MCLB Albany to conduct active shooter exercise

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany officials will be conducting a full-scale active shooter/mass casualty exercise on Friday, June 9.

ALBANY, Ga. – Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany officials will be conducting a full-scale active shooter/mass casualty exercise on Friday, June 9.

The exercise will include the shooting of blanks on the installation, which may result in loud noises being heard from inside the fence line. It is expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. and last through mid-to late-afternoon, with several community partners taking part. MCLB Albany will be on lockdown for the first 15 minutes.

This is a NOTIFICATION ONLY advisory. Media will not be invited to cover this event. Information is provided to media outlets as a courtesy to alert local community members of the drill.

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