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8. Debris from Camp Pendleton's live-fire demo
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 06:45 PM
Oct 2025

CHP says that the incident occurred at 1:46 p.m. on Saturday while officers were supporting a traffic break along the I-5 for the Marines 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton.

By Natanya Faitelson • Published 25 mins ago • Updated 6 mins ago

The California Highway Patrol shared on Sunday that an explosive ordnance detonated prematurely over the I-5 freeway causing a piece of metal shrapnel to strike and damage a CHP patrol vehicle.

The live ammunition training exercise was done during the Marines 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton Saturday, which was attended by both Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The New York Times is reporting that the CHP vehicle struck by the shrapnel was part of Vice President's JD Vance's protective detail.

CHP says that the incident occurred at 1:46 p.m. on Saturday while officers were supporting a traffic break along the I-5. The image shared by CHP shows that the shrapnel struck the patrol vehicle on the I-5 near the Las Pulgas Road intersection ...

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/debris-camp-pendletons-live-fire-demo-stroke-damaged-chp-vehicle-i-5/3918027/

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