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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County will host demolition training between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, and between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 11.
Demolition training using military-grade explosives is conducted several times each year. These activities are announced in advance as a courtesy to nearby residents who may notice increased noise.
Fort Indiantown Gap is the only live-fire maneuver military training facility in Pennsylvania.
It serves as headquarters to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Pennsylvania National Guard, and offers more than 17,000 acres and 140 training areas and facilities for year-round training. It balances one of the region’s most ecologically diverse areas with a military mission that annually supports 19,000 Pennsylvania National Guard personnel and more than 130,000 other states’ Guard, military, law enforcement, and civilian personnel each year.
To learn more about Fort Indiantown Gap, visit us online at www.ftig.ng.mil or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ftindiantowngap.
Individuals may also call the installation’s community information line at 717-861-2007 to hear a recorded message with dates and times of community activities and training events.
Media contact: Staff Sgt. Matt Jones, 717-861-8352
| Date Taken: | 05.09.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 05.09.2014 16:09 |
| Story ID: | 129381 |
| Location: | FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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