 Tuesday morning, July 2nd. Thanks for starting your morning with us. Welcome in. It's 1.42. This is Washington's news, traffic, and weather station, WTOP. WTOP News. Several U.S. military bases in Europe on high alert this morning. ABC News has confirmed that several U.S. military bases across Europe are now operating under a heightened state of security. The level of alert is called Force Protection Condition Charlie, and it was put in place over the weekend, according to two U.S. officials.