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Cooler Heads Prevailed Within the Navy after Pensacola Shooting
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Cooler Heads Prevailed Within the Navy after Pensacola Shooting

Author Lawrence J. Korb reflects on the recent shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola.

In the three months since Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani shot and killed three U.S. Navy personnel and wounded eight others at the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Pensacola, Florida, there have been several different reactions in both the United States and around the world to this horrible incident. Fortunately, the U.S. Navy did not overreact and endorse any of these extreme positions.

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Authors

Lawrence J. Korb

Senior Fellow