(CNN) 鈥 An active-duty is accused of shooting and wounding five of his fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia on Wednesday, the latest act of violence on a US military base that raises questions about the safety of American servicemembers at facilities where they train, work and live.
28-year-old Sgt. Quornelius Samentrio Radford, an officer who worked in automated logistics, opened fire on coworkers with a personal handgun late in the morning, base officials said. Nearby soldiers 鈥渋mmediately and without hesitation tackled鈥 and subdued him until he was arrested, said Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division, which is based at Fort Stewart.
Three of the soldiers underwent surgery, but all five are stable and expected to recover, Lubas said. 鈥淭hese soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties or wounded,鈥 he said.
The attack, which briefly put the base on lockdown, happened in the part of Fort Stewart that houses the 3rd Infantry Division鈥檚 so-called , a unit the Army its 鈥渕ost modern land fighting force.鈥
The same unit has experienced several tragedies, including the of an Army sergeant killed by a 28-year-old soldier in the brigade鈥檚 building complex, according to officials.
Last year, Fort Stewart鈥檚 military police an active-shooter and hostage-rescue scenario. Such drills have been routine at US military bases for years, but Wednesday鈥檚 shooting is a reminder that even the most rigorous preparation can鈥檛 ensure complete safety.
Some at US military bases in recent years include:
Fort Hood
On November 5, 2009, an with opened fire at a processing center at Fort Hood, a major US Army post, in Texas, killing 13 people and an unborn child, and wounding more than 30 others.
The gunman, US Army Major was taken into custody after being shot by a wounded civilian officer. Hasan, an American Muslim psychiatrist, had shown signs of growing radicalization in the months leading up to the attack, according to investigators.
In 2013, of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. He was sentenced to death and remains on death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Washington Navy Yard
On a defense contractor and Navy reservist entered the Washington Navy Yard in the nation鈥檚 capital armed with a sawed-off shotgun and carried out a shooting rampage across the building鈥檚 halls and stairwells.
A dozen people were killed and eight others wounded. The gunman, Aaron Alexis, was killed by law enforcement.
Investigators discovered the deceased gunman had believed he was being influenced by 鈥渆xtremely low-frequency electromagnetic waves,鈥 a delusional belief that reportedly drove him to commit the attack.
Fort Hood, again
The Texas base became the site of another mass shooting on April 2, 2014, when an Army specialist opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing three and injuring 16 others with a .45-caliber pistol.
The attack erupted after an 鈥溾 the gunman, Ivan Lopez, had with his fellow soldiers at a Transportation Battalion administrative office at the base. Lopez then moved across the base, firing from his vehicle as he drove, before entering another administration building, where he continued his deadly spree.
Lopez, who was being treated for depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions, ended the rampage by turning the gun on himself when confronted by a military police officer.
Investigators noted Lopez鈥檚 struggles with mental health and found no evidence of terrorism or that he had a specific target. Lopez had served a non-combat tour in Iraq as a truck driver and was evaluated for a traumatic brain injury.
Pearl Harbor
On December 4, 2019, a 22-year-old active-duty US Navy sailor opened fire at the naval shipyard in Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack left two Defense Department civilian workers dead and a third injured before the attacker, Gabriel A. Romero, took his own life.
The shooting occurred just days before the base was set to host thousands of visitors for a commemorative event marking the of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
A found no formal motive for the incident, but Romero was reportedly dissatisfied with his commanders and had been in counseling, according to .
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Just two days after the Pearl Harbor shooting, a visiting second lieutenant from Saudi Arabia鈥檚 Royal Air Force launched a deadly attack at Florida鈥檚 .
Mohammed Alshamrani, in the US as part of a Pentagon-sponsored training program, opened fire with a handgun, killing three US Navy sailors and injuring eight others before being fatally shot by law enforcement.
Navy officials said the sailors who died 鈥渄idn鈥檛 run from danger鈥 and saved lives by confronting the gunman.
The Department of Justice officially labelled the December 6, 2019 attack 鈥溾 driven by jihadist ideology. FBI investigators found the attacker had and had communicated with operatives as recently as the night before the attack, raising concerns about the vetting process for foreign military personnel training in the US.
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