[cynicom]

Real ammo??? They might hurt themselves... Stupid military.

[centurion316]

Using live ammunition in a training exercise not designed for such use is extremely hazardous to the health of young marines.

Since the terrorists have assumed room temperature courtesy of the USMC, we can deduce that someone did have live ammunition, knew how to use it, and swung into action when required.

When I hear the voice of ignorance calling someone stupid, I am not impressed.

[MP5]

They might hurt themselves

You would be surprised how many Marines get hurt/maimed/killed during training exercises.

[Terriergal]

They were doing exercises people... when you pretend to be shooting at each other you don't use live ammo.

But there should have been guards posted with live ammo. Apparently some were nearby because they were able to chase them down and dole out some justice. I'm sure these people knew this would be the best opportunity to take one or two big bad Americans out, when they were training without live ammo.