Philip Fay has been speaking after police in Norfolk said they're not ruling out terrorism in regards to the attack outside RAF Marham.
The married serviceman, who is in his late 20s, was out running near to Holy Trinity on Wednesday when he was grabbed by a man, who attempted to drag him towards a nearby car.
Police say the victim knocked the first attacker to the floor before a second came carrying a knife. The accomplice helped the first attacker up before both men fled.
The serviceman was said to have been left "very, very shaken by his ordeal".
Norfolk Police Detective Superintendent Paul Durham said: "I can confirm we are treating this as an attempted abduction and detailed inquiries are being carried out at the scene to establish the full circumstances.
"The motivation for the attack remains unclear at this time, and whilst we are currently unable to discount terrorism, there are a number of other possible hypotheses. We are therefore carrying out a thorough investigation to understand what has happened, why and who is responsible."
Mr Fay told Premier the incident won't worry the locals too much. He said: "We're a little concerned but when we've heard of events in other places, we here are less concerned by terrorism because of the great everyday presence of the military around the base so we're not on tenterhooks.
"We rely on our forces who have a presence all the time - there's no doubt about it there are police vans and military vans and equipment going round all the time."
He said a special service this Sunday for the RAF had been planned before the attack but says it makes it all the more important.
"It'll be a special occasion and we'll have RAF personnel there and we will be doing just that - praying," he said. "The word will go out to all the personnel on the camp as well as the village that our aim is to pray for all those affected by this event."
Military staff in the area have been told to keep a low profile and not to be alone on foot or on a bicycle in any uniform or clothing which identifies them as being with the forces.
The base's Families and Friends Day went ahead as planned hundreds of visitors.