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A week of day and nighttime mortar training is set to get underway first thing Monday morning at JBLM and continue through Saturday, the base announced.
A week of day and nighttime mortar training is set to get underway first thing Monday morning at JBLM and continue through Saturday, the base announced. Courtesy

It’s going to be noisy this week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Why? Because the base will conduct day and nighttime mortar training from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, beginning Monday, March 13, through Saturday, March 18.

“Live munitions are fired into the artillery impact area on JBLM Main,” Army information reads. “Noise from this training is frequently heard in the surrounding communities, especially those closest to the impact area.”

Those with comments about noise or other disturbances can call the JBLM Garrison Public Affairs hotline at 253-967-0852 or 253-967-0147.

Rolf Boone
The Olympian
Rolf has worked at The Olympian since August 2005. He covers breaking news, the city of Lacey and business for the paper. Rolf graduated from The Evergreen State College in 1990. Support my work with a digital subscription
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