1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. How did Navy brass respond to the pilots’ request?

3. Why do the pilots want to be able to be armed on base?

4. What did a senior U.S. Army officer point out to reporters?

5. What special qualifications did Ensign Joshua Watson have that might have saved his life and the lives of his fellow sailors had he been armed?

6. What is your reaction to the pilot instructors’ request to commanders?