The two Afghan airmen who disappeared from a Georgia training base are “nice guys” who pose no threat to the country, base employees and officials said.
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The two men are not considered a threat, officials said.
Childress says Moody Air Force Base officials informed him Tuesday morning that the men were missing.
The Air Force said both men were screened before entering the U.S.
Officials at Moody Air Force Base would not release the name of the students or their pictures, but they did reveal the two men are aircraft mechanics, not pilots.
The pair was last seen by other personnel on Friday and were reported missing on Monday when they didn’t show up for training.
Friedmann said he believes Kohistani and Rohullah walked away because they didn’t want to return to Afghanistan. Karns added that he has no reason to believe they’re armed and there are no reports of missing weapons.
AJC.com had a quote from the release saying that the two men had been assigned for training with the 81st Fighter Squadron since February.
The Moody Air Force Base, Office of Special Investigations have identified Mirwais Kohistani and Shirzad Rohullah. It was not clear how many trainees from Afghanistan are now at the base.
Childress says federal, local and state agencies are working with the military to find the men.
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It’s not the first time foreign servicemen have left training programs at US bases.
