By: Erin Smith
The United States Marine Corps will have a training exercise in the vicinity of White Lake and Elizabethtown from Wednesday, August 16, through Saturday, August 19. The training session will be conducted as part of the regularly-scheduled training before deploying overseas.
This training event has been designed and coordinated by Expeditionary Operations Training Group (based at Camp Lejeune, NC). with all applicable federal, state, county and local authorities.
These events should have minimal (if any) impact on the community. NC Highway 41/US Highway 701 may be closed for short periods of time from 16-18 Aug.
Residents in the impacted areas can expect to see military vehicles and military aircraft in the area and to hear loud noises (blank ammunition). Residents can also expect to see role players (Marines) dressed in Middle Eastern attire and carrying weapons.
Residents are advised not to approach military personnel and to avoid all military training. Role players will be supervised by active duty Marines in uniform. Military forces will only utilize property that has already been coordinated.
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