An unauthorized vehicle punched through the security at the main gate, then exploded in a firey crash -- apparently with propane tanks. Driver dead. Details still coming in.
Local news from Travis 7 minutes ago.
https://www.facebook.com/henrykleefan/videos/2059299407431364/
Fortunately most bases prepare for exactly this sort of attack. Getting into Tinker AFB means driving through a maze of cement barriers before coming up to the armed guards.
Apparently the incident happened last night
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/03/22/driver-dead-after-breaching-gate-at-travis-air-force-base/ (https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/03/22/driver-dead-after-breaching-gate-at-travis-air-force-base/)
QuoteIn a release Thursday evening, Travis officials said the unidentified driver "gained unauthorized access" to the base through the main gate shortly before 7 p.m. the previous night.
Yeah, I didn't quite understand when it happened, but that was the most recent news article from a local source when I posted it.
Looks like a deliberate attack
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/travis-air-force-base-gate-possible-attack-new-details/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/travis-air-force-base-gate-possible-attack-new-details/)
QuoteLaw enforcement sources say the car carried propane tanks and the driver deliberately ignited the fire. He died inside the car, which drove off the road into a ditch. There are no reports of shots fired during the incident. The driver has been identified by law enforcement but not been named.
Depending on where he went in, there's a lot of empty space leading up to the gate area.