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I live on a military post.  To get on is a joke.  Yeah, you do have to state your business, but it seems all you need to tell them that you are having lunch with a friend at the local PX.  If you say you are going to a friend's house, they wanna know the address.  You have to provide them with a valid ID, your proof of insurance and registration for your vehicle.  The posts are always having events going on that are open to the public, they just have to get a pass to get on post.  Now since 9/11 had taken place, they have tightened down on rules and regs of getting on.  Depending on the threat level will depend on just who all has to show ID when they try to go thru the gates.  However the driver always has to show their id.  You are also subject to random inspections.  You are required to show the same info to the guard doing the inspection as you do to get a pass.  As far as people not understanding why the government wouldn't want the base video taped or pictures taken, think about it.  Our military bases store ammunitions, weaponry, tanks, and other specialized equiipment depending on the base.  They are not in hidden locations, they are accessible by the soldiers needing to sign items out.  With video tape and pictures that might show where this stuff is, then one would be able to go directly to that area and do whatever they would try to do to get what they want.  Or if there were to be an air raid, they would know where to drop items to taken buildings out that would have aided in the fight back.  All in all, due to sensitive items stored on base, it's not a good idea to be able to access directions around this post.  As far as needing to know where to go, the guards can give you a little map that points out areas of interest for people who don't know there way around the base, ie, px, hospital, commissary, items of the such.  Otherwise, with the exception of those of us that live or are stationed here, and the other exceptions that need to know how to get around, why would you need to know how get around one of them anyway.  I know this is almost 7 months late, I just happened upon it while doing a search.  Oh I will add this as well, most gps systems don't have the all the information need to drive around on base.  My addy that I am at, the house has been there about 15 years.  My GPS tells me I have turned into an alley, (my gps is only a year old).  So it isn't just as far as photos go, it's everything....

What's the difference between a visitor SEEING the Base and a searcher seeing a picture of the base? It sounds a little odd... I can understand not letting people sit around and take pictures - but I'm sure that many people have done so, with all of the technology we have these days. I wonder what "within 24 hours" means? The Pentagon asks Google to take the pictures down and they took their time, or what?