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Army Training

Monday, July 23, 2012

More Army Training Coming To Fort Monmouth Area This Week

Training will begin 8 p.m. Monday night

Units from U.S. Army Fort Bragg will be conducting training exercises near Fort Monmouth again this week according to the Oceanport Police Department and Mayor Michael Mahon. The training will begin at 8 p.m. tonight and will continue through Friday evening. "Training will be conducted at various times and lengths over the next several days, similar to the training conducted roughly a month ago," the Oceanport Police state on their Facebook page. "The details of the training cannot be disclosed." The training was previously held in Long Branch on June 4 and Fort Monmouth on June 5 and 6. This week's training will involve helicopters and simulated explosives, according to the Eatontown Borough website. Residents in Tinton Falls, Eatontown, …

Dominick Palermo

12:25 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Howard-------I am also retired military -- and both a Iraq and Afgan vet --I also live in Eatontown ----The training in Ft Mon doesnt bother me -----I am just curious as per why???????? Ft Dix has spent millions on training areas to look like Iraq towns -- has jump areas -- repelling areas -- fast rope areas -- all built for training purposes -----I am curious as to why Ft Mon ------ -that has …   more ›

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Pallone Asks for Better Communication when Army Trains

Congressman reacts to last week's training at Fort Monmouth.

Last week's training by an Army unit from Fort Bragg in Long Branch and Fort Monmouth certainly did not make many area residents very happy. The mostly unannounced training, which featured low-flying helicopters, could be heard will past midnight in numerous towns, including Shrewsbury and Red Bank. Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6) says he has heard the message from the public and has been communicating with the Army to ensure better communication during future training. "It is critically important that our armed forces have ample opportunity to conduct training practices to help them continue to be the best prepared and most skilled military in the world," Pallone said in a statement. "While last week’s training effort by the Special …

rbresident

5:29 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012

Wow. Let's be a little more dramatic people. Why should the military have to tell us when they train anyway. This doesn't happen every night, the people stationed over seas experience some of the worst conditions all day and night and your complaining because you got woken up ONE night. Get over it, next time you drive down the street and you run over a road side bomb then complain. The military …   more ›

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