[Rusty Shackelford]

Something smells funny here. This "lost records" excuse is an old tired yarn.

[colorado tanker]

Maintenance logs on weapons are a low level document that follows the unit on deployment. No duplicates are kept. There would be no purpose to trying to set up a central duplicate file, because the records are used by the unit to keep track of routine maintenance.

My recollection is that this unit had been on road march from Kuwait over 24 hours, much of it in a sandstorm. Unless they were keeping their weapons wrapped in plastic or cleaned them shortly before the engagement they were likely fouled just from the trip.

[afz400]

"Something smells funny here. "
"First thing you know Jessica's a millionaire" (sung to the tune of the Beverly Hillbilly's).

[grumple]

Something smells funny here. This "lost records" excuse is an old tired yarn.

Yeah...so was the "killed during a training exercise" during the Clinton years...