DisentangledElm OP t1_j9n6763 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:06 AM

Reply to comment by ObviousGazelle in Banging noise in lower Mt. Vernon? by DisentangledElm

> APG

Wow. I'm surprised we can hear it that far. I wonder if they're simply doing something new? I don't remember hearing it in years past or really hearing anything repetitive so late in the evening / early morning.

Thanks for the info!

ObviousGazelle t1_j9nb019 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:49 AM

They are testing outside of "normal business hours" now. They didn't do that for the longest time but I guess the latest base commanders don't give a F. Theyve done live fire heavy machine guns (I'm talking 20mm/coax and large tank mounted artillery type weapons) as late as 12 midnight back in the summer. It's definitely a newer problem. They don't do the massive explosions late at night at least but they set off a couple of house shaking and window rattling explosions today. I usually go to the MD Severe Weather Alert Facebook page to see because they're the only ones who post confirming it. They get a LOT of complaints but nobody cares anymore