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Camp Pendleton Firing High Explosives, Live-Fire Training Noise Alert
A Noise Advisory has been issued by Camp Pendleton to alert residents that live-fire troop training could get loud from August 14-19.
OCEANSIDE, CA — Oceanside residents may hear booming noises as Camp Pendleton Marines conduct live-fire training this week.
Base officials announced Friday that a noise advisory was in effect August 14-19. Troops will be firing high explosive munitions in the base's Whiskey/Zulu Impact Area each day from 6 a.m. to midnight, roughly seven miles from Oceanside.
Depending on atmospheric conditions, communities as far as 50 miles away from the impact areas may be able able to hear the explosions, according to base officials.
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Camp Pendleton regularly conducts live munitions training that can be heard across the region. Residents unfamiliar with the noise sometimes mistake it for thunder or sonic booms.
