Cascading series of security failures allowed man to wander JBA for five hours, enter transport jet, IG report finds
Howard Altman
A homeless man wearing a brightly colored knit cap with distinctive balls on top was able to wander around Joint Base Andrews for five hours on Feb. 4 and enter a jet used to ferry distinguished visitors, thanks to a series of security errors, according to the findings of an Air Force inspector general’s review of the incident at the home of Air Force One.
The incident happened due to a combination of human error by an inattentive security forces airman, a malfunctioning entry gate and the failure to observe the man on the flightline or on the aircraft, the report, released Thursday, states.
While the 747 used to ferry the president was never in danger, the incident pointed out several flaw in base security, the 22-page, heavily redacted report showed. And it also sparked a global review of security at Air Force bases.
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