Boats for Land-Locked Afghanistan?

[longknife]

Once again, our brilliant DOD procurement officials outdo themselves. This is like ordering skis for troops serving in SE Asia.

Eight patrol boats costing more than $3 million are gathering dust at a Naval Station in Virginia, according to the watchdogs at the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

In correspondence made public between SIGAR and US military officials, the request to purchase the boats was made in October 2010 by the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan (CSTC-A). But nine months later, the orders were cancelled and the boats were placed in storage, where they have sat for nearly three years.

Read more: Boats Purchased for Afghanistan In Virginia - Business Insider

 

[Grandma]

I know a lot of fishing enthusiasts right here that would love to have them. Those are some fine-looking bass boats.