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Fort Lewis soldiers locked down after goggles disappear

Jan-29-2005 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT LEWIS, Wash. -- About 400 soldiers at this Army base were on lockdown Friday after a pair of night-vision goggles disappeared.

The lockdown affects about 400 members of the 296th Brigade Support Battalion. It is part of the first Stryker brigade, and returned in October after a year in Iraq, base spokesman Jeff Young said.

The goggles could not be located during an inventory on Thursday, said Young, a civilian.

"In the case of a high-value item - weapons or night-vision equipment - the Army's pretty serious about keeping track of these items," he said.

The lockdown means the battalion members must stay in the area until the missing goggles are found, or until enough evidence is gathered to allow officials to conclude what likely happened to them, Young said.


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