Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California MCAS Miramar has launched a firstofitskind wildfireprevention experiment, 471 goats are now grazing across the base's rugged East Miramar training area to clear dense, fireprone vegetation.

The pilot program, "Operation Goat Rope", began September 15 and marks the first prescribed grazing effort on a U.S. military installation. The allfemale herd of SpanishBoer crossbreeds, supplied by Shepherdess Land and Livestock, is tasked with reducing invasive grasses across an initial 600acre zone, including areas too dangerous or inaccessible for human crews due to steep terrain and active EOD ranges.

Base officials say goats offer a safer, environmentally friendly alternative to heavy machinery, which can damage habitat and threaten the near dozen endangered species living on MCAS Miramar. Col. Erik Herrmann, Commanding Officer of MCAS Miramar, said, "Bringing the goats in is much better than bringing in heavy machinery that's going to trample a lot of those protected areas."

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St. Leonard, Maryland Maryland State Police issued a warning to residents around Flag Harbor Beach in St. Leonard to stay clear and expect a large "boom," as US Navy EOD responded to a potential military ordnance that washed ashore.

The Calvert County Sheriff's Office first reported that a gray cylinder had been found on the beach. Maryland State Police bomb technicians and the EOD unit arrived to carry out a controlled detonation of the unidentified ordnance. The Sheriff's Office issued an all clear following the disposal operations.

Similar activity was reported last month, after a military-labeled canister marked "U.S. Military" and "phosphorus" washed ashore near the Calvert Beach boat ramp in Saint Leonard.

There was no further information and the beach was quickly reopened.

Cumbria, England Millom Coastguard rescue teams and a bomb squad unit responded to Drigg Beach on Cumbria's Irish Sea coast after reports of three suspected UXO. The area has been the site of other ordnance discoveries over the past year.

After the items were evaluated, a controlled detonation by EOD was scheduled. Five other suspected explosive items were destroyed on Drigg Beach earlier this month, and several artillery shells and mortars were found in the area last year.

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Maynard, Massachusetts The Maynard Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to a Maynard home after reports of a suspected UXO. The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad arrived as well to confirm that the large, rusted artillery shell was live.

Bomb squad technicians transported the munition to a secluded area for safe detonation.

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Salem, Ohio The Youngstown Bomb Squad responded to a garage in Salem to reports of possible UXO. Salem police and fire departments were also on the scene for what Police Chief J.T. Panezott said was likley a WWII-era Marine Corps 37 mm anti-tank round.

The munition was removed by the bomb squad for safe disposal off site.

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The USACE has released an updated EM 200-1-15, Environmental Quality: Technical Guidance for Military Munitions Response Actions, providing updated technical guidance for the planning and execution of MMR projects. The new document, released September 8, 2026, replaces the 2018 version.

The updated guidance is a valuable reference for contractors supporting USACE munitions response work. UXO technicians, project managers, and technical staff should review the new guidance and consider its potential impact on current and upcoming UXO projects, work plans, and project execution.

The new EM can be accessed at: https://www.publications.usace.army.mil.