Marines practice clearing mines at Camp Pendleton.  Courtesy Defense Department
Marines practice clearing mines at Camp Pendleton. Courtesy Defense Department

Camp Pendleton Marines will be conducting live- fire training exercises Friday that may be heard throughout the North County, base officials announced.

The exercises are scheduled to start at 6 a.m. and continue into the evening, according to Pendleton’s public affairs office.

The sound from the exercises may be heard up to 50 miles away, base officials said.

—City News Service