(Reuters) – The United States Air Force (USAF) is conducting a security review at its bases around the world after a man broke into t Air Force Base Andrews (JBA), home to the squadron that operates the Boeing VC- 25, better known as Air Force One.
Last Thursday, an unarmed man invaded the Base and even managed to get into a Boeing C-40B Clipper, the military version of the 737-700 BBJ. Officials said there were no indications he had any links to extremist groups.
t Base Andrews, located about 24 miles from the White House, is used by the President, Vice President and Cabinet leaders to travel across the country and the world.
“Everyone in the Department of Defense and certainly everyone in the Air Force understands how serious this matter is.”, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
In a statement, the USAF said its Inspector General was reviewing the incident.
In addition to this review, the Air Force will be conducting a "comprehensive review" of base security around the world.
A similar case happened recently in Russia: a man was arrested accused of having stolen radio equipment from an Ilyushin Il-80 Maxdome, nicknamed the Plane of the End of the World
