NATO Says Air Base in Germany on High Alert After Intelligence Suggests ‘Potential Threat’
Published on August 23, 2024
A NATO air base in the Germany remained on high alert on Friday “based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat,” the military alliance announced. The military facility, located four miles west of the town of Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, near the Dutch border, raised the alert level over night. An announcement was made on social media platform X by the NATO AWACS account at 10:37 p.m. (local time) on Thursday saying: “We raised the security level at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen based on intelligence information indicating potential threat. “All non-mission essential staff have been sent home as a precautionary measure. The safety of our staff is our top priority. Operations continue as planned.”...