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US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of Florida
DIR By: Ghosttruck
Date: February 1, 2019, 5:07 pm
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> OCALA, Fla. - The U.S. Navy is dropping live bombs this week
in Florida.
>
> The Naval Air Station in Jacksonville is conducting live and
inert bomb training at Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala
National Forest. Training will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 11
p.m. from Thursday through Sunday.
>
> The range complex is about 2 miles west of the Camp Ocala
campgrounds and near several hiking trails.
>
> It's common for F-18 jet fighters and other Navy aircraft to
drop bombs in the middle of the range.
>
> The explosions and loud noises may push wildlife out of the
forest and onto nearby roads.
>
> Anyone who has a noise complaint is asked to call the Fleet
Area Control and Surveillance Facility in Jacksonville at
800-874-5059
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#Post#: 1185--------------------------------------------------
Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: Mildly Medicated
Date: February 2, 2019, 10:47 am
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Do not bake a cake during bombing exercises. You will just end
up heart broken :(
#Post#: 1187--------------------------------------------------
Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: Knox
Date: February 2, 2019, 11:07 am
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Gotta say we have a few military bases here in Kentucky, but
luckily, I live far enough away from all of them!
#Post#: 1190--------------------------------------------------
Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: KatO9Tails
Date: February 2, 2019, 11:25 am
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this is fkn stupid, because it is not wide flat area it contains
who knows what wildlife nt to mention flora&fauna. It's not like
there is any damn reason to do this than act like 5 yr old kids
#Post#: 1195--------------------------------------------------
Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: Bones
Date: February 2, 2019, 11:57 am
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What will they do about the noise complaints?
"Oh are we being too loud? I'll have a word to the guys and ask
them to keep it down OK? Thanks for letting us know"
#Post#: 1203--------------------------------------------------
Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: Siobhan
Date: February 2, 2019, 4:32 pm
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We see and hear them flying low over head from our home during
these bombing practices, and I'm less than 30 miles from Ocala
as the crow flies.
According to our military, this entire area in North
Central/Gulf coast region of FL has a population that in their
view, is low enough to be considered "unpopulated".
Ocala's 2018 population alone is listed at 59,110 people, and
that doesn't include those who claim homestead in other states,
yet spend every winter season here, and that's just Ocala.
We've countless tiny townships and cities, along with full time
county and seasonal residents throughout Marion, Levy, and
Alachua counties; Alachua also being home to Gainesville and the
UF, and only about 40 miles North of Ocala from I-75, but there
are shorter routes.
The Ocala National Forest is hugely popular with students,
locals and tourists, especially the waterways, equestrian and
bike trails.
(Not to mention the occasional deep forest meth labs that are
usually revealed after one explodes and sets the local forest
area on fire. >:()
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Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: JinxyBean
Date: February 2, 2019, 7:25 pm
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--- Quote from: KatO9Hells link ---
>
> this is fkn stupid, because it is not wide flat area it
contains who knows what wildlife nt to mention flora&fauna. It's
not like there is any damn reason to do this than act like 5 yr
old kids
>
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lol They aren't bombing virgin forest. A bombing range is a big
area of dirt and target structures.
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Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: JinxyBean
Date: February 2, 2019, 7:32 pm
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[muffled electronic voice]
"Bambi sighted at 340 degrees. Moving WSW. Permission to
engage."
"Granted."
"Bombs away. Three seconds to impact. Two...one...Splash"
"Pulling round to do our BDA."
"Yeah, we got her. Target destroyed."
"Next?"
#Post#: 1241--------------------------------------------------
Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: notchback
Date: February 3, 2019, 6:05 pm
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--- Quote from: JinxyBean link ---
>
> [muffled electronic voice]
>
> "Bambi sighted at 340 degrees. Moving WSW. Permission to
engage."
> "Granted."
> "Bombs away. Three seconds to impact. Two...one...Splash"
> "Pulling round to do our BDA."
> "Yeah, we got her. Target destroyed."
>
> "Next?"
>
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Basic training. Fort McClennan, Alabama, July 1982. We were on
the range firing M-60 machine guns for the first time. Each
soldier had a 100 round belt of ammo to fire. 40 soldiers at a
time firing. A group got down, loaded their belt of ammo into
the M-60. The range official cleared everything and then said
"Fire". About half a second later, a deer walked out of the tree
line, onto the range. Every 10th round in the belt of ammo was a
tracer round, so you could see where they were going. Suddenly,
you see 40 lines of tracer ammo all converging at the deer. They
called a cease fire. Range officials went down in the jeep to
check the status of the deer. They found little bits and pieces.
#Post#: 1250--------------------------------------------------
Re: US Navy dropping live bombs this week in the middle of
Florida
DIR By: Gus
Date: February 3, 2019, 10:03 pm
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--- Quote from: Ghosttruck link ---
>
> [quote]OCALA, Fla. - The U.S. Navy is dropping live bombs this
week in Florida.
>
> The Naval Air Station in Jacksonville is conducting live and
inert bomb training at Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala
National Forest. Training will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 11
p.m. from Thursday through Sunday.
>
> The range complex is about 2 miles west of the Camp Ocala
campgrounds and near several hiking trails.
>
> It's common for F-18 jet fighters and other Navy aircraft to
drop bombs in the middle of the range.
>
> The explosions and loud noises may push wildlife out of the
forest and onto nearby roads.
>
> Anyone who has a noise complaint is asked to call the Fleet
Area Control and Surveillance Facility in Jacksonville at
800-874-5059
--- End Quote ---
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Inert ? When the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
became part of America we gave them a 100 year lease on an
Island, Farallon De Medinilla to use as a live bombing range .
Upsets the hell out of me .
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