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Benning doing away with vehicle stickers

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Military officials say they’re doing away with vehicle stickers required for motorists entering Fort Benning, partly to protect military personnel from being targeted because they have a sticker.

The policy went into effect Tuesday, spokeswoman Monica Manganaro told the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

It’s designed to protect personnel who work on the military installation, authorities say. Manganaro said a sticker on a vehicle identifying it with the military can potentially make someone a target.

Base employees and other staff members have been told to start removing the decals from their vehicles, she said.

Manganaro said the Air Force and the Navy have already implemented a similar policy, and that Fort Benning is ahead of many Army posts in doing so.