Victims of a 2019 shooting at a Florida military base and their families are suing Saudi Arabia, claiming the kingdom knew the gunmen had been radicalized and could have prevented the killings. The suit, filed Monday, also claims that Saudi trainees knew in advance about the plans for the shooting but did nothing to stop it. The suit, filed Monday, also claims that Saudi trainees knew in advance about plans for the shooting but did nothing to stop it. It alleges, for instance, that Saudi Arabia knew about Alshamrani's associations with al-Qaida and his radicalization and yet failed to monitor, supervise or report him. AdThe complaint seeks monetary damages against Saudi Arabia under an exemption of the law that allows for lawsuits against foreign countries arising from acts of terrorism.

Sunday marks one year since an aviation air student from Saudi Arabia opened fire inside a classroom at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, killing three sailors and wounding eight people, including two sheriff’s deputies, before one of the deputies killed him. Ensign Joshua Watson, Petty Officer 3rd Class Mohammed Haitham and Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Walters were killed. Ron DeSantis has proclaimed Dec. 6 as Naval Air Station Pensacola Remembrance Day in Florida. One year ago, three great American sailors were killed in an act of terrorism at @NASPCOLA. In their honor, I’ve proclaimed December 6th as Naval Air Station Pensacola Remembrance Day in Florida.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)PENSACOLA, Fla. – Rescuers on the Gulf Coast used boats and high-water vehicles Thursday to reach people cut off by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, even as a second round of flooding took shape along rivers and creeks swollen by the storm’s heavy rains. Crews carried out at least 400 rescues in Escambia County, Florida, by such means as high-water vehicles, boats and water scooters, authorities said. Also on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said a new tropical depression formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters said the depression could become a tropical storm as it moves slowly over the western Gulf during the next few days. Meanwhile, Hurricane Teddy strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm in the Atlantic.

A man involved in a December shooting that killed three and injured eight at Naval Air Station Pensacola had clear ties to terrorism, authorities announced Monday. We followed that very closely, said U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, who represents Floridas 3rd Congressional District, of the Pensacola shooting. When that happened, it was pretty much self-evident: This is definitely a terrorist attack on our shores. Yoho, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, said the news is not surprising to him. Alshamrani, who was a member of the Royal Saudi Air Force, had been training at Naval Air Station Pensacola and was killed by law enforcement during the attack.

The U.S. Navy held a memorial service Thursday for the three Sailors killed in the Dec. 6 shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola presenting posthumous awards to the fallen service members. Haitham and Walters also were awarded the Good Conduct Medal, a recognition for enlisted Sailors. Vincent Segars, commanding officer of NASC, and a four-ship missing man flyover by the U.S. Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. Modly also proclaimed Watson as a naval aviator, and awarded him wings of gold as well. “We owe them a debt that can never be repaid, and it is one that we will never forget,” said Grady.

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The U.S. Navy says two Blue Angels jets touched midair during a practice run in the Florida Panhandle. Navy spokeswoman Lt. Michelle Tucker tells the Pensacola News Journal a jet made momentary contact with the underside of a second jet's outer wing Wednesday as the pilots practiced over the Naval Air Station Pensacola. The incident won't affect the team's performance in a Chicago air show over the weekend. But the two jets involved in the incident have been swapped out and won't fly in Chicago. However Tucker says the pilots of those jets will fly in the air show.