Trouble: The Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been called the worst base in the country, as well as 'a base on the brink' due to criminal activity
Soldiers Remain On lockdown Over Missing Equipment -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
SEATTLE, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Some 100 soldiers and unit leaders remained on a restricted lockdown for a sixth day at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state on Monday while Army investigators probed the theft of sensitive optics
equipment, a base spokesman said.
The missing gear includes hundreds of night-vision goggles and missing weapons accessories worth about $630,000, said Major Chris Ophardt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's I Corps at the base, about 9 miles south of Tacoma.
Ophardt said base confinement is an extreme measure of punishment meant to elicit information.
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More News On The Lockdown At Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Where's the gear? Infantry company confined to Lewis-McChord base -- L.A. Times
Soldiers restricted after theft of 'hundreds' of 'military-grade' items -- CNN
Stolen gear at base valued at $600,000 -- Seattle Times
About 100 soldiers restricted for theft probe -- Seattle PI
100 troops confined to barracks as military investigates missing 'sensitive' equipment -- Daily Mail
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