Other soldiers on similar live fire exercises were also probably unwittingly shot at, and Freshwater West beach, 1.6 miles (2.5km) north west of where the machine gun was placed, was also within the same potentially deadly area.

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On Monday, South Korea pushed ahead with a new series of major live-fire exercises despite warnings from the North.

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During October 2006, FCFRD, along with six other fire departments, used the Vienna property to conduct live fire training exercises, during which the house was destroyed.

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Their realtor told them about the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD) Acquired Structures Program, where a property owner allows FCFRD to conduct live fire training exercises on his or her property.

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It is striking, though, that in tape-recorded interviews I conducted with some of these leading opponents of live-fire exercises on and near Vieques, they adamantly opposed the idea of putting the question of whether those operations should continue to a vote by that island's residents.

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Even as Annan was in Syria, al-Assad's regime reported it had conducted live-fire training exercises that simulated a defense against foreign attacks.

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Now, he seems determined to complete his tenure by once again sacrificing national security in the hope of currying favor with another special interest, Hispanic-Americans, to whom he believes the permanent cessation by the U.S. armed forces of live-fire training exercises on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques is an important priority.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Recently it for the first time published a schedule of exercises for the year, which will consist of 40 drills involving joint air-land combat and live fire operations on the open sea.

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