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The military blog Task & Purpose reports:
The Army has launched an investigation into whether a group of Army Rangers fired automatic weapons at a popular public beach crowded with boaters and tourists on Friday in Destin, Florida.
Jennifer S. Gunn, a spokeswoman for the Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia told Task & Purpose that officials are looking into the incident in which men wearing military uniforms and Ranger t-shirts fired blank rounds at Crab Island in Destin, triggering several calls to police and a flurry of social media posts.
One witness at Crab Island told Task & Purpose that the group in uniforms began firing without issuing any sort of warning ahead of time. Michael Ingram, a charter boat captain, said that when the firing began, his clients and many other boaters took cover. After the second burst, Ingram heard people screaming in the distance. He said his heart sank because he worried someone had been shot.
Read the full article. Other outlets report that 18 soldiers have been suspended pending the investigation.
Army investigating whether Rangers fired weapons at public beach before ‘pirate sea battle’ https://t.co/xeulvLizUI
— Task & Purpose (@TaskandPurpose) May 19, 2025
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— Wolf Brief (@wolfbrief_) May 23, 2025
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— Unlimited L’s (@unlimited_ls) May 23, 2025