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Battery ran out? Left one behind? Throw them all away and visit the quartermasters' Idiocracy/MIC version of Costco to pull another 100 pack off the shelf at a cost to the taxpayers of mere millions. Oh and F-35B's and Blackhawk turbines? just chuck those like Kleenex. My mom worked in civil service for the Navy and $20k parts in the '70's went "missing" and "lost" all of the time. Then there's a USAF Major I know who became unpopular for suggesting proper maintenance rather than ruining/replacing turbines might be a better approach (likely some sort of maintenance/HQ personnel-vendor kickbacks, MIC FTW).

One of the few stories VICE didn't botch entirely: https://youtu.be/_CvWJVtEkUE



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