The Pentagon Downplays Missing Weapons

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General Mark Millie, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, said that the real number of casualties weapons much less than the one that was announced in the media.

General Milli stressed that he was shocked by the figures presented in the report. At the same time, he noted that fewer lost weapons appear in the official reports than in the Associated Press article, which was previously reported in material "Military Review".



This is not to say that this is zero, but it is much less than they write.

- emphasized General Milli.

Recall that according to the AP report, at least 1900 firearms were lost or stolen from the warehouses of the army, the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Navy, even from warships. Among the lost weapons - not only pistols and assault rifles, but also machine guns, grenade launchers, anti-tank systems and even mortars.

According to media reports, some of the lost weapons then surfaced in criminal chronicles as being used in the commission of violent crimes. Also, army weapons were discovered and, apparently, will be discovered for a long time by criminals during investigative and operational actions.

In reality, the loss of weapons can be large


The chief of the chiefs of staff said that he would ask each branch of the military to analyze all lists of weapons in service or in storage, in order to then transmit these numbers in a special report to the US Congress. Milli noted that the Pentagon takes the safety of weapons very seriously and is investigating any cases of missing weapons.

However, it is already clear that the number of lost weapons requires large-scale checks in the armed forces, as well as a revision of the very organization of the system for recording and storing military weapons. It is possible that the servicemen of the American army themselves, who have access to it, can trade in weapons.

Although Milli says that the real numbers of lost weapons are much lower than those voiced by journalists, they are most likely even higher, as stated by American journalists familiar with the situation. They are confident that the Pentagon is downplaying the scale of the loss of weapons. After all, some of the weapons sold on the black market could be disguised as combat losses during the numerous military operations that the United States is conducting around the world - in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and other countries. This issue also requires verification.

On the other hand, Milli himself may not be very worried about his own responsibility, since he has been chairing the Chiefs of Staff Committee since October 1, 2019. True, before he also held command positions in the troops. But, in any case, weapons have been missing for a decade and not only with the current American military leaders.

The problems of thefts and losses of firearms from army depots and in the location of units are quite acute in many armies of the world. But the US Armed Forces position themselves as the strongest and most organized army, and in this case it turned out that in this powerful military machine, weapons control is by no means up to par.
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  1. +5
    18 June 2021 16: 08
    The Pentagon Downplays Missing Weapons

    It seems to you, journalists, that it is gone! And it went into action ...
    And in what - it's none of your business. belay
    1. +1
      18 June 2021 16: 28
      Quote: RealPilot
      The Pentagon Downplays Missing Weapons

      It seems to you, journalists, that it is gone! And it went into action ...
      And in what - it's none of your business. belay

      Here is the scale of corruption, which sometimes slip through and immediately subside ..
      This is where Navalny is needed, after his release, send laughing wassat
      He would be there for everything at once, the electric chair was awarded and everything was classified bully
      And our libers are still whining about the "bloody regime" .. Yes, I think Russia is the most liberal of the liberal countries .. Putin rightly said at the conference that in the United States people like bulk and K were given at least a life sentence ... So "our libers" are all still ahead of you gee gee
      1. +2
        18 June 2021 16: 40
        Here is the scale of corruption

        It’s not just corruption, it’s worse, the supply of the terrorists and various National Battalions.
        1. 0
          18 June 2021 17: 03
          It's not just corruption it's worse

          This is exactly what is worse than corruption.
          Well, the trouble is the beginning - we are waiting for the fires at the US arsenals.
          It's time to move on to the next level of "loss".
        2. +1
          18 June 2021 18: 32
          Quote: BARKAS
          Here is the scale of corruption

          It’s not just corruption, it’s worse, the supply of the terrorists and various National Battalions.

          And in Afghanistan they are sitting for a reason, they also supply any suicide bombers with doses.
          I remember back in the days of the USSR, the CIA was accused of these affairs of the dark and they quieted down for a while, they were afraid of revelations, etc. Then they followed each other strictly .. And there was parity, every word of action was strictly controlled by both countries, the Soviet Union and the United States.
          Now all this is violated and there is no stability and predictability in the world.
          Russia is weak, but it is trying to put everything in order. Putin is well done, he understands everything what can be in the world if you give the slack hi Such is Russia's difficult mission in the world ..
  2. +4
    18 June 2021 16: 11
    - and in this powerful military machine, weapon control is by no means up to par.
    - Write from a new line: "Lunch." Underline. “I refused the soup.” In parentheses: “Kharcho soup.”
    - "Three portions of barbecue - thrown into the abyss."
    - “Wine. Broke ... two bottles. "
    - Three!
    - Write three.
    1. +4
      18 June 2021 16: 34
      In "Man and the Law" in the 1970s, there was an article that a group of officers flooded from the warehouses of the US Army in 12 years that something more than 70 (!!!!!!!!!) weapons. Up to artillery pieces and tanks ... Father - a tanker (conscript in the GSVG on the T-000) freaked out - the Americans sold more than 10 tanks ...
      So this is not the first time they have there
    2. 0
      18 June 2021 17: 43
      Quote: knn54
      - and in this powerful military machine, weapon control is by no means up to par.
      - Write from a new line: "Lunch." Underline. “I refused the soup.” In parentheses: “Kharcho soup.”
      - "Three portions of barbecue - thrown into the abyss."
      - “Wine. Broke ... two bottles. "
      - Three!
      - Write three.

      Did you serve in the army? judging by the comment, no. When, in the early 90s, he was in command of a battalion, a familiar warrant officer (head of the weapons depot) told how "persons of Caucasian nationality" were offered sickly grandmothers. He disagreed. And how many of those who said "yes" ?! And during the OBD, the accounting of weapons (especially ammunition) is very conditional.
  3. +1
    18 June 2021 16: 21
    More, less does not matter. The main thing is that they steal from units, warehouses and even ships. He who protects what he has. As in one of the American films, the sergeant organized a good personal business while serving in a military warehouse. It turns out that nothing personal, just business.
  4. +1
    18 June 2021 16: 33
    The problems of thefts and losses of firearms from army depots and in the location of units are quite acute in many armies of the world.

    No matter how missiles with nuclear warheads start to disappear .. That is the danger!
    In the United States, slovens, robbers, even more trenchant than ours. wink .
    Of course, adherents-libers stumble upon me))) I'm ready .. angry
  5. -1
    18 June 2021 16: 41
    There, soon, in memory of service in the army, they will begin to pull military equipment from units lol so personal B52, f35 if22, Abrams and "Petriot," souvenirs for memory will appear wassat
  6. -2
    18 June 2021 16: 54
    Something tells me that it was not 2000 trunks that were missing THERE, but much more!!! And that they can "emerge" very close to the State Border! Here are the border guys, only this "smut" was not enough! They have few problems - so also deal with this rubbish!
  7. +3
    18 June 2021 18: 15
    Interesting photo: shooting from the knee.
    They shoot at the IDF (from the same M-16 / M-4) not like that.
    From this position (sitting on the priest) it is difficult to make a sharp jerk,
    dash, change position.
    Our rifle was held by the forend, the elbow was on the knee (slightly in front).
    The back leg is made for a forward dash.
    1. +1
      18 June 2021 19: 42
      And it's true, the position is not for jerks and dashes, from such a position they make somersaults and rolls
  8. 0
    18 June 2021 21: 15
    We stole, but not as much as they say!
    It's good that at least a nuclear submarine with an ICBM was not stolen, although half a ton of lunar soil was loved by us
    ZY Allegedly, the soil was apparently not particularly "valuable". from which part of the piece of wood that grew on the moon wassat good
  9. +1
    18 June 2021 21: 59
    In Russia, as of 2005, there are 178,6 thousand units of various weapons on the wanted list. This includes everything from pistols to rocket and artillery mounts.
    https://nvo.ng.ru/armament/2005-01-28/1_fedkin.html

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