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Live artillery over a busy SoCal freeway — what could possibly go wrong? | Opinion

It’s hard enough negotiating Southern California’s freeways without having to worry about live ammunition whizzing overhead,” writes columnist.

Marine Corps artillery mishap part of unusual firing over highway

The US Marine Corps is no stranger to firing live ordnance as part training, but it had been years — more than 70, according ...
Sierra Sun Times

State Senator Catherine S. Blakespear Calls Live Fire Exercise Over I-5 Unnecessary and Unsafe as Artillery Round from President Trump’s Department of ‘War’ Camp ...

October 21, 2025 - SACRAMENTO – On Monday, Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement about Saturday’s live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton that result in shrapnel ...

Firing artillery over Interstate 5 considered unusual for Camp Pendleton, some experts say

While no one was hurt, experts say the decision to fire live munitions over the freeway during the ceremony was highly ...
The National Interest

Marine Corps Celebration Results in Damage to Police Car

A misfired artillery shell damaged a California Highway Patrol vehicle—raising concerns about what might have occurred if the highway near Camp Pendleton had not been closed for the celebration.
KPBS

I-5 was closed Saturday in both directions along Camp Pendleton, CHP says

The decision to close Interstate 5 due to live-fire at Camp Pendleton was made early Saturday, a California Highway Patrol ...