The Navy is preparing to arm sailors at its reserve centers across the country in the aftermath of the attack last month at a Navy Reserve Center in Chattanooga that resulted in the deaths of 4 Marines and 1 sailor, officials said late Friday.
The Navy has authorized arming personnel at reserve centers that are not on military installations, such as the Chattanooga center, a Navy spokesman told Fox News.
Cmdr. William Marks said armed guards will be posted at the centers as “a matter of prudent and necessary action toward protecting our personnel.”
“The threat posed to military forces in the United States by homegrown violent extremists has increased,” Marks said.
He said additional measures are being considered.
The spokesman said sailors will be trained to protect the reserve centers in accordance with Navy regulations.
The authorization is effective immediately but Marks could not say when the actual watches will begin.
The Navy began examining ways to enhance security at its facilities after a gunman opened fire on the Chattanooga facility in a July 16 attack, killing the five service members.
Police said Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, a 24-year-old college graduate, who was born in Kuwait, carried out the attack, as well as a second one at a military recruiting center 30 minutes earlier. Police shot and killed Abdulazeez.
The FBI said that it was treating the attacks as an act of domestic terrorism.
Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson contributed to this report.
“… resulted in the deaths of 4 Marines and 1 sailor, officials said late Friday.”
ALLEGEDLY.
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“The FBI said that it was treating the attacks as an act of domestic terrorism.”
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“homegrown violent extremists…”
Yes, the Gov attacks inside the US borders has certainly increased.
We only need navies for nuclear subs or ships are just ducks on the pond. Even the average fool knows that borders are being crossed and people are generally good while governments will gladly kill your beautiful children to extend the stolen wealth of their own. Enter Joe Lieberman .What an obvious criminal along with his son who ought to be hanged and a testament to the fact that we continue to support criminals who murder innocent civilians for power. I bet Lieberman pisses his pants if he’s ever presented with the opportunity to kiss the ass of the Rothschilds. The government of the United States are pussies all and the idiots who vote for them ain’t any different.If you really want to stop war then you need to take war to the people who start it. And that’s bankers.
The Communists in the U.S. Federal Govt. aren’t pussies. They are bank employees. They have two jobs. Follow the orders of their banker masters and maintain the illusion that this is the land of the free.
It’s the same with the State govts. and it’s the same with the County govts.