeted "All is well" after Iranian missile attacks on 4@bases in
Iraq tonight. U.S.
officials say there are very
few if 4@any casualties at the
bases hosting U-S mlitary
forces. ' More than a
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>>> ♪ PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED ALL IS WELL AFTER IRANIAN
MISSILE ATTACKS ON BASES IN
IRAQ TONIGHT.
IRAQ TONIGHT. U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE
VERY FEW OF ANY CASUALTIES AT
THE BASE IS HOSTING U.S.
MILITARY FORCES.
MILITARY FORCES. MORE THAN A DOZEN MISSILES
TARGETED 4@IRAQ'S AIRBASE.
ANOTHER AIRBASE WAS ALSO HIT.
THE ATTACK 4@COMES ALSO AFTER T
FUNERAL FOR QASSEM SOLEIMANI.4@
IRAN HAS VOWED RETALIATION FOR
THIS KILLING.
THIS KILLING. >>> A RETIRED MARINE CORPS
SERGEANT SERVED FOR 17 YEARS.
SOME OF THOSE YEARS HE SERVED
THAT ONE OF THE BASES HIT.4@4@4
WE WERE HEARING TONIGHT THAT AS
THOSE MISSILES WERE COMING IN,
TROOPS WERE SEEKING SHELTER,
THEY WERE TRYING TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. YOU WERE THEIR MULTIPLE TIMES
WITH THE MARINE CORPS.
THAT WAS WHERE YOU WENT FOR
YOUR SUPPLIES WHEN YOU WERE ON
YOUR FOUR DIFFERENT TOURS,
THREE IN 4@A ROCK.
WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE AS
MISSILES ARE COMING IN?
WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
WHAT IS THE PROTECTION THAT IS
PROVIDED?
PROVIDED?
PROVIDED? >> THE SEVENTH MARINE REGIMENT
SPECIFICALLY, THEY PLAN FOR
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. THE
THIS. THE TREND FOR THIS.
THEY RUN REHEARSA4@LS ALL 4@THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. IT
TIME. IT IS FOR THIS 4@TYPE OF
SCENARIO.
SCENARIO.
SCENARIO. THERE ARE BUNKERS WITH4@IN 50 O
100 METERS OF THEIR LIVING
QUARTERS.
QUARTERS.
QUARTERS. THEY ARE ABLE TO SHELTER 4@IN
PLACE. 4@
PLACE. 4@
PLACE. 4@ THEY CAN GET ACCOUNTABILITY OF
THEIR MARINES.
THEIR MARINES. THESE ARE ABOUT 12 OR 18
INCHES.
INCHES.
INCHES. >> THERE 4@ARE ALL BRANCHES
STATIONED THERE.
STATIONED THERE. >> WHEN I WENT THERE, ALL FOUR
BRANCHES WERE PRESENT THERE.
PRIMARILY, IT WAS THE MARINE
CORPS.
CORPS.
CORPS. >>
CORPS. >> SINCE MONDAY NIGHT, THE
BASES IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAVE
BEEN ON WHAT THEY ARE 4@CALLING
HIGH ALERT.
HIGH ALERT. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE
ESCALATING TENSIONS.
ESCALATING TENSIONS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WHEN YOU
ARE ON THE BASE?
>> VERY LITTLE SLEEP FOR THE
MARINES.
MARINES.
MARINES. YOU ARE 4@REINFORCING EVERYTHIN
THIS IS SUCH A BIG BASE. 4@
THERE ARE CAMPS WITHIN A CAMP.
YOU HAVE INTERNAL PERIMETERS.
YOU ARE REINFORCING ALL OF
THOSE WITH MORE TRUCKS, MORE
WEAPONS.
WEAPONS.
WEAPONS. THERE ARE MORE MARINES THAN
NORMAL.
NORMAL.
NORMAL. THIS MEANS THAT BASICALLY, IT 4@
INCREASES THE SCHEDULE OF
EVERYBODY THERE.4@
EVERYBODY THERE.4@ THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE SLEEP.
>> AS THEY ARE TRYING TO RUN 4@
FOR PROTECTION, WHAT IS THE
ALERT SYSTEM LIKE WHERE THEY
KNOW SOMETHING IS INCOMING?
>> THE 11th MARINES IS THE 4@UN
THAT PROVIDES THE COUNTER
BATTERY OF RADAR SYSTEMS.
THERE USUALLY IS A REALLY GOOD
AMOUNT OF LEAD TIME, BE UP TO 4@
TWO OR THREE MINUTES TO GET
EVERYBODY INTO THE BUNKERS
TAKING SHELTER.
TAKING SHELTER. >> THIS 4@4@IS A BIG BASE.
IT IS THE BIGGEST ONE IN IRAQ
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE. TALK T4@O ME ABOUT HOW BIG IT I
AND WHAT IS ON THE BASE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. IT WAS THE MAIN AIRFIELD
AIRBASE AND SUPPLY BASE FOR THE
MARINE CORPS WHEN THEY WERE IN
40 OPERATIONS.
40 OPERATIONS. IT 4@4@IS 4@STILL A SUPPORT FOR
ARMY TODAY.
ARMY TODAY. IT IS ABOUT TWICE THE SIZE OF
THE FOREST PARK.
IT IS ABOUT 4@90% UNOCCUPIED.
THIS MEANS THAT TROOP QUARTERS
ONLY TAKE UP A VERY SMALL
PORTION OF THE BASE.
>> THE OTHER 90% IS AIRFIELD?
>> THERE 4@ARE AIRFIELDS,4@4@4@
THEY HAVE MACHINE GUN RANGES.
THEY HAVE RIFLE RANGES.
THEY HAVE PLACES TO TEST4@
WEAPONS.
WEAPONS.
WEAPONS. THERE IS A LOT OF FIELD AND
OPEN GROUND.
OPEN GROUND. IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
DESERT.
DESERT.
DESERT. >> 90% IS LIKE THAT.
WHEN YOU WERE THERE, DID YOU
HAVE TO GET INTO THE BUNKERS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. 4@
>> AS A PRACTICE?
>> BOTH.
>> BOTH.
>> BOTH. WE TOOK ACTUAL MORTARS AND
ROCKET FIRE A COUPLE TIMES A
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. WE
MONTH. WE RAN A LOT OF DRILLS TO
PREPARE THE MARINES.
I AM SURE 4@THERE IS A GOOD
GUNNERY SERGEANT DOING EXACTLY
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THE
THAT. THE INSURGENTS, THE TYPE OF
ROCKETS
ROCKETS THAT THEY WERE FIRING AT US WERE AIM AND SHOOT.
THEIR ACCURACY WAS HORRENDOUS.
>> IT IS NOT UNCOMM4@ON TO 4@HA
ROCKETS SHOT TOWARD THE BASE.
>> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> LIKE YOU SAID, 4@EVERY TIME @
YOU WERE THERE, THAT WOULD
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A
BALLISTIC MISSILE.
BALLISTIC MISSILE. EXPLAINED THAT.
EXPLAINED THAT. >> I WOULD 4@4@SAY