US EditionMilitary Report Says 'One in a Million' Live Fire Malfunction Rained Shrapnel on California Highway
A Marine Corps report found the M795 round malfunctioned due to an extremely rare defect, calling it a 'one in a million' failure with no definitive cause identified.
- A 666-page Marine Corps report dated Dec. 19 found no definitive answer for why an M795 high-explosive round detonated early at about 1,480 feet during an Oct. 18 demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
- Marine Corps investigators noted the round's manufacturing tolerance of one defect in a million and possible factors like M777 howitzers fired too close together and anomalous electromagnetic energy, ruling out negligence.
- At 1:46 p.m., the first round launched from M777 howitzers on a beach west of Interstate 5, detonated midflight near I-5 southbound, halting the exercise after shrapnel struck CHP vehicles and a motorcycle.
- Twenty-Six California U.S. House members and the state's two senators asked who authorized live artillery over I-5, citing a Dec. 5 statement about security concerns for the president, while the Secret Service wanted to close the highway, the report says.
- Officials said that location was unusual because live fire usually occurs on designated ranges within the 195-square-mile Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Newsom responded that firing live rounds over a busy highway is dangerous.
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Report: Live fire malfunction rained shrapnel on highway
LOS ANGELES — A “one in a million” malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5, striking two California Highway Patrol vehicles, a U.S. Marine Corps investigation…
Military report says ‘one in a million’ live fire malfunction rained shrapnel on California highway
A “one in a million” malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5, striking two California Highway Patrol vehicles, a US Marine Corps investigation found.
'One in a million' live fire malfunction rained shrapnel on California highway, military report says
A "one in a million" malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5, striking two California Highway Patrol vehicles, a U.S.
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