Officials say that the man arrested trying to enter MacDill Air Force Base on Monday was an AWOL serviceman, but they are still trying to find out what he and the woman with him were up to when they tried to drive into the base in a blue Honda CRV stocked with three hand guns, three rifles, ammunition, military clothing and equipment.The military is not releasing the the names of the pair, or what branch of the military the man is in, but the AP reports that Air Force Col. Dave Cohen said they are both in their 20s, both U.S. citizens and that the woman is not connected to the military.
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