A new Defense Department report tied to the October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston found that the Army and Navy frequently failed to follow their own policies when personnel made violent threats.

The report , issued this week by the inspector general’s office at the Defense Department, also recommended several policy changes to ensure that military commanders report when a service member threatens civilians and non-governmental employees.

The inspector general’s office, which was created to be the independent watchdog arm of the Defense Department, reviewed more than 200 cases of violent threats that were investigated by the Army, Navy and Air Force in 2023. The investigation found that in more than 40% of those cases, military law enforcement officers or leaders at those bases or faci

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