The section of the Air Force that oversees the military branch’s bases is un-grounding the Sig Sauer M18 handgun after pausing its use for a month over the July 20 shooting death of a Wyoming-based airman.

The Air Force Global Strike Command announced in a Sunday statement that it has completed a “comprehensive inspection” of its 7,970 M18 Modular Handgun systems after pausing their use July 21.

The pause was from “an abundance of caution following a tragic incident” in which an Air Force member serving at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne died.

Brayden Lovan, 21, was a defender assigned to the 90th Security Forces Squadron, 90th Security Forces Group, said the 90th Missile Wing last month. He died in a gunshot incident around 1:30 a.m. on July 20, the base confirmed four

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