Thread: 14,000 rounds of M-4/M-16 ammo missing,N.C. 2 arrested

14,000 rounds of ammunition missing from Fort Bragg

John Branch, CNN
September 10, 2011 -- Updated 0355 GMT (1155 HKT)

(CNN) -- Authorities are trying to find 14,000 rounds of ammunition missing from Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

The ammunition went missing from the 1st Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bragg, said Staff Sgt. Joshua Ford.

The missing ammunition can be used in the M-4 and M-16 assault rifles.

Someone alerted Fort Bragg leadership about the missing items on Wednesday, Ford said.

After the report, the 1st Brigade team, about 3,500 people, was placed on lockdown during an initial investigation, Ford said.

The ammunition was not found and the lockdown was lifted Wednesday night.

"The incident is currently under investigation and all appropriate measures are being taken to locate the small arms ammunition that was discovered missing on Wednesday," said Lt. Col David Connolly, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/09/no ... mmunition/

Two soldiers detained over missing Fort Bragg ammunition

By Jim Brumm | Reuters
9/10/2011

WILMINGTON, N.C (Reuters) - Two male soldiers have been taken into custody at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in connection with the disappearance of roughly 14,000 rounds of ammunition reported missing at the Army base on Wednesday morning, officials said on Saturday.

Military police would not release the names or ranks of the soldiers in custody.

The missing 5.56 millimeter ammunition is valued at about $3,600 and "can be purchased at any Wal-Mart," according to an official familiar with the investigation who spoke to Reuters only on condition of anonymity.

Ammunition handlers from the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team reported the missing rounds, said division spokesman Staff Sergeant Joshua Ford.

The combat team uses the ammunition in the M4 carbine and M16 assault rifle, Ford said.

The 1st Brigade Combat Team was placed on lock-down for a few hours Wednesday night while officials searched for the ammunition, Ford said.

The investigation into the missing ammunition is ongoing, Ford said on Saturday, declining to elaborate.

http://news.yahoo.com/two-soldiers-deta ... 35896.html

It sounds like is was stolen for someone to make some easy money at the local pawn shops.