Camera Phones Banned at Base Kings Bay
What was once affordable to high-end mobile phones users only is now available to virtually everyone. Camera phones now saturate the market and are as common as the Camden gnat. As first reported in The Periscope in April 2005, camera phones were banned from the Waterfront Restricted Area and other sensitive areas on base. If you have one, it is best to leave it at home or it won't be yours any more.
During a three-day span last week the Security Department confiscated over 20 of these phones in restricted areas on the lower base.
''Chances are if you get caught with a camera phone in your possession, you will lose your access badge,'' stated Lt. Cmdr. Richard Tucker, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay security director. ''If you are a civilian, you will no longer have a job. If you are military, you are looking at captain's mast.''
Official camera passes are required for all photographic equipment, including phones, in sensitive areas controlled by Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic and Trident Refit Facility. Equipment must be for official use or no passes are issued.
If a pass in not produced, security will confiscate the equipment as well as film or memory cards associated with the camera. A criminal investigation will also be launched. Tucker said camera phones are not allowed in the lower base.
''It is simple, follow the rules and everything will be alright,'' he said. ''If people choose not to follow the rules they could end up paying a big price.''
New technology is important to all branches of the military. New weapon systems on Navy ships and submarines are essential to keeping them mission ready to deploy at any given time. Sensitive information must be protected.
During a three-day span last week the Security Department confiscated over 20 of these phones in restricted areas on the lower base.
''Chances are if you get caught with a camera phone in your possession, you will lose your access badge,'' stated Lt. Cmdr. Richard Tucker, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay security director. ''If you are a civilian, you will no longer have a job. If you are military, you are looking at captain's mast.''
Official camera passes are required for all photographic equipment, including phones, in sensitive areas controlled by Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic and Trident Refit Facility. Equipment must be for official use or no passes are issued.
If a pass in not produced, security will confiscate the equipment as well as film or memory cards associated with the camera. A criminal investigation will also be launched. Tucker said camera phones are not allowed in the lower base.
''It is simple, follow the rules and everything will be alright,'' he said. ''If people choose not to follow the rules they could end up paying a big price.''
New technology is important to all branches of the military. New weapon systems on Navy ships and submarines are essential to keeping them mission ready to deploy at any given time. Sensitive information must be protected.
