The Marine Corps is reinforcing its security around weapons, ammunition and explosives storage after government watchdog audits found that annual inspections were “not conducted or completed” in accordance with military policy, according to a force-wide message released on Thursday.

The message tasked commanders with adhering to annual physical inspections of sensitive weapon and ammunition stores, formally training Marines in keeping said stores safe from theft or loss alongside military police, and documenting any security shortfalls — to include any missing items — within 90 days of a site survey.

While the message did not specify which Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports found that inspections were not meeting Pentagon or Marine Corps standards, a 2018 GAO report urged the

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