US Navy Suspends Flight Training For Saudi Students After Shooting

Flight training has been suspended for around 175 Saudi Arabian students at three bases in Florida after a deadly shooting by a Saudi Air Force officer on Friday.

Navy Commander Clay Doss said classroom training is ongoing and flight training for other students will resume.

He said it is not clear how long the flight stand-down for the Saudi students will continue. 

Three service personnel were killed and eight others were injured when Mohammed Alshamrani, a Second Lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force, opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.

The incident led to US Defense Secretary Mark Esper ordering a review of a screening programme for all foreign personnel training at military bases in the US. 

Cover Image: Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida (Picture: NAS Pensacola/Facebook).