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- Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman: We鈥檙e looking forward to turning that (training) back on in the coming days
- Three US sailors were killed and eight other people were wounded in the attack at the Pensacola Naval Air Station
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Thursday it would soon announce a resumption in operational training of Saudi military officers in the United States, suspended after a Saudi officer鈥檚 fatal shooting of three Americans at a Florida naval base last month.
The US military restricted the some 850 visiting Saudi military personnel in the country to classroom training as part of a 鈥渟afety stand-down鈥� during which time it reviewed vetting procedures. 抖阴短视频 subsequently withdrew 21 cadets.
Next week, Defense Secretary Mark Esper is due to visit the base in Pensacola, Florida, where the shooting took place and will brief base leadership on planned improvements in vetting of foreign military personnel and changes to security procedures, including physical security at US bases, the Pentagon said.
Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said the US military also expected to soon announce a resumption in operational training.
鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to turning that (training) back on in the coming days,鈥� Hoffman told a news briefing, adding 鈥渨e should have an announcement for you soon.鈥�
Three US sailors were killed and eight other people were wounded in the attack at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. A deputy sheriff shot dead the gunman, Saudi Air Force Second Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani.