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Follow the 3Rs of Explosives Safety
if you suspect you may have come
across a military munition.
 
Recognize – when you may have
come across a munition and that
munitions are dangerous.
 
Retreat – do not approach, touch,
move or disturb it, but carefully
leave the area.
 
Report – call 911 and advise the police
of what you saw and where you saw it.

MRS 07 - APA Areas E, E1 and E2

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 E, E1 and E2 project, which is also known as Munitions Response Site 07, or MRS 07.

MRS 07 encompasses approximately 177 acres and is located in the northeastern portion of Mojave Gunnery Range “C” FUDS. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps used the project area for bombing and other air-to-ground training between 1944 and 1951. Today, most of the land is privately owned, but Kern County owns a small portion. The land is largely undeveloped, which allows residents access for off-highway vehicle recreation, target practice and seasonal sheep grazing.

The Corps of Engineers began investigating the former Mojave Gunnery Range “C” FUDS in 1999. MRS 07 was not identified until an aerial photo analysis was performed in 2007. Munitions debris from the following items was 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 07 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.

Contact Information

For more information about the Mojave Gunnery Range "C" - MRS 07, please call the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District Public Affairs Office at 213-452-3921.

To learn more about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ FUDS Program, please click here.