Navy To Drop Bombs In Central Florida This Week
POSTED: Monday, August 9, 2004
UPDATED: 11:55 am EDT August 9,
2004
Residents in Marion and Lake counties may hear the sounds of live explosions Monday afternoon, according to WKMG-TV in Orlando.
The U.S. Navy has announced live ordinance training this week at the Pinecastle bombing range in the Ocala National Forest.
Jets from Jacksonville, Fla., will drop bombs between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. each afternoon, according to the report.
The Navy drops 20,000 bombs a year at Pinecastle -- which covers 6,000 acres of the forest.
The Navy has set up a noise complaint line: (800) 874-5059.
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