UXO Site selected: Camp Shelby, MS

General Area: Hattiesburg, MS

Site Type/Program: Army Guard Operational Range

Location: The Camp Shelby Training Center occupies approximately 134,000 acres in southeastern Mississippi, about 10 miles south of Hattiesburg and approximately 90 miles south of Jackson.

Brief History:

Range / Site Description:

Training activities conducted at Camp Shelby Training Center primarily include troop bivouacking, wheeled vehicle maneuvers, artillery firing exercises, and tank training maneuvers by M1 tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles.

The installation has land-based impact areas, firing range and maneuver areas - total operational ranges include 238 totaling over 140,000 acres.



Associated Munitions:

Activities Completed: The Army completed an Operational Range Assessment of the ranges in February 2009 to assess the potential for munitions constituents to be released from the ranges.

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Other Information:

Reports Documents Relevant to Camp Shelby, MS Available on UXOInfo.com:
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Document TitleDocument Date
ORAP Exec Summary - Camp Shelby Training Center01-Feb-09
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