Ventura County Naval Base hopes its neighbors know they will be hosting some guests – things may be loud in the coming weeks.
Starting Friday, a craziest aircraft, ships and drones will take off and land at the Naval Base Mugu Naval Base. The base will typically host 19,000 people, including an airport, deep water port, and in three installations on the Pacific Coast and southeast of Oxnard.
Residents in Camarillo and other areas can expect air traffic noise to increase in naval base Ventura County during peak hours of scheduled testing Said in the press release.
According to a Naval Base spokesman, the annual large-scale testing event usually starts at 8 a.m. and ends around 7 p.m. but may continue later, although usually no more than 10 p.m. The tests are expected to last for two weeks.
Last year, more than 3,000 personnel from the Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Air Force participated in the exercise. Point Mugu provides 36,000 square miles of ocean and airspace, officials said.
