Marine Corps shrapnel hit patrol car on California freeway

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California police say shrapnel hits and damages a patrol vehicle during Marine Corps drills
Metal shrapnel from an exploding artillery shell fell hit and damaged a California Highway Patrol vehicle as personnel at a U.S. Marine Corps base fired live rounds over a highway — against the object...

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Marine Corps shrapnel hit patrol car on California's I-5 freeway during demonstration: CHP
Patrol car hit by shrapnel during Marine Corps live-fire demo at celebration attended by JD Vance
Artillery shrapnel hits vehicles on California highway during Marines celebration
Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 250th anniversary of the US Marine Corps at an event that included a live artillery demonstration.

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Artillery Shell Detonates During Marines’ Celebration, Hits CHP Vehicle
Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 13h
Ordnance fired over 5 Freeway at Camp Pendleton prematurely detonated, striking CHP vehicle
California Police Say Shrapnel Hits and Damages a Patrol Vehicle During Marine Corps Drills
Newsom had strongly objected to the firing of munitions over Interstate 5 for safety reasons.

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Shrapnel from Marines anniversary demonstration detonates over California interstate and hits squad car, highway patrol says
Shrapnel hit police vehicle during Marine Corps demonstration at SoCal's Camp Pendleton: department

‘One of the greats': California Marine pilot killed in Camp Pendleton crash identified

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Marine Corps artillery mishap part of unusual firing over highway

The US Marine Corps is no stranger to firing live ordnance as part training, but it had been years — more than 70, according to one US official — since Marines had fired artillery over a stretch of the I-5 interstate in California like they did last weekend during the Corps’ 250th birthday celebration.

Marine helicopter pilot killed during training exercise in California desert

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar was killed and another was injured after their helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Imperial County on Thursday, military officials said Friday.
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