B roll footage of casually shooting a 155mm howitizer OVER a highway…?
Highway path indicated in blue, red arrows indicate cars and trucks on highway visible downrange of the artillery piece.
A simulated beach assault in which artillery was fired from the sand toward the interior of the sprawling base was intended to be a capstone demonstration of the capabilities of the Marine Corps. But the display went awry — and was forced to end early — when an artillery round exploded midair, sending shrapnel raining down onto a California Highway Patrol cruiser that was parked on an Interstate 5 on-ramp.
While no one was hurt, experts say the decision to fire live munitions over the freeway during the ceremony was highly unusual.
Incompetence and cannons do not mix well. This was incredibly irresponsible. I am astonished they would just upload a video of it too…
Alright everyone, turn your 3 AAR comments in to your squad leader before we get back to cantonment. As always, use IDR format. Johnson, put your goddamn hand down. If I have to explain IDR to you again, as God as my witness, I will cheetah-flip in your ass. PSGs, consolidate NLT than COB, to present at tomorrow’s CUB, when we can file all of these lessons learned in the commander’s “special” filing cabinet and totally forget the feedback when we do this event next year."
//Idk if the Marines do these things different than the army, but I imagine the process is the same, even if the terms are different.
Haha, sounds similar enough despite the different lingo.