In contrast to the flowers left by British locals, in sympathy for the victims of the wanton acts of terror in the United States, AIRMAN First Class Tesfa Browne, USAF, 100th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, UK, stands guard with her Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at the ready outside Gate One. The base is now operating in a Force Protection Condition in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001