Camp Pendleton high explosive munitions training could rattle nerves
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Saying, “Pardon the noise – it’s the sound of freedom ringing,” Camp Pendleton announced yesterday in a noise advisory that Marines will be firing high explosive munitions throughout the week.
Officials also said in their noise advisory that “loud booms” could possibly be heard as far as 50 miles from the San Diego base.
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In their social media announcement, officials advised area residents that Camp Pendleton based Marines will be training with high explosive munitions in the “Whiskey/Zulu impact area”, throughout the rest of this week.
Camp Pendleton officials have said that high explosive munitions training that will be taking place throughout the remainder of the week will cause “loud booms” that might be heard as far as 50 miles from the San Diego training facility. Camp Pendleton photos
The training exercises began Sunday morning, June 7 and will continue through Friday evening, June 12.
During previous high munitions explosives training held at the training center’s nearly 6,000 acres, residents as far away as Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, and Lake Elsinore, as well as throughout the San Jacinto and Anza valleys have reported hearing the explosions, causing many to call 911 and report what they were hearing.
“It is not unusual for a vegetation fire to occur as a result of these operational exercises which can lead to drift smoke,” Riverside County based law enforcement and fire agencies have previously reported related to the exercises.
“As always, during fire season we ask that you monitor your local fire and law enforcement social media pages and web-pages for breaking news and incidents,” officials have said; while asking area residents to not call 911 unless you have a life or property threatening emergency.
For noise inquiries, contact the Range Operations Division Office at (760) 725-0357 during the hours of 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. After normal business hours (and weekends), contact the Command Duty Officer at (760) 725-5061.
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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 29 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 16 grandchildren.