Reporters and military duo held at gunpoint by security at US space force base

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1. Thu, 20 August 2026

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   • The Guardian World00:41first to report
     Reporters and military duo held at gunpoint by security at US space force base

     Officers reportedly believed invitees were trying to make unauthorized entry on to Vandenberg base in California Five news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg space force base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint by security officers who thought they were gatecrashers, according to local news reports. The incident happened Monday ahead of an invitation-only groundbreaking for a new training facility for missile operators at the federal...

   • indiatimes.com02:08
     Mistaken for intruders: Reporters, military personnel held at gunpoint at US Space Force base

     Five reporters and two military personnel invited to an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint after security officers mistook them for people attempting to enter the base without authorisation.

   • pasadenastarnews.com15:17edited after publishing
     Invited media and military members held at gunpoint at Space Force base in California

     previouslyInvited media, military members held at gunpoint at Space Force base

     They were part of a convoy being escorted onto the base.

   • The Hill17:15
     Invited media, military members held at gunpoint by Space Force security

     Five journalists and the two military members escorting them to an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., this week were briefly detained at gunpoint by security police who believed they were gate crashers, according to the local media affected. The Monday incident happened ahead of an invitation-only groundbreaking for a new training facility for...

   • Index.hr (Croatia)17:51
     Novinari došli na događaj u američku vojnu bazu, zaštitari ih držali na nišanu

     ZBOG komunikacijskog propusta u bazi Vandenberg, sigurnosne snage su pozvane novinare držale na nišanu, tretirajući ih kao sigurnosnu prijetnju.

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)19:55
     Invited journalists held at gunpoint after mix-up at US Space Force base

     Communication breakdown during security checks causes reporters, 2 military members to be treated as unauthorized entrants