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Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press
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US military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world
Explosives have been found in homes and storage units, inside military barracks and alongside roads, even at a US-Mexico border checkpoint.
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Congress plans fixes for US military’s AWOL weapons problems
Congress is set to force America’s armed services to keep better track of their guns and explosives, imposing new rules in response to an Associated Press investigation that showed firearms stolen from U.S. bases have resurfaced in violent crimes.
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Military units track guns using tech that could aid foes
RFID, as the technology is known, is infused throughout daily civilian life.
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Top US general ‘shocked’ by report on AWOL guns, mulls fix
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff signaled Thursday that he will consider a “systematic fix” to how the armed services keep account of their firearms.
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For years, the Army hid, downplayed extent of firearms loss
Army officials have hidden or downplayed the extent to which its firearms disappear, significantly understating losses and thefts.
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Military stumped by stolen box of Marine Corps armor-piercing grenades
The Pentagon’s IG wrote that the disappearing grenades “further emphasized the lack of proper security for rail shipments” of military arms, explosives and ammunition.
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Stolen Army assault rifles keep showing up in California
Nearly a decade after the theft, at least nine AK-74s remain missing.
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US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes
An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes.
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Military parts dealer guilty in plot to steal Army equipment
A military equipment dealer was convicted Thursday of scheming with soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to steal sensitive material for sale to buyers in Russia, China and Mexico.
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‘Easy money’ made selling Army weapons stolen by US soldiers
More than $1 million in weapons parts and sensitive military equipment was stolen out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and sold in a vast black market, some of it to foreign buyers through eBay, according to testimony at a federal trial this week.
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