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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 of training, but it had been years — more than 70, according to one US official — since Marines had fired artillery over a stretch of ...
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Marines: ‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused explosion over I-5

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has determined that a “one-in-a-million” malfunction caused an artillery shell to explode over Interstate 5 and strike a California Highway ...
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‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused Marine artillery round to explode over highway, report finds

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marines fire a M777 howitzer in a rehearsal on Oct. 17, 2025. A fuze malfunction, the second ever in the model’s service history, ...
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‘Rare' malfunction caused shrapnel incident at Camp Pendleton in October, investigation finds

An artillery shell that exploded over Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton during an October live-fire demonstration, scattering shrapnel onto the closed freeway, was caused by a rare malfunction, ...
The National Interest

‘One in a Million’ Malfunction to Blame for Shrapnel over Interstate 5 Last Year

The Marines’ decision to fire live artillery over a major California highway as part of its 250th birthday celebrations in 2025 came under harsh criticism from Governor Gavin Newsom. As the United ...