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Explosions May Be Heard This Weekend

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Tom Sofield

You might hear booms around Levittown this weekend.

Members of the National Guard and a Marine Corps reserve unit will be taking part in mortar-firing training at the Fort Dix training ranges Saturday and Sunday, base officials said.

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When the military conducted similar drills in March, residents from around the Levittown area were able to hear the blasts.

Base officials tell LevittownNow.com that the mortar training is set to take place between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.

“This training is essential and helps to ensure the readiness of America’s fighting force. As a result of these units performing their important training, residents may hear more noise than usual coming from the ranges and may experience possible ground shaking. It is important to note that noise from the ranges may travel farther during overcast weather conditions,” a statement released to the media read.

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Service members from Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey and New York are set to be part of the training.

Those with questions are urged to call the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst public affairs office at 609- 754-2104.

Pvt. Frank Barber, gunner, observes Pvt. Dillon Card, assistant gunner, as he hangs the mortar round prior to firing during mortar firing training on Mortar Firing Point 4 March 23, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers are both with the 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Mortar Platoon and hail from Perth Amboy, N.J., and Freehold, N.J., respectively. The unit is based out of Riverdale, N.J. Credit: Lt. David J. Murphy/Air Force
Pvt. Frank Barber, gunner, observes Pvt. Dillon Card, assistant gunner, as he hangs the mortar round prior to firing during mortar firing training on Mortar Firing Point 4 March 23, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers are both with the 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Mortar Platoon and hail from Perth Amboy, N.J., and Freehold, N.J., respectively. The unit is based out of Riverdale, N.J.
Credit: Lt. David J. Murphy/Air Force
Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.