The Associated Press has released a new report discussing the large amounts of explosives missing from the U.S. military.
Rockets, land mines, and other explosives have been reported missing from the armed forces. Many of these missing items are being labeled as thefts, with troops falsifying records to cover them up. One such case involved a Marine Corps demolition specialist who stole 13 pounds of C4 plastic explosives in order to prepare for a theoretical civil war.
The military is taking action against these alleged thefts. Although they acknowledge that the number of servicemen stealing such equipment is low, they still do not want the weapons to fall into the wrong hands. As for specific military bases, the Associated Press received data from each service branch regarding thefts of explosive devices from 2010 to 2020. The Army recorded nearly 1,900 missing explosives, mainly TNT, with over half of those eventually being recovered. The Marine Corps' data was too unclear to accurately measure, while the Air Force reported that around 50 pounds of C4 were missing.
Metal salvaging thieves have targeted Shelby before, according to federal authorities. A man was injured by an explosion at his Gulfport, Mississippi, home in 2012 when he tried to open one of 51 AT-4 anti-tank shells taken from the impact area of Shelby's training range. Five people pleaded guilty to federal charges.
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