Several pounds of explosives have gone missing from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, ABC 10 San Diego first reported.
The southern California news station said roughly 10 pounds of the plastic explosives “disappeared during a long training exercise two weeks ago,” with the belief that it was stolen.
The unit’s commanding officer “is considering extending the training exercise until the explosives are found,” ABC reported from military sources.
Marine Capt. Zachary Colvin, a spokesman for the base, told Marine Corps Times Thursday that the Marine Corps was unable to comment on the situation because the Naval Criminal Investigative Service had taken over the case.
RELATED
The rifles went missing in late December during a field exercise at the unit’s home base of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Colvin said the base is currently not on lockdown, despite the missing explosives.
The agency confirmed to Marine Corps Times that an investigation into the missing explosives has begun.
“Out of respect for the investigative process, NCIS does not comment on or confirm details relating to ongoing investigations,” Jeff Houston, a spokesman for NCIS, said in an email.
North Carolina’s 2nd Marine Division, based out of Camp Lejeune, and 2nd Marine Air Wing, based out of Cherry Point, are currently at Twentynine Palms, California, for training exercises.
The Camp Pendleton, California, headquartered 1st Marine Division does have some units supporting the exercise, but it is “owned” by the 2nd Marine Division, a 1st Marine Division spokesman said.
This is a breaking story that will be updated as more information is gathered.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
Brooke Army Medical Center is about an hour-and-a-half from Uvalde, where the shooting took place.
The South Carolina military base has molded recruits into Marines for more than a century.
For years the service has been losing Marines to the Army National Guard.
This was the inaugural exercise for the new Marine littoral regiment.
While cyber is essential to many areas of DoD operations, it is not its main function.
Two Military Spouse of the Year winners talk about acceptance, belonging, and advocating for change on this episode of The Spouse Angle podcast.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin calls on the cadets to uphold America's values.
Harold Billow, 99, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest Thursday.
U.S. and South Korean military leaders spoke after the joint missile demonstration.
The launches were North Korea’s 17th round of missile firings this year.
The sweeping bill could be one of the most expensive and most impactful veterans policy measures approved by Congress in years.
This week will be a decisive one for Ukraine’s prospects of holding the region — and Russia’s chances of seizing it.
The commission is charged with renaming bases whose names currently honor Confederate leaders.
Experts say leaking the draft opinion likely wasn’t a crime, and the former Army colonel's investigative tools are limited.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/VO7SA4CYDFDBJHWVEA4FRQALEY.png)
:quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-mco.s3.amazonaws.com/public/N4UURJAQBJH7LFF6AAHXANGWYQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/SP2PTJ2GFRF2LPSQ4QOHKJBZME.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/MARE4XAO7NHW7D3U5PDHTBEMN4.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/WIXLRMMKQJDG3FYG6GJT23UVVM.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/OMOMHB6T6RACPP2ZITOWDB7KKE.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/NRG4TS6TMFGPPDRUFZBXVP3BZU.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/ST3WMNVB3JHVFHRYMUMXORAPTQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/ASB55GFJXRA6XHF4CIZNZGIYGY.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/S2DOIPTZIVDWJI2NZN36IKHUQU.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/SQ5PZMTFX5DVVCF6Q63UYPNBI4.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/M4EZ4CVMSVAS5PD6GY5PE6MPHI.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/LMTWLS3SDNDAVF5GYJTI7372R4.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/4UPOJ23G2RFYLAU7SXAEDIJR7I.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/IXDLA2JD2BGKZJJF7G3FGSRAMM.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/U57RJJUZZBDNXHBNUXQP5CCEQE.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/ZCJWKAWST5COPMWQUMQPC46DQY.jpg)