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Posted inEnvironment & Conservation, Quick Reads

Air Force: Training op caused March fire in East Mountains

by Laura Paskus May 8, 2018

A training exercise on Kirtland Air Force based ignited the early March fire in the East Mountains that spread across 200 acres. An investigation by the 277th Air Base Wing Safety showed the Piñon Juniper Fire was started by a ground burst simulator. Like smoke grenades, ground burst simulators are used to prepare military personnel […]

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