Air Force cargo hub stored weapons in unguarded building, IG finds

A recent Defense Department Inspector General’s report found that military shipments of rifles and other weapons were stored for as long as a week in a warehouse with no overnight guards and no security system to detect break-ins.

The Air Force agreed with the IG’s finding and said fixes are planned for the facility, located at Travis Air Force Base, California. Travis is a major mobility hub in the Air Force with military cargo shipments of all kinds routinely routed through the base. The base handled 50,000 tons of cargo in 2020, according to an Air Force press release.

Released on April 30, the report noted “significant physical security risks from improperly stored weapons” in facilities on the base, resulting in “an increased risk for unauthorized access and theft” of the weapons.

The report found that Travis lacked a dedicated and secure facility for the weapons, which were temporarily stored in a “non-compliant” annex that did not meet the Air Force’s requirements for physical security.

Air Mobility Command, or AMC, is working to resolve the issues identified by the Inspector General office’s report, a spokesperson for the command told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.

Continue reading the full article →

Source: Task & Purpose
Website: taskandpurpose.com