Intruder at Air Force One base sparks international safety evaluate

In a severe breach of safety, an intruder entered the extremely secured Joint Base Andrews that homes the presidential airplane, Air Force One, and entry an plane utilized by US Vice President and different high officers.
Following the incident, the US Air Force introduced on Friday that it’ll conduct a worldwide safety evaluate.

In a press release, Joint Base Andrews (JBA) confirmed a male particular person with two excellent warrants accessed one of many C-40B plane assigned to the 89th Airlift Wing on Thursday night time. The unarmed intruder was arrested by authorities in Maryland.
The base, 24km from the White House in Washington, DC, is dwelling to the unit chargeable for Air Force One and different plane reserved for the nation’s elected leaders and high army brass.
There was no indication the suspect, who was not named, had hyperlinks to extremist teams, base officers stated.
A US official advised CBS News that the safety breach didn’t impression the presidential fleet.
President Joe Biden flew from the bottom to his dwelling in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday night. This was first time he was flying on Air Force One after being sworn in because the forty sixth US President on January 20.
After having access to the airfield, the unarmed intruder then entered a C-40 plane from the 89th Airlift Wing, often known as the “presidential wing,” officers stated.
“I think everybody’s taking this very seriously, and the acting secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force chief of staff are going to order the Air Force inspector general to fully investigate this issue,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby advised reporters on Friday.
Commanders additionally ordered extra safety measures on the base, Kirby stated.
The C-40 airplane the intruder walked into is the Air Force equal of a 737 airliner, painted within the US authorities’s blue and white color scheme, and is designed as an “office in the sky” for senior army, authorities leaders and members of Congress, NBC News reported.
The airplane is outfitted with safe communications, sleeping quarters and work tables, based on the US Air Force.
The Air Force’s inspector common will conduct an investigation into the break-in, the Air Force stated in its assertion. It may even conduct a “comprehensive review of installation security and trends” on its bases all over the world.
“The security of our installation is paramount,” stated Col Roy Oberhaus, a commander at Joint Base Andrews in a press release.
“This was a serious breach of security,” Oberhaus added.

The break-in comes almost one month after the January 6 riots on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump, which has left stricter safety protocols in place.