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Airman arrested for death that prompted Air Force-wide safety review of Sig M18
Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, died on July 20, 2025 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. His death remains under investigation.
Air Force Announces Arrest Related to Firearm Death of Airman That Prompted M18 Probe
The news marks a major development in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances behind Lovan's death and the scrutiny of Sig Sauer's P320 handgun.
Arrest made in fatal shooting of airman that led Air Force command to stop using SIG Sauer M18 pistols
The Air Force has charged an airman with making false statements, obstructing justice and involuntary manslaughter in the July 20 shooting death of a security forces airman at F.E. Warren
Air Force makes arrest in airman’s shooting death involving M18 pistol
Air Force Global Strike Command pulled the M18 from use after Brayden Lovan, a 21-year-old remote targeting engagement system operator in the 90th Security Forces Group at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, was fatally shot with that pistol.
Air Force Conducting Service-Wide Inspections of Sig Sauer M18 Pistol After Airman's Death
The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last month, adding more scrutiny to Sig Sauer's controversial product.
Air Force announces arrest in connection with base shooting involving Sig Sauer pistol
Authorities declined to release the identity of the person taken into custody following the death of Airman Brayden Lovan on July 20.
An Air Force command halted its use of Sig Sauer's M18 handgun following an airman's death
Air Force Global Strike Command decided to put a pause on use while a comprehensive investigation is underway.
Air Force major command allegedly stops using Sig Sauer’s M18 following death of airman
An airman has died. Air Force Global Strike Command paused using the M18. Redditors at FE Warren AFB say the two incidents are related.
Years before Air Force base fatality, investigators found 'failure’ in a Sig Sauer gun
Last month, the U.S. Air Force suspended use of the M18 pistol for one of its units comprising more than 33,000 personnel following the death of a 21-year old airman
Airman charged in fatal firearm incident at Wyoming Air Force Base
A US airman has been charged with obstruction of justice and involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal firearm discharge at an Air Force base in July, which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old service member.

Sig Sauer pushes back on criticisms over safety of M17 and M18 pistols

The Air Force has curtailed using the pistol following the death of an airman, but the other services continue to use the M18 ...
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A new patent says the Sig Sauer P320 is unsafe – but offers a fix

The Sig Sauer P320 has been put on trial, both in the court of public opinion and in actual courts of law. Following multiple ...

SIG Sauer P320 Pulled By Houston Police After Unintentional Discharge Lawsuit

Houston Police Department orders 1,200 officers to replace SIG Sauer P320 pistols due to lawsuit over unintended discharges.