Navy rebuilds practice target off NC coast

By: The Associated Press | WNCT
Published: January 02, 2012

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STUMPY POINT, N.C. (AP) - Military helicopters and fighter jets are going to buzz an enemy target afloat in North Carolina's Pamlico Sound.

The Navy says it will resume training at a bombing range about nine miles from the town of Stumpy Point as early as Monday. It's the first time for the practice runs since Hurricane Isabel destroyed the target about eight years ago.

The Navy says the range will be used for target practice for machine guns from helicopters and light practice bombs from fixed-wing aircraft. High-explosive ordnance won't be permitted.

The Navy estimates the area will be used about 255 days a year, primarily during the week between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.

The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., reported (http://bit.ly/rYUB7f) the range was first opened in 1959.

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