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haele

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15. Not Impeachable, but certainly dangerous, and against training regs.
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:03 PM
Oct 2025

Navy Ships haven't done shore bombardment at Camp Pendleton since the 60's, but it has been done before.
During WWII, they used to do live fire practice all over San Diego County. There are still places you can find WWI and WWII era UXA in the canyons near more modern housing developments, and warnings still up where old ranges were located.
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Camp Pendleton hosts Shore Landing training for the Marines Several times a year. Typically, if there's "Shore Bombardment" drill for the troop carriers, it's firing dud casings designed to shatter apart after a certain distance, to reduce possible injury or damage to the landing troops. There's typically an alert issued for shoreline and inland valley communities nearby that there's going to be a lot of noise and "booms" between roughly 10 pm and 1 am over a week period when training is occuring.
Any live fire practice is done on deserted islands in the missile range 200+ miles out.

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Warships off Pendleton, I-5 closed [View all] Bobstandard Oct 2025 OP
I'm staying at the Marbrisa Hilton. pdxflyboy Oct 2025 #1
Not all that uncommon to see ships just offshore FHRRK Oct 2025 #2
WTF? stollen Oct 2025 #4
not clear with your WTF FHRRK Oct 2025 #7
Are you suggesting it's a coincidence or are you bragging? Bobstandard Oct 2025 #13
I live in San Diego and would drive to sdfernando Oct 2025 #16
Thank you FHRRK Oct 2025 #17
Also San Clemente Island not far offshore is Navy owned. They probably miyazaki Oct 2025 #18
I read it again. Context is everything. Bobstandard Oct 2025 #20
I will try one more time FHRRK Oct 2025 #24
The circumstances here are coincidence DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2025 #28
I live in San Diego. Navy town. Yes, the appearance of war vessels offshore is not unusual. chia Oct 2025 #29
See them all the time in San Diego. maveric Oct 2025 #12
Not Impeachable, but certainly dangerous, and against training regs. haele Oct 2025 #15
I don't think it's ship-to-shore fire, it's artillery on land firing eastwards over I-5 (nt) petronius Oct 2025 #33
Vaguely looks like the opening of the SciFi flick irisblue Oct 2025 #3
Trump is trying to intimidate, bully, stalk the citizens of CA. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #5
And try to deflect from the No Kings protests MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #21
I know ten year old kids with more wisdom, manners, strength than Trump will ever have. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #22
Exactly. markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #23
US military firing on the people they are supposed to protect. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #25
Seriously is there ammo being fired and by 47? vapor2 Oct 2025 #6
By Trump's orders or War Sec. Hogshit? oasis Oct 2025 #8
The tyrant is in a constant search for new ways to amuse himself and terrorize Americans. dalton99a Oct 2025 #9
But many Americans refuse to be terrorized. mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #10
here is your pic (you need to right click on your pic and 'copy image address' and then paste that, to make it display) Celerity Oct 2025 #11
Thank you. I've rarely posted pics. nt Bobstandard Oct 2025 #14
Short Live the King. And then we will eat, drink and be merry! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 2025 #19
The Marine Corps does NOT celebrate anniversaries! BidenRocks Oct 2025 #26
Imgbb was really mean to you. Here's a better one. usonian Oct 2025 #27
They say it's an anniversary celebration. librechik Oct 2025 #30
They lie! BidenRocks Oct 2025 #32
The have a firing range on San Clemente Island Diraven Oct 2025 #31
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