Navy changes ammo rules after dumping allegations

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Navy changes ammo rules after dumping allegations
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, February 11, 2009

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Navy is monitoring ammunition more closely after two sailors were accused of dumping excess bullets into Sasebo’s nearshore waters, base officials said.

New shooting range regulations require all ammunition — including unspent shells — to be counted by two people before and after weapons practice, base spokesman Charles Howard said Monday.

The changes were made following a procedural review in December.

The two sailors, both attached to the Sasebo Naval Base security force, face possible punishment for allegedly dumping more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition in separate areas around the U.S. Navy facility in October, the Navy said.

They were supposed to use the bullets during weapons training at the range.


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