Soldiers Firing Blank Rounds at Florida Boaters Prompts Investigation, Army Says

Miami, May 23 (EFE).- Eighteen U.S. military instructors were temporarily suspended after firing blanks on a public beach in Crab Island, causing panic among bathers in a popular coastal recreational area in northwestern Florida, according to the specialized medium Task & Purpose. Soldiers allegedly fired unauthorized bullets on a public beach after participating in a simulated naval battle authorized during the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival in …

Army investigating Rangers firing blanks near Florida Panhandle boaters and swimmers

The U.S. Army launched an investigation into reports Army Rangers were firing blank rounds from their weapons while surrounded by boaters and swimmers off Crab Island in the Florida Panhandle, officials say.Fort Walton Beach officials report the incident happened Friday, May 16, after the 6th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp Rudder participated in the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival.

Army Rangers Under Investigation For Firing Blanks Near Partying Civilians on Crab Island, Florida

When Army Rangers start popping blanks around bikini beachgoers like it’s Mardi Gras in Mogadishu, you've taken a hard left from discipline into drunken cosplay territory. #CrabIslandChaos #RangersGoneRogue #BlankRoundsRealPanic #BillyBowlegsBlowback #FloridaManGoesTactical #MilitaryMisfire #RangerRecklessness #PartyTurnedPanic #TrainLikeYouFightNotParty

18 Army Rangers decertified after Crab Island gunfire incident before Billy Bowlegs

DESTIN, Fla. -- All 18 Army Rangers involved in the Billy Bowlegs event have been decertified pending an investigation.Videos surfaced online showing the Ranger

18 Army Rangers suspended for allegedly firing blanks at crowded Florida beach after mock ‘sea battle’ during pirate festival

The US Army suspended 18 Army Rangers after wild videos surfaced online allegedly showing the soldiers firing several blank rounds at a crowded beach during Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival on Crab Island in Destin, Florida.

18 Army Rangers suspended for allegedly firing blanks at Florida beach

The 6th Ranger Training Battalion oversees the swamp phase of the U.S. Army Ranger Course. It is not part of the 75th Ranger Regiment.