California Coastal Commission Gives the Go-Ahead for Army Artillery Testing at Vandenberg SFB
Military intends to continue to monitor marine animals since firings create sonic booms and could startle seals sunning along the coast
A map included in the California Coastal Commission staff report shows the Launch Facility-05 as the red dot, the dotted line as the 12 nautical mile point and the solid black line as the Point Mugu Sea Range. (Contributed map) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
July 8, 2021
| 7:32 p.m.
The California Coastal Commission on Thursday gave its blessing for the Army’s next-generation artillery system to conduct a test-firing program at Vandenberg Space Force Base.