| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Tue, 6 Dec 2011 20:31:59 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: 1, 500 pound WW II bomb found at U.S. Air Force base in Yokota, Japan |
EOD experts to detonate WWII bomb on Yokota Air Base By CHARLIE REED Stars and Stripes December 6, 2011YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Bomb experts on Wednesday plan to detonate a 110-pound bomb that was found at an on-base construction site Tuesday. An explosive ordnance disposal team from nearby Yokosuka Naval Base is leading efforts to bury the 110-pound bomb, cover it with metal plates and detonate it Wednesday afternoon, according to Yokota spokeswoman Tech Sgt. Robin Stanchak. The no-go zone around the unearthed WWII-era bomb was extended to a 1,500-foot radius in preparation for the detonation. ... For the entire article, seehttp://www.stripes.com/news/eod-experts-to-detonate-wwii-bomb-on- yokota-air-base-1.162643 -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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