{"id":38330,"date":"2021-04-02T16:46:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T16:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/02\/cid-investigating-missing-dc-national-guard-rifle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:26:09","slug":"cid-investigating-missing-dc-national-guard-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/04\/02\/cid-investigating-missing-dc-national-guard-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"Army CID investigating missing DC National Guard rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An M4 rifle belonging to a D.C. National Guard <\/a>unit is still at large following a training event at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, in March, according to Army Criminal Investigative Command<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special agents are looking into the rifle\u2019s disappearance<\/a>, according to CID spokesman Chris Grey. Politico<\/a> first reported on the missing weapon Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time,\u201d Grey told Military Times, declining to confirm when special agents interviewed the Guard unit and whether there were any leads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rifle went missing after a March 11 training, Politico reported, and when unit leadership wasn\u2019t able to locate it, CID took over, taking statements this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missing equipment, particularly weapons, can bring military units to a stand-still. If it is discovered that weapons were purposely removed, not to mention intended for illegal use, troops can face serious legal consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\t