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Midnight at the Live Fire Range: A Close Call in the Mojave

Midnight at the Live Fire Range: A Close Call in the Mojave

Update: 2025-12-12
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On this episode of Our American Stories, at Fort Irwin, where military training exercises push soldiers to the edge of real combat, the line between routine drills and genuine danger can blur without warning. Our American Stories regular contributor Richard Muniz remembers a night when that line vanished. A single misjudged moment during a live-fire military exercise sent a round into the wrong vehicle and forced a small crew to fight for their lives in the dark. His story is a look at how even the best-trained teams face risks that no plan can fully erase.

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Midnight at the Live Fire Range: A Close Call in the Mojave

Midnight at the Live Fire Range: A Close Call in the Mojave

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