It sounds like this dumbass stole an actual Javelin. Plus some 5.56.

Marine corporal charged with stealing and selling a Javelin missile

Marine Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas is accused of taking a Javelin anti-tank missile along with some 5.56mm ammunition to Arizona and allegedly selling them.

Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton
Published Mar 30, 2026

A Marine previously assigned to Camp Pendleton, California, is accused of stealing at least one Javelin anti-tank missile system and 5.56mm ammunition from the base and selling them in Arizona, court records show.Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas, 23, has been indicted in connection with what prosecutors allege was a nearly four-year-long scheme to steal military equipment, according to court records.

At the time of his March 5 arrest, he was training at Quantico, Virginia, ahead of his next assignment to the U.S. embassy in Myanmar...

Complete article:

https://taskandpurpose.com/new...en-javelin-indicted/

He'll be spending quite a bit of time in Leavenworth.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: RogueJSK,

4 years to find out this guy was stealing Javelins? Holy crap, where's the inventory people, the accounting department should have found that asap!

Seriously we had someone running around with a Javelin missile in their possession, imagine what damage they could do with it in the wrong hands..

Better get that shit straightened out asap...

Not saying I wouldn't want to have one on hand, appears to be perfect for home defense, but you have to wonder who might be in the market for a Javelin.

This article has photos of his stash and says about TWO MILLION ROUNDS of 5.56 could be unaccounted for.

https://www.azfamily.com/2026/...nition-sell-arizona/

He appears to have 2 if not 3 Javelins, and a M136E1 AT4 rocket too, alongside a bunch of ammo in cans.

WTAF?

How is this guy able to steal a whole Javelin missile?

In the 90's/00's Army, you couldn't even get a single live round off a range, they were stupid strict about it and there was hell to pay if you were dumb enough to try.

This IMO tells me just how far standards and discipline has dropped and Hegseth is 100% correct in getting the services whipped back into shape.

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Originally posted by HRK:
4 years to find out this guy was stealing Javelins? Holy crap, where's the inventory people, the accounting department should have found that asap!

Seriously we had someone running around with a Javelin missile in their possession, imagine what damage they could do with it in the wrong hands..

Better get that shit straightened out asap...

Think about who the CinC was four years ago then, consider how long it might take for DEI to be purged and a new focus instilled into the command structures with regards to discipline and accountability once a new CinC is elected and Secretary of War emplaced

I had always heard stories of "things that had fallen off trucks." Helmet, some plates or plate carrier or etc.

But a whole freaking Javelin?! And that many cans of 5.56. That's absolutely wild.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
He appears to have 2 if not 3 Javelins, and a M136E1 AT4 rocket too, alongside a bunch of ammo in cans.

Also, in addition to these, what else has he sold in past years?

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Originally posted by myrottiety:
I had always heard stories of "things that had fallen off trucks." Helmet, some plates or plate carrier or etc.

But a whole freaking Javelin?! And that many cans of 5.56. That's absolutely wild.

Bet you a million bucks there were multiple people in on this? Shit's about to hit the fan here. There is NO WAY this guy stole all this without inside help from others.

When I had to turn in my weapon at end of shift, the armorer would stick his thumb into each and every magazine. If his thumb went down too far, your ass was in trouble. Some guys tried to use pencils or wooden dowels but always got caught.
We once spent hours walking a line search for a missing S&W Model 15.
Times must have changed!

Oh there’s definitely more than one Marine going to Leavenworth over this. Shit for brains.

I'd like to know who BOUGHT these things!

Possibly, a foreign bad county who hates us.

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Originally posted by OKCGene:

I'd like to know who BOUGHT these things!

NCIS agents posing as bad guys maybe?

A friend, years ago, was part of a permanent task force in SA, chasing down stolen weapons.

It’s been a continuous problem/why the DoD really has to be forced to start passing audits.

A missing tube from a Javelin put the task force into full blown “crazy” mode.

Had a numerous anecdote about how they found it, before they demolished the thief’s house, but he was clear that they would have taken the house apart, completely, before they gave up recovering it.

That thief needs to be facing execution.

"That thief needs to be facing execution."

Yep. That ain't no jelly donut...

Prolly figured, “while tax stamps are free…”

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Originally posted by OKCGene:
I'd like to know who BOUGHT these things!

Arizona? My bet would be cartels.