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Rocket test firings begin at JBLM, as tribe worries about noise

The Army began three days of rocket test firings Tuesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to determine the noise they generate at nearby Nisqually Indian Tribe lands and other locations away from the base.

The Army currently conducts artillery and other live-fire training at JBLM, and is considering moving some of the training of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to the Western Washington base from a site near Yakima.

The Nisqually Indian Tribe opposes shifting the training to JBLM, and the tests this week are designed to measure the noise that the reduced-range test rockets — which do not carry explosives — generate as they are fired.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/tribe-raises-noise-concerns-over-jblm-rocket-testing/

 

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