Naval Air Station Sigonella, a U.S. air base located outside of Catania on the island of Sicily, was placed on lockdown on Wednesday following an unspecified incident. Online posts indicated that the lockdown was implemented due to an ongoing situation at a gate for the base.
Service members were advised to avoid traveling on highway SP105 between the Marinai Housing Complex and a section of the base. The lockdown/shelter-in-place protocol remained in effect, although specific details regarding the nature of the incident were not provided in the online posts.
