Air Force Global Strike Command on Monday resumed using its Sig Sauer M18 pistols after a command-wide inspection of the firearms, with additional inspection processes.

Global Strike temporarily halted the use of the M18 and ordered their inspection after an airman, Brayden Lovan, was fatally shot with one of the pistols on July 20 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. Another airman was arrested earlier this month in connection with the death and charged with making a false official statement, obstruction of justice and involuntary manslaughter.

The command announced in a Sunday statement that the weapons were deemed safe and reliable, and planned for the resumption of their use by security forces airmen.

“It is paramount that our airmen trust their weapon systems,” Global Stri

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