Foreign Nationals Are Attempting To Breach U.S. Navy Bases 2 To 3 Times Every Week

U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Adm. Daryl Caudle told Fox News that foreign nationals, especially Chinese nationals, are attempting to breach U.S. Navy bases two to three times every week.

According to a top U.S. admiral who spoke with reporters over the weekend, the U.S. Navy's base security officers are apprehending and expelling a growing number of foreign nationals, especially Chinese nationals, who are trying to obtain secrets related to national security. Although many of them possess valid documentation permitting their visits to the country as tourists or students, their presence on a military post is unapproved and, in many situations, might be illegal.

U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Adm. Daryl Caudle told Fox and Friends, "Usually the cover story is 'I'm a student, I'm an enthusiast I want to see the ships,' that type of thing". "We have to turn them around, and typically we will get the [Naval Criminal Investigative Service] involved. We will get biometrics if possible....

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