NCHB 10 YB experiences in Kuwait.(Highlights)(Navy Cargo Handling Battalion, Yankee Bravo )

The warning sirens go from high tone to low tone or you may hear three short bursts on the ship's horn. You might even see a green star cluster at a predestinated point either at Port of Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait, or Camp Patriot, commonly referred to as Kuwait Naval Base (KNB). Then you will likely hear something like, ... "All KNB, All KNB ... LIGHTNING, LIGHTNING, LIGHTNING ... MISSILES INBOUND, MISSILES INBOUND!"

It is always a shock, but you are prepared. You immediately go into MOPP [Mission Oriented Protective Posture] Level 4, donning your gas mask as you run to you