JBLM Live Fire Training Happening This Week

LAKEWOOD, WA - The U.S. Army will be conducting live-fire exercises this week. The Army will be training with Howitzer artillery guns and 120mm mortar rounds. The training will begin early Tuesday morning, and should be over by 6 p.m. Thursday.

Here's more from JBLM about the exercises:

One unit, 1st Battalion, 37TH Field Artillery is scheduled to conduct artillery training with 155 mm Howitzer field artillery, during the above identified timeframe. Increased levels of activity will be noticed beginning at 7 a.m., Tuesday through 6 p.m. Thursday. Expect Howitzer and mortar training during the daytime and nighttime hours.

Another unit, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment is scheduled to conduct 120mm mortar training beginning Friday at 00:01 a.m. and continue through 11:30 p.m.

Queries or comments about noise may be directed to the JBLM Public Affairs Office’s External Communication Division hotline at (253) 967-0852, daily.

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