Police cars escort an ambulance after a shooter opened fire inside Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday. (Tony Giberson/ Pensacola News Journal via AP)

Officer wounded in Pensacola shooting was Marine reservist

The wounded Marine was not on Marine Corps orders at the time of the incident.

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Senator calls for review of US military programs training foreign nationals
“Today, I’m calling for a full review of the U.S. military programs to train foreign nationals on American soil. There is no reason we should be providing state-of-the-art military training to people who wish us harm."
National Desert Storm War Memorial final design unveiled
The memorial is planned for completion by 2021.
New fleet needed: Marines could go to war on small carriers, commercial vessels
As the Marines and Navy put their fighting force back together, old fleet goals no longer apply.
US peace envoy to Afghanistan opens first round of resurrected talks with Taliban
U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday held the first official talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban since President Donald Trump declared a near-certain peace deal with the insurgents dead in September.

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FBI: ‘Full and complete cooperation’ from Saudi colleagues of slain Pensacola gunman
Investigator said the murderer “legally and lawfully” obtained his weapon — a Glock Model 45 9mm — in Florida.
North Korea conducts ‘important test’ at once-dismantled launch site
North Korea said Sunday that it carried out a “very important test” at its long-range rocket launch site that it reportedly rebuilt after having partially dismantled it at the start of denuclearization talks with the United States last year.
Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday he still plans to shift the American military’s focus to competing with China and Russia, even as security threats pile up in the Middle East.
FBI seeks tips on Pensacola gunman, Navy names his three slain victims
Pentagon leaders decline to say it's an act of terrorism.
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