While the ammunition supply points on bases may be heavily secured, once the ammo is drawn and troops go out to train in the field it's almost surprising how lax security may be on the ammo.
Of course, some units may be more strict at guarding it than others depending upon their areas. I remember in South Korea in 2002 we had roving guards during field exercises because South Koreans would sneak into the training area at night to steal stuff they can sell on the black market such as NVGs.
On the other hand, in the States, I've seen ammo sitting outside at night while the crew was inside of their vehicle sleeping. I haven't been to the field since 2016, but it was better then than it was 10-15 years ago at least.
LOL. This reminds me of how we used to store Chemical Weapons. There were these bunker like things in the middle of pretty much no where. Imagine a curved garage. Inside them were barrels and barrels of chemical agents like VX Nerve Agent, Blister Agent, etc. No guards, no patrols. Just the equivalent of a garage door and a padlock. It would have been so easy to drive a pickup back to it, take a hammer to the lock, open the garage door, and begin loading as much chemical warfare agents as you could haul. I really didn't think much on it until your comment.
And no it wasn't like it was on base where you had to go through a checkpoint or anything. It was like a storage area off base and there a ton of those bunkers too. Probably had weapons and shit in them.
I bet that crap is still going on too.
What year was this? I was a (5711) nuclear, biological, and chemical defense specialist from 01-06 in the Marine corps. as far as I know we do not use or stockpile chemical weapons. The only exception being at fort Leonard Wood Missouri where you have to go through a VX nerve agent and GB (sarin) nerve agent gas chamber in my MOS School. I can't confirm any of what you are saying. The only place where chemical agents were stored are in very clearly marked bunkers that are fenced off, with many chemical agent placards surrounding the perimeter.
While the ammunition supply points on bases may be heavily secured, once the ammo is drawn and troops go out to train in the field it's almost surprising how lax security may be on the ammo.
Of course, some units may be more strict at guarding it than others depending upon their areas. I remember in South Korea in 2002 we had roving guards during field exercises because South Koreans would sneak into the training area at night to steal stuff they can sell on the black market such as NVGs.
On the other hand, in the States, I've seen ammo sitting outside at night while the crew was inside of their vehicle sleeping. I haven't been to the field since 2016, but it was better then than it was 10-15 years ago at least.
LOL. This reminds me of how we used to store Chemical Weapons. There were these bunker like things in the middle of pretty much no where. Imagine a curved garage. Inside them were barrels and barrels of chemical agents like VX Nerve Agent, Blister Agent, etc. No guards, no patrols. Just the equivalent of a garage door and a padlock. It would have been so easy to drive a pickup back to it, take a hammer to the lock, open the garage door, and begin loading as much chemical warfare agents as you could haul. I really didn't think much on it until your comment.
And no it wasn't like it was on base where you had to go through a checkpoint or anything. It was like a storage area off base and there a ton of those bunkers too. Probably had weapons and shit in them. I bet that crap is still going on too.
What year was this? I was a (5711) nuclear, biological, and chemical defense specialist from 01-06 in the Marine corps. as far as I know we do not use or stockpile chemical weapons. The only exception being at fort Leonard Wood Missouri where you have to go through a VX nerve agent and GB (sarin) nerve agent gas chamber in my MOS School. I can't confirm any of what you are saying. The only place where chemical agents were stored are in very clearly marked bunkers that are fenced off, with many chemical agent placards surrounding the perimeter.
1992 to be exact at Fort McClellan. I was a 54BL12 NBC Recon.