10 lbs of C4 missing from California Marine Base

[Pepi]

WOW ... that's a lot of fire power

California Marine base missing 10 pounds of C-4 explosives: reports

Around 10 pounds of explosives have vanished from a Marine Corps base in Southern California, reports said Thursday.

www.foxnews.com

 

[76Too]

I can almost guarantee it’s still in the barracks somewhere. Some boot is defecting himself because his Corporal told him to ‘hold a package’ for him and he couldn’t say no.

 

[Pepi]

I can almost guarantee it’s still in the barracks somewhere. Some boot is defecting himself because his Corporal told him to ‘hold a package’ for him and he couldn’t say no.

Let's hope so ... I can't see how that would have got out.

 

[76Too]

In my somewhat limited knowledge of how C4 in particular is stored, I imagine it’s just like anything else in munitions.

I think you might be surprised how easy it is to gain access to areas you don’t have official access to on a military base. Things ‘walk away’ every single day.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Let's hope so ... I can't see how that would have got out.

I could but the people who could get something like done wouldn't settle for 10 pounds unless they were simply proving a point.

 

[Dave A]

Get a E3 Navy Storekeeper in there to do the inventory.

 

[rooster]

The military ammo inventory system is broken beyond belief. It’s probably an accounting error. You wouldn’t believe the amount of things we “found” not on the books.

-source, I spent 8 years as an 89A ammunition stock control and accounting specialist

 

[GIJEW]

The military ammo inventory system is broken beyond belief. It’s probably an accounting error. You wouldn’t believe the amount of things we “found” not on the books.

-source, I spent 8 years as an 89A ammunition stock control and accounting specialist

An in-law who was stationed in Germany in the '70s told me about them being ordered to BURY A TANK before an inventory inspection because it turned out their unit had an extra.
Seems like that would be a GOOD thing but I don't have any idea of the paper work involved

 

[thompal]

An in-law who was stationed in Germany in the '70s told me about them being ordered to BURY A TANK before an inventory inspection because it turned out their unit had an extra.
Seems like that would be a GOOD thing but I don't have any idea of the paper work involved

I would have thought it would have been easier to just drive it somewhere on the base and leave it there.

"THAT tank? I don't know anything about it."

 

[Thor]

I ordered something once in the AF supply system. supply called when it was on the way and asked if I really wanted an M60A3 tank...well, no...but yes...by really no...but yes really I do...but for legality no...dammit

 

[Thor]

Also, 10 lbs is enough to make a mess somewhere...it's not enough to make a difference.

 

[rooster]

Also, 10 lbs is enough to make a mess somewhere...it's not enough to make a difference.

Never handed out c4 for field training missions stateside so part of me wonders who drew c4 just to carry it around and guard it for a couple weeks.

 

[Chewie]

Maybe they are going to cook a really BIG pot of chili at the beach party.

 

[ghuns]

Maybe they are going to cook a really BIG pot of chili at the beach party.

Yeah, if you're ever invited to a beach party in 29 Palms, politely decline the invitation.

Lake Bandini

 

[Thor]

Yeah, if you're ever invited to a beach party in 29 Palms, politely decline the invitation.

Lake Bandini

Yeah...I know people who work there...not going to visit.

 

[ghuns]

Yeah...I know people who work there...not going to visit.

It's worth a visit, especially this time of year.

Joshua Tree NP is amazing and with high temps in the 70s, the "lake" won't smell that bad.

 

[Thor]

It's worth a visit, especially this time of year.

Joshua Tree NP is amazing and with high temps in the 70s, the "lake" won't smell that bad.

That's not a ringing endorsement...

 

[ghuns]

That's not a ringing endorsement...

If you don't stay on base, you'll never notice the smell.

In all seriousness, I absolutely loved that area. Being raised in a cornfield in Flatland, USA, I didn't expect to love the desert. My USMC son-in-law and daughter lived there for a few years. I went every chance I got, as long as it was between December and March. I don't need to be there when it's 120 degrees.

We'd fly into Vegas and rent a car, then drive the three hours to 29. And about two hours of that drive are across the Mojave Preserve where you might see about a half dozen other cars the entire time. It's an awesome trip.

They have since moved to Quantico, Va. It's not nearly as much fun to visit.

 

[Alamo]

The military ammo inventory system is broken beyond belief. It’s probably an accounting error. You wouldn’t believe the amount of things we “found” not on the books.
...

Fixed it.

- source: I spent 22+ years as an officer and nearly any kind of inventory outside of classified material was a continual headache/mess. And that's only the parts the NCOs would tell me about. The classified inventory was pretty damn scary some times.

 

[Old Dog]

Maybe "found" by one of those vetted GIs.