Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tSaudi gunman and at least 3 victims reported dead at NAS Pensacola<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Friday\u2019s active shooter incident in Florida follows a shooting spree that left three people dead on Wednesday at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n
\u201cToday, I\u2019m calling for a full review of the U.S. military programs to train foreign nationals on American soil. There is no reason we should be providing state-of-the-art military training to people who wish us harm,\u201d Scott said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a statement released Friday evening that he had spoken with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Navy secretary and Deputy Secretary David Norquist, and said that he was \u201cconsidering several steps to ensure the security of our military installations and the safety of our service members and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI offer my condolences to the families of the victims of both the Pearl Harbor and the Pensacola Naval Air Station shootings. The Department of Defense continues to monitor the situation in Pensacola and gather all the facts of each attack,\u201d Esper said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The motive of the Saudi attacker is unknown. But Scott referred to the incident as an \u201cact of terrorism\u201d in his statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s is clear that we need to take steps to ensure that any and all foreign nationals are scrutinized and vetted extensively before being embedded with our American men and women in uniform,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd most importantly, there is no reason to risk the safety and security of our American men and women in uniform,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scott\u2019s sentiments were echoed by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, who called for \u201cextreme vetting\u201d for foreign troops coming to train in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Florida Republican Rep. Michael Waltz, an Army officer and decorated Green Beret, tweeted Friday that someone \u201cdropped the ball\u201d in vetting the Saudi attacker, and vowed to get to the bottom of what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve trained with foreign nationals in military bases all over the United States,\u201d Waltz tweeted. \u201cThe relationships we build together are very important. It\u2019s critical that our allies learn how to operate the American military equipment we sell to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two officers were wounded during the shooting, one shot in the arm and the other in the knee, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said during a press conference Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Military Times reached out to the Navy regarding the number of foreign nationals and courses currently being attended by international students aboard the Pensacola base and have yet to receive a response.<\/p>\n\n\n\t