Fort Indiantown Gap will host trainings this month that could result in increased noise levels for Lebanon County residents.
Water bucket training will be held May 9 to 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Artillery training will be held May 10 to 13 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Demolition training will be held May 14 to 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fort Indiantown Gap is the only live-fire and maneuver military base in Pennsylvania. It is considered the nation’s largest National Guard training facility by number of mandays trained – close to 1 million annually.
The Gap’s “busy season” runs from the week after Easter through August, according to a recent dispatch from the military base. Training volume peaks in June or July.
Read More: The Gap was the nation’s largest National Guard training center for 3rd year in a row
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