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Foreign training programs could become a priority in Biden administration, experts say
Despite the changes in priorities under Trump, international military training programs continue to be a key pillar of U.S. foreign policy.
By Augusta Saraiva, Medill News Service
FBI: Shooter at Pensacola Navy base coordinated with al-Qaida
The contacts between the shooter, Mohammed Alshamrani, and the al-Qaida operative were discovered on the shooter's phone, according to the official.
Pentagon did not do enough to vet foreign military students, DoD intel official tells Congress
The Defense Department is working with both government and schoolhouses themselves to prevent another foreign military student terror attack.
Trump says US operation killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. at his direction has conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qassim al-Rimi, an al-Qaida leader who claimed responsibility for last year's deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, where a Saudi aviation trainee killed three American sailors.
Al-Qaida in Yemen claims deadly shooting at Florida’s Naval Air Station Pensacola
Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen claimed responsibility Sunday for last year’s deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia.
Senators want Purple Hearts for victims of Florida Navy base shooting
The lawmakers also want civilian valor awards for the law enforcement officials who responded to the attack.
Esper’s balancing act in Pensacola: showing support after shooting while encouraging training foreign allies
The defense secretary met with first responders six weeks after a shooting by a foreign military trainee left three service members dead and eight others injured.
By Aaron Mehta
Pentagon gives conditional OK to resume Saudi military training in US
The Pentagon has given the Navy and other military services conditional approval to resume training of Saudi Arabian nationals in the U.S.
New regs to restrict firearms, base access, travel for international military students
Each of the services will implement new restrictions.
Training for Saudi military students in the US could resume soon
U.S. training for more than 800 Saudi Arabian military students could be restarted “in the coming days,” the Pentagon said Thursday, nearly six weeks after a shooting by one Saudi trainee killed three sailors at a Florida base.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press