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California Military Base Locked Down After Vehicle Runs Gate

March 18, 2023
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CORONADO, Calif.—A California military base was put in lockdown Friday night after a vehicle went through the facility’s main gate without stopping, a military spokesperson said. Naval Base Coronado spokesperson Kevin Dixon told KNSD-TV that the driver was taken into custody by base guards after the “gate runner” drove without stopping through the entrance of…

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Soldier Fatally Shot at Georgia Army Base; Suspect Arrested

December 13, 2022
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FORT STEWART, Ga.—A soldier was fatally shot Monday at an Army tank brigade’s building complex at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia, where authorities arrested a suspected gunman, officials said. The shooting happened shortly before 10 a.m. at the Army post’s headquarters complex for its 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said….

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Gunmen Kill 11 at Russian Army Base, Moscow Opens Investigation

October 16, 2022
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Russia has opened a criminal investigation after gunmen shot dead 11 people at a military training ground near the Ukrainian border, authorities said on Sunday. Russia’s RIA news agency, citing the defense ministry, said two gunmen had opened fire during a firearms training exercise on Saturday, targeting a group who had volunteered to fight in…

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2 Drones Intercepted, Shot Down Over Iraqi Air Base: Military

June 6, 2021
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BAGHDAD—Iraqi military said on Sunday that air defenses at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base that hosts U.S. Forces, intercepted and shot down two drones. The military said in a statement the drones were intercepted and shot down at a round 12:30 a.m. local time. On May 8, an attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system…

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