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When the brigade in Germany was shut down apparently there was a giant pile of extra found items on a corner of the parade square. If you were short three shovels, go look in the pile. If you had ten extra folding tables, leave some behind. Every unit had knowingly carried a lot of excess gear which perhaps rightfully belonged to someone else. Likewise, over the years as missions and equipment changed, not everyone kept all their bench seats from the M113s (for instance), but ahem, those are on the checklist and have to be there for the item to be turned in properly.