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Fort Eustis training exercise will include flares, blank ammunition

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A maritime training exercise will be conducted 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Tuesday at Fort Eustis, according to a news release from the media operations for the Newport News base.

The training will include flares and firing blank ammunition, the news release said. Some local residents may see flares and hear sounds similar to live gunfire, officials said.

Fort Eustis expects noise concerns to be minimal.

The training will occur at the James River Fleet, the news release said.