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From: Dale Person <dperson@lisco.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Subject: FW: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland attacked
To: Mike Ketcham <mketcham40@gmail.com>
Damn. They didn’t return fire on the first vehicle.. Probably asleep
From: charger6870 <charger6870@protonmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 2:07 PM
To: RJB <charger6870@protonmail.com>
Subject: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland attacked
The Wire- 8/19/2024
HomeFront-
Texas: Saturday morning, multiple small arms attacks were reported at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The first pre-dawn engagement took place at approximately 0215S via a drive-by shooting targeting the Entry Control Point (ECP) at the Chapman Training Annex. A few hours later, at approximately 0430S another vehicle approached the same gate, engaging security personnel with small arms fire. During the second skirmish USAF Security Forces reacted to contact, engaging with small arms, before the attackers broke contact and egressed from the area. No arrests have been made regarding either engagement. No casualties were reported on either side.
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Analyst Comments: Many details regarding the JBSA-Lackland attack remain unknown. It is not clear as to if two separate vehicles were involved, or how many militants were in each of the vehicles. It’s also not clear as to if this is a reflection of routine crime resulting in protracted small arms engagements with security forces, or if this was a higher-level terrorist attack. Of note, following this first shooting the security posture of the installation was raised, and additional Security Forces deployed to the installation ECPs. This did not deter the second, more protracted assault indicating that if this was a terror incident (and not a local gang shooting), it probably wasn’t an instance of Recon by Fire, but rather a more deliberate assault. Of note, the Chapman Annex gate is located across the street from an Elementary School.
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