{"id":136868,"date":"2023-02-07T12:08:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T17:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=136868"},"modified":"2023-02-07T12:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T17:08:33","slug":"unauthorized-access-at-joint-base-andrews-results-in-shot-being-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=136868","title":{"rendered":"Unauthorized access at Joint Base Andrews results in shot being fired"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A man went to a housing area of Joint Base Andrews. He did not have the authority to be in that area. An alert resident discharged a firearm and then security forces arrived to detain the intruder. This incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n

From the Military Times:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Social media users criticized the installation for keeping mum on the incident for several hours. A spokesperson for the 316th Wing, which oversees the day-to-day operations at Andrews, said they would release another update on the response Tuesday.<\/p>\n

It’s not the first time the base’s security has been breached. In February 2021 a man got onto the installation through the military checkpoint and additional fenced secure areas to gain access to the flight line and climb into a C-40, which is the military’s 737-equivalent aircraft used to fly government officials.<\/p>\n

That intruder was apprehended because the “mouse ears” cap he was wearing struck an observant airman as odd.<\/p>\n

An inspector general’s investigation found three main security failings, starting with “human error” by a gate security guard who allowed the man to drive onto the base even though he had no credentials that authorized his access. Hours later, the man walked undetected onto the flight line by slipping through a fence designed to restrict entry. Finally, he walked onto and off a parked airplane without being challenged, even though he was not wearing a required badge authorizing access to the restricted area.<\/p>\n

The Air Force pledged to review its base security protocols around the world in response to the intrusion.<\/p>\n

The next month, a 29-year-old man was arrested after repeatedly ramming a swing arm barrier at Andrews’ main gate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Military Times has the rest of the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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