U.S. Marine Corps' Lax Weapon Safety on Okinawa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7837488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Mitchell (0009-0008-9832-7939, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466018014225 |
| OpenAlex | W4408501234 |
| Language | EN |
A series of incidents — including the theft of an M16 in 2014 and numerous attempts to board civilian aircraft carrying live ammunition last year — has raised concerns that the U.S. military on Okinawa is failing to manage securely its weapons in Japan. Documents obtained from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) under the Freedom of Information Act reveal how a marine, believed to be a Chief Warrant Officer 3, stole an automatic rifle and bullets, barricaded himself within his home and threatened to kill himself and possibly a fellow service member
Aeronautics · Engineering · Military and Defense Studies · Military Defense Systems Analysis · Military History and Strategy
| Highly cited | No |
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