Air Force Wants Lost Box Of Grenade Rounds Back
By Tom Knighton
There are some types of fun the average American isn’t allowed to enjoy, and it’s something that no one is working toward changing. In fairness, that type of fun tends to involve blowing things up, and I can see why it makes the Air Force’s recent goof even more amusing, and a little scary.
It seems the Air Force has misplaced a box of grenade rounds and they would really, really like them back.
The U.S. Air Force lost a box of grenade rounds in northwest North Dakota that fell off a Humvee earlier this month, and now is seeking the public’s help in locating the explosives.
A 91st Missile Wing Security Forces team from the Minot Air Force Base lost the ammunition container on May 1 while traveling between missile sites in Mountrail County, according to a news release the Air Force issued late Friday
The team was traveling on rough gravel roads about four miles west of Parshall when the back hatch of the vehicle opened, and an ammunition container fell out, the Air Force said.
The ammunition is considered safe as long as the container is intact, said Lt. Col. Jamie Humphries, a spokesman for the Minot Air Force …Read the Rest
Source:: Bearing Arms
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