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US Navy base in Bethesda on lockdown after reports of active shooter & bomb threat US naval facility sent into lockdown after reports of active shooter & bomb threat
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A naval base in Bethesda, Maryland has been put on lockdown after receiving a tip-off by phone that there was a bomb in one of its buildings. There are also reports of an active shooter threat at the location. A naval base in Bethesda, Maryland has been put on lockdown after authorities received a tip-off by phone that there was a bomb in one of its buildings. There are also reports of an active shooter threat at the location.
All personnel at Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) were advised to shelter in place, the official Twitter account of the base reported. The public was asked to stay away from the area. Only emergency traffic is allowed to go in or out. Staff at US Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB), home to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, were told to “shelter in place” on Wednesday morning as emergency teams investigated the threats. 
The phone tip on Wednesday morning claimed NSAB’s Building 10 was the subject of a bomb threat. No details were immediately offered about the possible shooter. Shortly before 9am local time (12pm GMT), officials received a tip-off by phone that Building 10 was the subject of a bomb threat. The facility wrote on its Twitter feed that it was also investigating reports of an active shooter on the site.
NSAB is best known for providing operational support for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. “The base is on lockdown. All personnel should shelter in place. All gates are closed to non-emergency traffic. The public is asked to avoid the area,” a tweet from NSAB read.
US military bases go into lockdown mode due to various incidents on a fairly regular basis. In September, the Wright-Patterson Air Force base near Dayton, Ohio remained shuttered for several hours after a single gunshot was reported heard inside. In August, the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling operated by the Navy and the Air Force in Washington DC went into an emergency after an armed suspect on the run was spotted on the premises. In June, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas went into a lockdown following reports of shots being fired at it. In a series of posts shortly before midday, the facility said the base remained on lockdown and that K-9 units were clearing buildings. They also confirmed that there was no sign of an active shooter at the base. 
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It is not uncommon for US military bases to go into lockdown. In September, the Wright-Patterson Air Force base near Dayton, Ohio remained shuttered for several hours after a single gunshot was reportedly heard inside.
In August, the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling – which is operated by the navy and air force in Washington, DC – went into emergency lockdown after an armed suspect on the run was spotted on the premises. In June, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas went into a lockdown following reports of shots being fired at it.
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