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Old 09-10-2011, 03:32   #1
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Fort Bragg MPs investigate loss of 14,000 rounds of ammo

http://fayobserver.com/articles/2011...21716?sac=Home

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Old 09-10-2011, 04:24   #2
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I saw that this AM, hopefully it's just an accountability issue. If not, that's a pretty good basic load.

Taken from the DRF stock???? I thought they kept that stuff in the ASP...separate, but easy to grab if they gotta go...
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Old 09-10-2011, 08:36   #3
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A little over eight cases.

Not a huge amount, but did not walk out in someone's mag pouches either.

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Old 09-10-2011, 21:12   #4
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Just enough ammo to kill the zombie horde!
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It is buried on the edges of Salerno DZ somewhere.
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Old 09-13-2011, 21:31   #6
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It is buried on the edges of Salerno DZ somewhere.
I won't even begin to tell you about the belts of ammo left laying around throughout several counties that I have found while out kayaking....
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Old 09-14-2011, 07:29   #7
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It is buried on the edges of Salerno DZ somewhere.
Better yet, I hope nobody goes and checks in Mott Lake...

'Course, the perpetrators of some of that stuff have been retired for quite some time...
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...'Course, the perpetrators of some of that stuff have been retired for quite some time...
...And have since found gub'ment jobs detailing the loss of 14,000 rounds of ammo.
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Better yet, I hope nobody goes and checks in Mott Lake...

'Course, the perpetrators of some of that stuff have been retired for quite some time...
A certian loud mouthed red headed NCO gave me a can of M118 during that time.

Always had fun out there...
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...And have since found gub'ment jobs detailing the loss of 14,000 rounds of ammo.

"Fox....watch henhouse"...

OBTW..1stindoor, the memo worked...here I am..
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"Fox....watch henhouse"...

OBTW..1stindoor, the memo worked...here I am..
...and there was much rejoicing.
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