‘Protest’ at base

TEN anti-war protesters blocked military vehicles and handed out pamphlets at the front gates to RAAF Base Amberley recently.

Air Force staff manning the gates believed the protest, which lasted an hour, was genuine and reacted accordingly, but it was all part of an Air Force training exercise aimed at testing Amberley’s security procedures.

Exercise Main Event allowed the base’s senior staff to monitor the manner in which gate staff and Air Force security police reacted to a protest situation.

The “protesters” comprised Air Force Security Police, who were on a training course.

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