Published 3 years ago

General 'shocked' by AP report on AWOL guns, considers fix

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Army Gen. Mark A. Milley is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He says he has asked the heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps to immediately review their internal figures. The services’ official numbers differ greatly from those laid out in an Associated Press investigation.

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Yahoo News

Top general 'shocked' by AP report on AWOL guns, mulls fix

Shocked by an Associated Press investigation into the loss and theft of military guns, the Pentagon's top general signaled Thursday that he will consider a “systematic fix” to how the armed services keep account of their firearms. The AP’s investigation reported how some of the missing guns have been stolen and later used in violent street crimes, while many others have vanished without a clue from the military’s enormous supply chains. In all…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Associated Press News

General 'shocked' by AP report on AWOL guns, considers fix

3 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Top U.S. general ‘shocked’ by report of 1,900 missing military guns

The nation’s top general said Thursday he’s “shocked” by recent reports that the U.S. military lost at least 1,900 weapons over the past decade.

3 years ago·United States

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The Hill

Milley downplays report of 1,900 lost or stolen military firearms

The U.S.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

‘It’s not zero, but it’s much less’: General Milley minimizes report of 1,900 lost & stolen military weapons

General Mark Milley, the top officer in the US military, downplayed reports that the Pentagon lost track of nearly 2,000 weapons in the 2010s – some later used in crimes – insisting the true figure is “significantly” lower.

3 years ago·Russian Federation

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Star Advertiser

Top general ‘shocked’ by AP report on AWOL guns, mulls fix

Shocked by an Associated Press investigation into the loss and theft of military guns, the Pentagon’s top general signaled today that he will consider a “systematic fix” to how the armed services keep account of their firearms.

3 years ago·Honolulu, United States

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