Not strange at all, though admittedly it may seem so to someone who's never served and been involved in one or more of these. These are pretty typical "NBC" or Nuclear/Biological/Chemical training exercises and, on most bases, are held at least once a year either on base or near the base like in the video.
It's a boring training exercise to almost everyone....that is, until you actually need it.
Thing is, the military is always training for nearly every event imaginable: NBC, infiltration, base attack, active shooter, mass casualty, emergency evacs, etc. The list truly is huge.
Not strange at all, though admittedly it may seem so to someone who's never served and been involved in one or more of these. These are pretty typical "NBC" or Nuclear/Biological/Chemical training exercises and, on most bases, are held at least once a year either on base or near the base like in the video.
It's a boring training exercise to almost everyone....that is, until you actually need it.
Thing is, the military is always training for nearly every event imaginable: NBC, infiltration, base attack, active shooter, mass casualty, emergency evacs, etc. The list truly is huge.
Oh, sorry....source: me. 24 yr retired vet.