Overview

• The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division joined the FBI after an assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Sunday triggered the probe
• Agents executed a search warrant late Monday night in Lacey, Washington, based on suspected theft of military weaponry and armor from the base
• Law enforcement seized 35 firearms including an MG42 machine gun, grenade launchers, explosives, body armor and ballistic helmets
• Investigators discovered red Nazi flags and other white nationalist paraphernalia that officials say point to extremist motivations
• Two suspects were arrested on firearms-related charges, booked into Thurston County Jail and scheduled to appear today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma