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Brace yourself for lots of noise around JBLM this week

Live-fire exercises including demolitions, mortars, machine guns and more will take place at Joint Base Lewis-McChord from Saturday through July 28.
Live-fire exercises including demolitions, mortars, machine guns and more will take place at Joint Base Lewis-McChord from Saturday through July 28. JBLM

Get ready for another round of “what’s that noise” around Joint Base Lewis-McChord this week.

Artillery and mortar training will be held at all hours starting at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. It wraps up at 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Two units will train with M777, 155mm howitzer field artillery and 60mm mortar.

Questions or comments about the noise can be made to JBLM’s communication hotline at 253-967-0852.

Stacia Glenn; 253-597-8653
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