Military families' chaotic Bahrain evacuation
The gist
Military spouses say the Navy's evacuation from its Bahrain base in March was disorganized and short on information.
Six months on, families were told they won't return soon.
How it unfolded
- summer 2025Most of the spouses interviewed had previously been evacuated during the 12-day war and said they were taken back to the U.S. for 90 days before military operations began.
- Feb 28, 2026Smoke rose over Manama, Bahrain, after the base was struck.
- March 2026The Navy evacuated military families from Naval Support Activity Bahrain in a process spouses and a civilian employee described as disorganized and chaotic.