Boston Globe: Border crossings hinder training at Ariz. bases

[unhappycamper]

Border crossings hinder training at Ariz. bases
Illegal immigrants found on test range

By Karen Schaler, Globe Correspondent | April 7, 2005

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. -- Marines preparing for combat in Iraq or Afghanistan have lost significant amounts of training time because undocumented immigrants from Mexico have constantly wandered onto a bombing test range in Arizona, according to the commander of this base along the border.

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Since July 2004, the training range has been shut down more than 500 times because of immigrants spotted on the range, causing a loss of more than 1,100 training hours, said Colonel James J. Cooney, the base's commanding officer.

Full article:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/04/07/border_crossings_hinder_training_at_ariz_bases/

[TahitiNut]

1. Every cloud has a silver lining.

:shrug:

[frictionlessO]

2. Are they talking about Gila Bend?

They've been getting caught at ranges ever since I was a youngin'... its not at all even close to being news.... oh wait thats right Mexico is invading, I forgot.

Thanks for the extra helping of hype 'globe.