Mojave Gunnery Range “C” is in Kern County, California, and most of the property lies within the California City limits. The Army Corps of Engineers is monitoring the former training area through the Formerly Used Defense Sites, or FUDS, Program for munitions and explosives hazards that may remain from previous military activity. This page provides information on the APA Areas 5 & 6 project, which is also known as Munitions Response Site 06, or MRS 06.
MRS 06 encompasses 41 acres and is located in the northwestern portion of the Mojave Gunnery Range “C” FUDS. Aerial photography analysis identified two potential targets: a rocket target and a bombing target. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps used the targets for bombing and other air-to-ground training between 1944 and 1951. Today, the project area is privately owned and is used for off-highway vehicle recreation, target practice and seasonal sheep grazing.
The Army Corps of Engineers began investigating the former Mojave Gunnery Range “C” FUDS in 1999. MRS 06 was not identified until an aerial photo analysis was performed in 2007. Munitions and explosives of concern and munitions debris from the following items were identified: small arms ammunition, practice projectiles, practice rockets, practice bombs and high explosive bombs.
In July 2018, the Army Corps of Engineers finalized the MRS 06 Decision Document, which records the selected remedial alternative as Removal of Department of Defense Military Munitions from the Surface with Institutional Controls to Protect Current and Future Site Users.
An Administrative Record containing project documents and reports for Mojave Gunnery Range “C” is available at the Kern County Library, California City Branch, 9507 California City Blvd., and at the Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District office.