The National Guard wants to clear 170 acres of woods on Cape Cod for a new machine gun range
By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated April 13, 2021, 9:37 a.m.
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National Guard Specialist Kyle Canzano (right) prepared to take the Army s rifle record fire qualification range, a test that is an annual requirement for Guard members, on the existing firing range for machine guns at Camp Edwards.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
JOINT BASE CAPE COD â In a clearing in the woods of these sprawling training grounds, First Lieutenant Patrick Foley peered down the barrel of his M4 assault rifle and awaited the command âweapons free.â