Nevada military took no special precautions

Nevada military posts took no extraordinary precautions as a result of the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas.

The Nevada National Guard did not take any special security measures at its facilities in Nevada, said Sgt. Erick Studenicka, a public information officer.

Studenicka said Nevada Guard facilities were taking "alpha" security precautions, which is a step above normal but not that unusual. It means they do random, anti-terrorist searches at gates.

"It's not because of Texas," he said shortly after the shooting. "We don't know what caused the violence there."

Studenicka said no Guard members from Nevada are based at Fort Hood.

At Nellis Air Force Base, Capt. Amy Oliver with the public affairs office said operations there remained normal.

"It's an isolated incident as far as we know right now," she said.

Staff Sgt. Alice Moore at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs said, "We haven't changed our security posture; but, as always, we maintain a heightened state of awareness."

The Islamic Society of Nevada sent out a statement condemning the killings.

The statement noted that Dr. Aslam Abdullah, director of the group, wrote in his blog that the actions of Major Malik Nadal Hasan are horrible "and every U.S. citizen must condemn his action."

"There is no justification for what he did. However, let us be cautious in relating this event to a faith or a community. ... It does not matter what his faith is or what his nationality is. What matters is that he acted criminally and abused the trust placed in him. We must identify him as a criminal and no more or no less than that."