U s grounds over 300 saudi military aviation students
You're referring to the recent news about the US grounding over 300 Saudi military aviation students in Florida.
Yes, on August 6, 2020, the US Air Force announced that it was grounding over 300 Saudi military aviation students at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, following a shooting incident on December 6, 2019, in which a Saudi Air Force second lieutenant, Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, killed three US sailors and injured eight others at the base.
The decision to ground the students was made due to concerns about the potential threat they posed to national security and the safety of US personnel. The students were being trained at the base as part of a military exchange program between the US and Saudi Arabia.
The grounding of the Saudi students was a significant development in the aftermath of the Pensacola shooting, which was the deadliest attack on a US military base in over a decade. The incident sparked widespread outrage and calls for greater scrutiny of foreign military training programs in the US.
It's worth noting that the US and Saudi Arabia have a long-standing military cooperation agreement, and the Saudi military has been training in the US for many years. However, the Pensacola shooting highlighted concerns about the potential risks and security implications of hosting foreign military personnel in the US.