1/16/2013 - EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Exercise activities resulted in a false alarm of gunshots on base at approximately 2:30 p.m.
The base was on lockdown following an inaccurate report of an active shooter. The scene was then secured by 354th Fighter Wing emergency responders and it was determined to be a false alarm as a result of week-long exercise activities with no actual threat to the base.
Normal base operations have resumed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE BY PHONE AT (907) 377-2116 OR BY E-MAIL AT: 354fw.pa@eielson.af.mil.
