The loss of the outpost served to warn the Americans of the scope of the invasion and thus, they prepared for the assault and also began to build their navy to counter the Soviets, namely with their Aegis Cruisers to fight the Dreadnoughts' missiles and their Aircraft Carriers to pound the Soviets in retaliation. The invasion did not take the Americans by surprise due to their intel beating the Soviets to the punch, but proved overwhelming to the Niihau outpost, which was levelled by Dreadnoughts and used as a staging point for the attack on Oahu, followed by a direct strike against the Pearl Harbor naval base. This time American intelligence knew of this beforehand and set up outposts across the islands to defend against the invasion and dispatched their best commander to lead the defense. In order to safeguard their presence in the Pacific, they decided to attack and secure the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, apparently trying to replicate the Japanese success of the Pacific War from the original WWII. Officials did not explain specifically what prompted that lockdown.As the American military and civilian leadership return to Washington, DC from Canada, the Soviet Union was becoming increasingly desperate as they were losing their gains in the American homeland and were now facing attacks from the European Allies. The base also went into a lockdown on May 26, but that was also lifted after the threat was investigated. вЂњI want to assure everyone that we will do everything possible to maintain the operational readiness of JBPHH while protecting the safety of our base employees, our service members and their families.вЂќ Tammie Harris, Deputy Joint Base Commander, said in a press release. вЂњWe are grateful to the first responders who helped us investigate and secure the potential incident,вЂќ Col.

Units from the Honolulu Police Department and Federal Fire Department also assisted in the investigation. Navy Region Hawaii spokeswoman Lydia Robertson said Navy security personnel put the exercise on hold and immediately directed their effort toward the investigation and looking for potential threats. The base has a population of roughly 55,000 troops, military dependents and civilian employees.ДЄ Monday press release about the exercise Citadel Protect said that вЂњbase personnel, residents and those who live near the installation should not be alarmed by the sounds of gunfire, other popping noises and activations of the base-wide Giant Voice SystemвЂќ and that вЂњresidents and personnel who live and work on JB PHH may see increased traffic and delays in base access.вЂќД«ut base officials stressed that the lockdown and concurrent investigation were not part of the exercise.

ItвЂ™s also home to the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, the stateвЂ™s top industrial employer. The joint base is considered one of AmericaвЂ™s most important military installations, supporting Navy and Air Force operations across the Pacific region. All historic sites have since reopened after the all-clear was issued at about 2 p.m.ДЄn official familiar with the incident, who spoke on condition of anonymity in exchange for providing details, said that a suspected bomb threat initiated the lockdown and investigation, but that personnel had swept the base and no bombs were found. Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021ДЄll tour operations to the USS Arizona Memorial also were suspended during the lockdown.В Guests at both the USS Missouri Memorial and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum on Ford Island sheltered in place as well. Armed guard stands with assault rifle at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Makalapa Gate during a base lockdown. The announcement of the lockdown also caused confusion for some base residents and community members because it coincided with the start of a pre-planned annual counterterrorism exercise called вЂњCitadel ProtectвЂќвЂ“ which is scheduled to run until June 17. when base occupants were ordered to вЂњshelter in placeвЂќ and limit traffic due to a вЂњpotential security incident,вЂќ causing vehicles to be backed up in the industrial area on the western edge of Honolulu. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam implemented a nearly three-hour lockdown Tuesday due to a suspected bomb threat, but the gates were reopened after security personnel swept the installation and found no explosives, officials said.

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