Fort Hood tightens security procedures

[47of74]

Source: CNN

CNN) -- Military brass at Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday announced tightened security procedures and the availability of a range of mental health services in the wake of the November 5 shooting spree that killed 13 people on the post.

Steps have been taken to tighten restrictions on who gets onto the post, to position armed guards in key locations including behavioral health facilities, and to carry out random inspections of containers, said Col. Bill Hill, garrison commander.

"Relaxed entry will cease," he told post personnel in a televised town hall meeting.

All vehicles entering the post will be required to display a Department of Defense sticker or a secure pass, and some buildings will require badge access, he said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/24/fort.hood/index.html

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It's good to see this is being done. However to be honest the first thing that popped into my head was the thing about the barn door being shut after all the horses had already left.

[itsrobert]

1. Yup, the Major didn't have a military ID and his car did not have a DoD sticker

:sarcasm:

[maglatinavi]

4. Ft Hood

yep! the enemy was inside, but ... being a visitor to the base I always felt uncomfortable that, opposite to my experiences of years past and other military bases, the guards are civilians contracted, I assume with blackwater, etc. It always went to my mind how much better it would be to have soldiers... I assumed and assume the practice is the outcome of the Bush administration giving the moneys to his friends rather than invest in the troops... What a wuss he was and is...
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kick the a**hole!

[provis99]

2. the horses and barn analogy was the first thing that hit me, too.

It's kind of odd that security is too lax at a major military institution like Ft. Hood. I hope our nuke launch sites have better security.

[MrsBrady]

3. was it last year that that nuke got flown across the US?

or the year before?