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CRIME Joint Base Andrews housing area breached by intruder and shots fired
CBS ^ | 07 Feb 2023 | uncredited

Posted on 02/07/2023 5:15:28 AM PST by blueplum

Washington — Another intruder has breached one of the nation's most sensitive military bases — the home of Air Force One — and this time a resident opened fire on the trespasser, Joint Base Andrews said in a statement late Monday.

During the incident, which occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Monday, "a man gained unauthorized access to a JBA housing area," Joint Base Andrews said in the statement posted to Twitter. "A resident discharged a firearm, security forces arrived on scene to apprehend the intruder....

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: andrews; lockedandloaded; securitybreach
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1 posted on 02/07/2023 5:15:28 AM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Preferably they recovered the body of the deceased intruder ...


2 posted on 02/07/2023 5:18:40 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: blueplum

What is his immigration status?


3 posted on 02/07/2023 5:18:54 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: blueplum

Also, what sort of religious beliefs does he have?


4 posted on 02/07/2023 5:20:56 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: blueplum

> a resident opened fire on the trespasser <

The word “resident” is interesting there. The good guy was evidently not a security person. Is the DoD now sensibly allowing other personnel to be armed?


5 posted on 02/07/2023 5:23:35 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Leaning Right

On many bases, You are allowed to store personal weapons in family housing.
Barracks dwellers have to store their toys in the armory or off base storage.


6 posted on 02/07/2023 5:27:26 AM PST by Liaison (TANSTAAFL)
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To: blueplum

I know Federal employees who live at Andrews. According to them, the housing is great especially if only living in Washington area for a short time. I am glad the residents can have firearms. I know some who are former military.


7 posted on 02/07/2023 5:29:32 AM PST by vaskypilot
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To: Mark17

I just hope he was vaccinated


8 posted on 02/07/2023 5:31:18 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: blueplum

Uh, a resident on the base had a weapon? Which was used? An officer? Do they trust enlisted with weapons on bases any longer?


9 posted on 02/07/2023 5:32:15 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Leaning Right

LOL! See 9. We had the same thought.


10 posted on 02/07/2023 5:33:16 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: blueplum

A day later and we still know almost nothing about this incident. Everything is ‘unclear’.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/06/joint-base-andrews-intruder-gun/
“Unauthorized access” was gained about 11:30 a.m., the statement said. The alleged intruder was not identified, and no motive was given for the intrusion.
No injuries or property damage were reported. From the statement it was not clear how close the alleged intruder came to Air Force One, which is used by the president.
Also unclear was what prompted the resident to shoot.


11 posted on 02/07/2023 5:35:20 AM PST by Doctor Congo
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The Presidental airplanes are covered by extra security. Andrews is a huge base. I doubt the intruder got near the planes.


12 posted on 02/07/2023 5:41:42 AM PST by vaskypilot
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To: blueplum

We need a description of the intruder.


13 posted on 02/07/2023 5:45:11 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Leaning Right

I had to work on a large military base and stay there for a week at a time.

The members of the unit I trained with had special compensation to carry our personal arms and keep them in our rooms.

So on some base some people do keep personal arms.


14 posted on 02/07/2023 5:46:50 AM PST by riverrunner
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To: Doctor Congo

> Everything is ‘unclear’. <

As we have seen from recent events, a balloon is great for gathering intelligence. Perhaps the DoD should borrow a balloon from China, and hover it over the base. Then the next time there’s a breach we’ll know exactly what happened.


15 posted on 02/07/2023 5:47:18 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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I just hope he was vaccinated

I am sure, what this nerd did, is perfectly fine with the rats, 🐀 as long as he is vaccinated. Do I really need a sarcasm tag?

16 posted on 02/07/2023 5:58:15 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: riverrunner

“The members of the unit I trained with had special compensation to carry our personal arms and keep them in our rooms.”

That goes so far against anything I’ve ever seen I’ve got to ask for some details, like branch, base, circumstances, time frame? Issued weapons maybe I could understand, but personal weapons in the barracks?


17 posted on 02/07/2023 6:01:51 AM PST by suthener
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To: blueplum

Meanwhile someone in AZ is facing murder charges when someone came on his land with, shall we say, unauthorized access. One set of laws for the Lords, an entirely different set for the peasants.


18 posted on 02/07/2023 6:05:25 AM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: Doctor Congo

Did they at least release the intruder’s pronouns?


19 posted on 02/07/2023 6:30:49 AM PST by deener
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To: Leaning Right

A few years ago a Chinese general addressed a Communist party gathering about China’s population problem being solved by taking over the USA and moving millions of their excess people
to America. The flight path of the balloon just shot down was over the mid section of America that could adsorb this transfer of China’s excess population


20 posted on 02/07/2023 6:54:19 AM PST by LaMudBug
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