Marines investigating after missing 155mm artillery rounds turn up at Camp Pendleton
Three artillery rounds miraculously sprouted legs.
By Paul Szoldra | Updated Oct 28, 2021 8:42 AM
News Marine Corps
The Marine Corps is investigating how several artillery projectiles at Camp Pendleton wound up closer to the barracks than a live-fire range.
On Oct. 19, Camp Pendleton officials received two separate reports of unexploded ordnance spotted within the 43 Area area of the Southern California base, a Marine official said. Emergency services and explosive ordnance disposal personnel responded to the area, known as Las Pulgas, and discovered one 155mm projectile, rendered the immediate area safe, and kept the area secure until Oct. 21.
“At approximately 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, EOD personnel safely destroyed the [unexploded ordnance],” said Capt. David Mancilla, a base spokesman. He declined to provide more specifics on exactly where the round was discovered.
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