The following is the Feb. 21, 2020 command investigation into the fatal shooting into the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., on Dec. 6, 2019. The report was released on Nov. 20, 2020. Read More
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VIDEO: Blue Angels Fly Legacy Hornets For Last Time
Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, conducted the final flight on the F/A-18 A/B/C/D ‘Legacy’ Hornets marking the official transition of the Blue Angels to the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets on Nov. 4, 2020. US Navy Photo
The Navy’s Blue Angels on Wednesday performed the squadron’s last flight with the F/A-18 legacy Hornets. Read More
FBI Says Unlocked iPhone Messages Link NAS Pensacola Shooter to Al Qaeda; AG Barr Says Incident was ‘Act of Terrorism’
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The shooter who killed three sailors and wounded eight others in a December incident at a Florida Navy base had ties to Al Qaeda, and U.S. officials now believe the shooting was an act of terrorism, Department of Justice officials announced on Monday. Read More
Navy Resumes Flight Training of Saudi Students After Pensacola Shooting
Saudi Arabian flight students are resuming flight training in the U.S. after a Saudi student killed three U.S. naval aviation students in Florida in December, the Navy announced on Wednesday. Read More
21 Saudi Military Students Disenrolled from Training Programs After Investigators Find Jihadist Material, Child Pornography
In the wake of the deadly December shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola by a foreign military student, the Department of Justice announced 21 Saudi Arabian military students were disenrolled from U.S.-based training programs and returned to Saudi Arabia Monday.
Pentagon Expanding Database Searches as Part of Foreign Student Vetting
U.S. and international flags representing countries at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) fly during graduation day at NWC in Newport, R.I. Navy photo.
Following the Dec. 6 deadly shooting by a Saudi Arabian aviation student at Naval Air Station Pensacola, the Department of Defense started evaluating ways to revamp the process used to vet international military students selected to attend stateside training.
Saudi Military Cooperating with Pensacola Mass Shooting Investigation; Flight Students Grounded, Some Remain Restricted to Base
A dozen members of Saudi Arabia’s military remain restricted to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., as federal investigators continue gathering information about last week’s mass shooting on base, Pentagon officials said on Thursday. Read More
Pensacola Shooting Prompts Lawmakers to Investigate Training of Foreign Forces
U.S. and international flags representing countries at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) fly during graduation day at NWC in Newport, R.I.
Following Friday’s deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., the Pentagon and State Department are facing questions about bringing foreign military members to train in the U.S. as part of a multi-billion dollar foreign arms sales program.
Assailant in NAS Pensacola Mass Shooting Was Saudi Aviation Student; Navy Identifies Slain Victims
(Left) Ens. Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, from Coffee,
Ala. (Right) Airman Mohammed Sameh Haitham, Student, Naval Aviation from St. Petersburg, Fla. US Navy Photos
A Friday morning shooting incident at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. has left three victims and the shooter dead, according to local officials. Read More
