This base has Carrier's, so they are a little protective of them. All military bases that have asset's that they don't want anyone messing with have sign's posted every 50 feet on the fence line that read "Restricted Area. Use of deadly force authorized.".
This base had those signs posted.
I was assigned to a base that had B-52's with nuclear weapons, which also had those signs, but it also had a thick red line painted on the flightline around the perimeter of these planes with the same signs which also state "Do not cross the red line".
Those security police to not play. I can tell you many stories of guys who thought it would be funny to take their foot and tap it 2" inside of the line just so they can say they crossed the line. Within seconds, they found themselves on their ass with a boot on their neck, and a M-16 muzzle pressed so deep in thier ear, that it was bleeding. This is called "Getting Jacked Up". After they are literally dragged away to be questioned, they are totally humbled and glad that they are still alive to talk about it.
Those guys who stole the bike would have gotten "totally jacked" and taken to jail if they stopped when ordered, because they didn't, they got shot with a 9mm.