美國“海豹突擊隊”抱怨槍支不足
據美聯社報導，負責執行美國政府秘密任務的美國海軍特種部隊出現突擊步槍數量不足的問題，戰士們只能輪流使用槍械。
據報導，隸屬美國海軍特種作戰部隊的“海豹突擊隊”已向共和黨議員鄧肯·亨特抱怨武器不足。
據軍方介紹，在他們執行完作戰任務並返回基地後，突擊步槍就會被收走，以轉交給要前往執行新任務的部隊。
戰士們對這種“迴圈”使用槍支的做法持否定態度，槍械的技術複雜性使他們對自己的個人設置特別敏感。
據該社援引亨特的話報導，“他們希望有自己的步槍。他們的生命就取決於它們。在他們到五角大樓做文職工作之前，請把他們的槍留給他們”。
美國國防部的代表稱，正在核實這些特種部隊戰士的抱怨。
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The Navy SEALS, one of America’s most elitefighting units, are, for better or worse, running out of guns.
One of the United States’ preeminentcounterterrorism outfits, the Navy SEALS are highly trained to conduct a wide rangeof special operations anywhere in the world.
But even the most skilled operative needs aworking gun. Due to a short supply of weapons, however, commandos are forced toshare rifles, passing them off to outgoing forces when returning fromdeployment.
US Representative Duncan Hunter says he’sbeen contacted by a number of SEALS who have complained about the issue.
"They want their rifles," Hunterremarked. "It’s their lifeline. So let them keep their guns until they’reassigned desk jobs at the Pentagon."
Other SEALs have complained that there isalso an ammunition shortage during training exercises, with all live-roundsreserved for combat missions.
The cause of the shortage isn’t clear.Costing only a few thousand dollars each, combat rifles are among the cheapestand most integral units of military hardware. The M-4 carbine, the most commonmilitary assault rifle, costs less than $1,000.
In a letter to Naval Special WarfareCommand leader Rear Adm. Brian Losey last month, Hunter pointed out that thedivision’s budget increased by nearly $11 million between 2014 and 2015.Despite this increase, they are "suffering from budgetary constraints andlack of funding impacting the ability to equip, train and support the SEALs’critical needs."
Another possibility is that too much of thebudget increase went toward expanding the size of the special forces, withouttaking into account that those new troops would also need equipment.
The Special Operations Command oversees theSEALs, the Army Green Berets and Rangers, and Air Force combat controllers.Over the past decade, active duty troop numbers across all of these groups hasincreased from 33,600 to 56,000.
The SEALs currently number 2,710.
Former senior Pentagon official StevenBucci claims that the US specialized targeting force deploying to Iraq andSyria will help take out high-value targets but will not be enough to defeat Daesh.
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The weapons shortage not only affects theSEAL teams, but also prevents Special Forces from remaining on thetechnological cutting edge. A slow bureaucracy means that new acquisitions cantake as long as four years to approve.
By that time, new gear and new technologiesmay have been implemented.
Army Gen. Joseph Votel, top officer at USSpecial Operations Command, has assured Congressman Hunter that he willinvestigate the issue.
"We’re certainly running thatdown," Votel told the House Armed Services Committee, promising to take"immediate action" if the effectiveness of the SEALs is compromised.
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