{"id":45511,"date":"2024-05-08T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/08\/live-fire-training-suspended-for-special-forces-after-range-incident\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:55:56","slug":"live-fire-training-suspended-for-special-forces-after-range-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2024\/05\/08\/live-fire-training-suspended-for-special-forces-after-range-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Live-fire training suspended for Special Forces after range incident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has halted all live-fire training for 1st Special Forces Command, and its subordinate units, after a soldier was accidentally shot during a training event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The injured soldier was admitted to Madigan Army Medical Center on base and is in stable condition. The factors that led to the event are still unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1st Special Forces Command issued a 72-hour safety stand down Tuesday through Thursday of all ranges with live and blank ammunition after the incident on April 25, said Maj. Russell Gordon, a spokesman for 1st Special Forces Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subordinate units were instructed to perform a 24-hour amnesty turn, or self-check, in order to flag any improperly stored ammunition and take stock of all ammunition storage facilities. These units include Special Forces, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations, and Sustainment elements. Unit leaders were also asked to perform a review of ammunition storage and gun range safety responsibilities to bolster the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was necessary to take prudent action now to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone,\u201d said Gordon in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers with 7th Infantry Division and 1st Special Forces Group were both using the range on April 25, but 1st Special Forces Group was overseeing range operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe way ranges work, some group has to be responsible for the day,\u201d Gordon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldier who was shot was from the 7th Infantry Division, however, it\u2019s still unclear what unit the soldier who accidentally fired the weapon with live rounds was from. The investigation seeks to clear that up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2024\/05\/06\/special-forces-training-shuts-down-after-soldier-accidentally-shot-live-ammo-machine-gun.html\" target=\"_blank\">Military.com<\/a>, which first reported the incident, soldiers from the 7th Infantry Division, along with soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group, were engaged in a training event that uses blank rounds as standard practice. Somehow live rounds were mixed in and accidentally fired by a soldier using a M249 light machine gun. The investigation currently underway aims to decipher what exactly went wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur thoughts are with the soldier and their family during this difficult time,\u201d said Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. 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