Officials: Armed Man Held at Base was AWOL

The man who tried entering MacDill Air Force Base with a car full of military-style gear and weapons is an active member of the military listed as absent without leave.

At a news conference Tuesday, officials at MacDill said the man and a woman also in the car had three rifles, three handguns and loads of ammunition in their sport utility vehicle.

An official said there is no indication the incident was an act of terrorism.

Neither the man nor the woman involved have been identified. They are still being questioned.

Authorities say the pair tried driving in with fraudulent military identification. Security asked them to get out of the vehicle and searched the car.

An FBI agent fatally shot a veteran at the base last month after an altercation.