[20190516]IN11086_军事人员与极端主义：法律、政策和国会考虑.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Military Personnel and Extremism: Law, Policy, and Considerations for Congress Kristy N. Kamarck Specialist in Military Manpower Updated May 16, 2019 While concern about the confluence of Islamist extremist movements and U.S. military personnel rose following the 2009 attack by an Army officer at Fort Hood, Texas, recent events have raised concerns about the potential for violence from other domestic extremist groups. In February 2019, a Coast Guard lieutenant stationed in Washington, DC, was detained on evidence that he was stockpiling weapons and planning attacks on several high-profile individuals and organizations. Court documents indicated that this individual had sought and espoused white supremacist ideologies. Studies by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal agencies have found evidence that some white supremacist extremist groups actively seek to recruit those with prior or current military experience for their knowledge and training in firearms, explosives, and tactics. The FBI noted in a 2008 report that some groups sought this experience “in preparation for an anticipated war a