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MacDill Air Force Base

The Mysterious MacDill Air Base Incident: What Do We Know (VIDEO)

Justin Elliott | June 16, 2010, 1:28PM


Christopher Kilburn

It hasn't gotten much attention nationally, but on Monday a man and a woman in their 20s showed up at an entrance to one of the most important military bases in the country with a car full of guns and fraudulent military ID.

The pair was promptly arrested at a gate of Florida's MacDill Air Force Base -- which is home to U.S. Central Command, among other important units. But what they were intending to do is still not publicly known. Here's a look at what we do know:

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Topics: Christopher Kilburn, Florida, MacDill Air Force Base, Micah Noel Goodier, U.S. Central Command

Trijicon

Trijicon: We'll Stop Putting Bible Inscriptions On Military Rifle Scopes

Justin Elliott | January 21, 2010, 1:10PM


Iraqi police officer in Hayy, Iraq, looks through Trijicon scope with Bible verse in March, 2009 (magnified below).

Trijicon, the company that produces the military rifle scopes with Biblical inscriptions, will end the decades-old practice and provide the military with modification kits to remove the markings, ABC is reporting.

General David Petraeus also addressed the scopes this morning, calling the matter "disturbing and a serious concern for me." That's a markedly different response from the Central Command spokesman who minimized the significance of the New Testament inscriptions this week, comparing them to "In God We Trust" on currency.

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Topics: David Petraeus, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Trijicon, U.S. Central Command

Trijicon

Military On Rifle Scope Bible Citations: It's Just Like 'In God We Trust' On Money

Justin Elliott | January 19, 2010, 6:01PM


Iraqi police officer in Hayy, Iraq, looks through Trijicon scope with Bible verse in March, 2009 (magnified below).

Responding to the controversy over Biblical inscriptions on military rifle scopes in Iraq and Afghanistan, a spokesman for the U.S. Central Command told the AP, "This situation is not unlike the situation with U.S. currency. Are we going to stop using money because the bills have 'In God We Trust' on them?"

In an interview with ABC, the spokesman, Air Force Maj. John Redfield, argued that the inscriptions on Trijicon rifle scopes do not violate the military's ban on proselytizing "because this equipment is not issued beyond the U.S. Defense Department personnel. It's not something we're giving away to the local folks."

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Topics: Defense Contractors, Defense Department, John Redfield, Marine Corps, Pentagon, Trijicon, U.S. Central Command

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