U.S. Soldiers Confined to Base Over Missing Equipment
January 9th, 2012Via: Reuters:
About 100 U.S. soldiers have been confined to their barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, as Army officials investigate the apparent theft of sensitive military equipment, base spokesmen said on Sunday.
The infantry unit was placed on “lockdown” on Wednesday after the weapons accessories were reported missing from a supply area, said Major Chris Ophardt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army’s I Corps at the base.
The missing equipment included laser-targeting gun sights, night-vision goggles, and weapons scopes with a “high-dollar value” in the “six-figure range,” said Lieutenant Colonel Gary Dangerfield, another base spokesman.
He said the items in question were deemed “sensitive” but were not considered dangerous by themselves.
The Army did not say how many individual pieces of equipment were missing, but Ophardt said missing gear was “definitely stolen.” He added that no actual weapons were missing, and there was no danger to the public.
Lewis-McChord, located about 9 miles south of Tacoma, also is the home base of a group of soldiers convicted of assaulting and murdering unarmed Afghan civilians while on patrol as part of a combat unit formerly known as the 5th Stryker Brigade.
Collapse?
False Flag Operations?
Resistance?
Atrocities?
establishing the narrative ?
exploitation of experimental opportunities ?
other motives and intents obscure to the general mind ?