Employees of major defense contractor V2X Inc on US military bases in Kuwait say they lack adequate bunker facilities and have had their pay reduced amid Iranian missile attacks across the Gulf region, while receiving limited communication from their employer about safety and evacuation procedures.

The Guardian interviewed three V2X employees on the US bases Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring in Kuwait, following Iranian missile strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan on Saturday.

The attacks follow United States and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier on Saturday. Iran has since launched a series of retaliatory attacks targeting US military bases and, according to regional authorities, some civilian infrastructure in the Persian Gulf.

“The worst part is, the company has yet to put out anything so we don’t know what’s happening or what would happen to us if our base gets hit or anything. We got zero instructions,” said one American worker, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. “We have nobody and no instructions. We don’t know what will happen or how we would even get out of here.”…

The Guardian has requested comment from V2X Inc and did not hear back by press time…