Near the strategically important air force base of the US Air Force (Air Force), Andrews spotted a gunman, according to the base’s social networks.
“We have been informed that there is a gunman near the base building. Stay away from residential buildings. The locking procedure has been initiated. The face is a white male in a purple sweatshirt, black shorts with an AR-15 type rifle with an orange tip,” the message reads.
The orange tip on the barrel is often marked with fake firearms, airguns or airsoft and paintball actuators – this is done to instantly distinguish the real gun.
Andrews Air Force Base is home to US Air Force 1, in addition to fighter jets.
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall declaration at a congressional hearing where the country’s latest hypersonic weapons tests failed.
On December 12, 2022, the US Air Force conducted the first successful launch of a full-fledged prototype hypersonic air-to-ground missile.