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2023-10-08 Afghanistan

The story of abandoned weapons and equipment in Afghanistan

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Posted by trailing wife 2023-10-08 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 the equipment data inventory system (CoreIMS) server crashed (or was made to crash) in early 2021

Administered by 'naturalized' Paki IT personnel?
How does one crash a cloud?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-10-08 01:27|| 2023-10-08 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 I heard of more than one dude in the 173rd that got article 15'd over him trying to 'personalize' his night vision gear on the return from AFG.
If they'd just waited long enough...

Posted by ed in texas 2023-10-08 10:42|| 2023-10-08 10:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Joe screwed over all the exporters of used Japanese trucks and SUVs.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-10-08 11:39|| 2023-10-08 11:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Thing is, every single item left behind, except for consumables (bullets, etc) require maintenance.
In a year it'll be garbage.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-10-08 15:49|| 2023-10-08 15:49|| Front Page Top

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