Military steps up security at U.S. bases after shootings
The military has ordered “increased random security measures” at stateside military bases after deadly shootings last week at Navy facilities in Hawaii and Florida.
Northern Command chief Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy has directed the bases “to immediately assess force protection measures and implement increased random security measures appropriate for their facilities,” NORTHCOM spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Mike Hatfield said in a statement. The measures are due to “the recent attacks at two military installations.”
The command is responsible for the defense of North America, including military bases in the continental U.S., but not Hawaii, where one of the shootings took place. The other, in which a Saudi military exchange officer targeted U.S. personnel, was at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
O’Shaughnessy’s order “also told leaders to remind their workforce to remain alert” and report “any suspicious activity they may observe,” Hatfield said.
On Saturday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he ordered a review of security measures and the process for vetting foreign nationals for training programs in the U.S.
