Alert Issued for 17 Afghan Military Members AWOL From U.S. Air Force Base

Posted by Nilsson Whalen on February 10th, 2021

A nationwide alert has become issued for 17 folks the Afghan military that have gone AWOL from the Texas Air Force base where foreign military officers that are training being pilots are taught English, has learned. The Afghan officers and enlisted men have security badges that provides them usage of secure U.S. defense installations, according to the lookout bulletin, "Afghan Military Deserters in CONUS [Continental U.S.]," issued by Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Dallas, and obtained by . The Afghans were attending the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. The DLI program teaches English to military pilot candidates along with other air force prospects from foreign countries allied while using U.S. " read review will tell you that 17 have gone missing through the Defense Language Institute," said Gary Emery, Chief of Public Affairs, 37th Training Wing, at Lackland AFB. " YOURURL.com disappeared during the period of the final a couple of years, and none in the last three months." Each Afghan was issued a Department of Defense Common Access Card, an identification card employed to gain use of secure military installations, that they "could try to enter DOD installations," in accordance with the bulletin. Base security officers were encouraged to disseminate the bulletin for their personnel. " Home Page issued to the telltale personnel happen to be revoked, or will be in the process of being revoked. Lookouts are already placed in TECS," it reads.Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS), that is shared by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is a computer-based database accustomed to identify people suspected of violating federal law. Included inside the bulletin are photos from the 17 men, associated with their dates of birth as well as their TECS Lookout bulletin requests, "If any Afghan pictured herein is encountered, detain this issue and contact any local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, the FBI or NCIS." A senior Defense Department official in Washington told Fox News he no direct knowledge from the 17 men being AWOL. The official added this isn't the first time foreign trainees have gone missing, and said some cases in the past have ended up being really an immigration concern when compared to a national security FBI and NCIS did not react to requests for comment. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman referred to the FBI.

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