Civilian Employee Accused of Supporting Government Overthrow Barred from Air Force Base

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Mar 31, 2021

Civilian Employee Accused of Supporting Government Overthrow Barred from Air Force Base
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Greg Egan
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Amazing how many people who wanted to overthrow the government work for the government.

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Citing privacy concerns, and administrative and "investigatory activities" into the person's employment status, Kaufman said the service would not release further information, including their name and duty station. Air Force Times reported that the individual is male and claims to have a connection to the Proud Boys, a far-right group.

The civilian was used as an example during a mandatory stand-down presentation to address the threat of extremism within the ranks, Stars and Stripes reported. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Feb. 5 ordered the one-day events to take place across the service within 60 days.