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Home Front: WoT
Airman charged after contraband investigation
2004-07-29
7/27/2004 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Officials have preferred charges against Maj. Gregory McMillion after an investigation found evidence he allegedly shipped contraband items here from an Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment. Major McMillion is assigned to the base's 728th Air Control Squadron.
The suspected contraband includes Iraqi AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, Iraqi uniforms, rifles, knives and bayonets. These items were found last fall by 728th ACS Airmen unpacking mission equipment after their deployment.
"Hey, what's this?"
A little more than the average war trophy, it appears ...
The squadron was deployed for seven months to Baghdad International Airport and provided air battle management and theater command, control and communications for U.S. Central Command.
Major McMillion was charged with failing to obey a lawful general order and a lawful general regulation, failing to report and turn over captured or abandoned property, and dealing in captured or abandoned property. He was also charged with making false official statements, wrongful disposition of military property and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. The charges are violations of Articles 92, 103, 107, 108 and 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Well, kiss your career goodbye.
Under military law, charges that have been preferred are merely accusations. The major is presumed innocent until and if proven guilty in a court of law, said 33rd Fighter Wing officials. Look at the photos with the story. Quite a haul.
Posted by:Chuck Simmins

#7  Steve, I have seen it happen before. Especially inthe first gulf war. Without giving number/names let's just say there are more than a few war trophies taken home by units deployed there. One guy thought he was being enterprising by packing an ENTIRE pallet of war trophies. Of course the load master discovered it before it was loaded. That Airman lost some stripes and some pay. The key word on war trophies is portion control. You can probably get a knife or a small item back with little problem. a rocket launcher or an AK? That stuff tends to 'stick out' and will probably make the dogs alert on it.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)   2004-07-29 1:09:50 PM  

#6  How in the hell did he get that much stuff shipped back over here before anyone else noticed it?
Simple, he had it tucked into any open space in the units equipment before they rotated back. Bet he leaned on the airmen building up the pallet loads. It wouldn't surprise me if one of them dropped a dime on him, I would have. Payback is a bitch.
Posted by: Steve   2004-07-29 12:10:00 PM  

#5  How in the hell did he get that much stuff shipped back[?]

I hear socks are great for concealing things.
Posted by: Dragon Fly   2004-07-29 11:19:33 AM  

#4  My grandfather used blackmail in WWI. Turned out his sergeant was bringing back trophies including a fur coat for his lady. On the other hand gramps didn't plan to become a munitions dealer. Maybe they should ask this guy to see his partnership agreement.
Posted by: Mr. Davis   2004-07-29 11:19:02 AM  

#3  How in the hell did he get that much stuff shipped back over here before anyone else noticed it? That should be what they are worried about.
Posted by: smokeysinse   2004-07-29 11:11:06 AM  

#2  Impressive haul. Wonder if he had a procurement deal with his local mosque?
Posted by: tu3031   2004-07-29 10:59:00 AM  

#1  My Dad made good dough selling meruricromed rising sun flags to sailor men in the big one.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-07-29 10:52:25 AM  

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