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.

Ens. Joshua Kaleb Watson, Airman Mohammed Sameh Haitham and Airmen Apprentice Cameron Scott Walters were killed by Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Ahmed Mohammed Alshamran on Dec. 6 in a classroom building at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

“Saudi Arabian International Military Students (IMS) resumed flight...

https://news.usni.org/2020/02/26/navy-resumes-flight-training-of-saudi-students-after-pensacola-shooting

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.

For more than a month, the Department of Justice has investigated the circumstances surrounding the Dec. 6 shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola. The department did not find any evidence the shooter acted as part of a larger plot or...

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/13/21-saudi-military-students-disenrolled-from-training-programs-after-investigators-find-jihadist-material-child-pornography

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.

As part of the reaction to the shooting, DoD background investigators are using an expanded set...

https://news.usni.org/2019/12/19/pentagon-expanding-database-searches-as-part-of-foreign-student-vetting

Pentagon, State Department Creating New Standards to Vet Foreign Military Students

U.S. and international flags representing countries at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) fly during graduation day at NWC in Newport, R.I.

In the wake of last week’s deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, the Pentagon and State Department are developing new vetting procedures for foreign military members seeking to attend U.S. -based training, officials said on Friday.

On Dec. 6, Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Ahmed Mohammed Alshamrani, killed three sailors and shot others at NAS Pensacola....

https://news.usni.org/2019/12/13/pentagon-state-department-creating-new-standards-to-vet-foreign-military-students

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.

The gunman, Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Ahmed Mohammed Alshamrani, was attending flight school at NAS Pensacola when he killed three U.S. sailors on Friday and injured several others. Alshamrani was killed in the incident by local law enforcement.

The Saudi Arabian...

https://news.usni.org/2019/12/12/saudi-military-cooperating-with-pensacola-mass-shooting-investigation-flight-students-grounded-some-remain-restricted-to-base

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.

The gunman, Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Ahmed Mohammed Alshamrani, was attending flight school at NAS Pensacola....

https://news.usni.org/2019/12/09/pensacola-shooting-prompts-lawmakers-to-investigate-training-of-foreign-forces