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Title: The Army doesn’t know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are
Post by: rangerrebew on October 12, 2023, 05:50:38 pm
The Army doesn’t know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are
As allies' needs soar, officials are racing to get a clearer picture of what's available.
MARCUS WEISGERBER | OCTOBER 10, 2023
ARMY UKRAINE ISRAEL SHOW NEWS
   
The U.S. Army has warehouses packed with weapons its soldiers no longer need. But the service doesn't know where they all are, nor what condition they’re in.

Now, amid increased demand from U.S. allies and partners, Army leaders are pushing for an updated database of those stored weapons.

“Sometimes we don't really know where all of our excess equipment is,” Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said Tuesday at the Association of the U.S. Army annual conference in Washington. “We have a lot of it, and it's accumulated over time.”

Not all of it is needed, and the service is working to rid itself of superfluous weapons and other equipment, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said.

“We are getting rid of excess equipment starting now,” George said during a luncheon address.

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2023/10/army-doesnt-know-where-or-what-condition-its-extra-weapons-and-equipment-are/391094/
Title: Re: The Army doesn’t know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are
Post by: rangerrebew on October 12, 2023, 05:51:07 pm
No way this is true! *****rollingeyes*****
Title: Re: The Army doesn’t know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are
Post by: libertybele on October 12, 2023, 05:53:55 pm
Excess??? How much again was left behind in Afghanistan; you know, the Brandon debacle??
Title: Re: The Army doesn’t know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are
Post by: Kamaji on October 12, 2023, 06:19:50 pm
:facepalm2:

Time to hire Amazon or Walmart to set up inventory control for the military.
Title: Re: The Army doesn’t know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are
Post by: sneakypete on October 12, 2023, 10:49:35 pm
I'm having a hard time  believing this.