training on vieques
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- beneficiary
- US Armed Forces
- description
- Military exercises conducted by the Navy and Marine Corps on Vieques, which is the central issue of a forthcoming public vote and subject to interim restrictions.
- historical_significance
- primary training site for Atlantic fleet
- involved_branch
- Navy
- location
- Vieques
- status
- phasing out
- status_prior_vote
- limited to non-explosive ordnance
- type_of_training
- live fire, bombing
Relationships
- continues undersecond alternative for Vieques
- description
- The military training on Vieques will persist if the second alternative is selected by the people of Vieques.
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- Page 29file
- source_text
- training will continue on Vieques on terms that will be presented [by the Navy] at least three months before the vote.
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- 2026-03-04T04:46:46.494Z
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- Page 29file
- saved_pilots_inKosovo
- description
- The military training received on Vieques was credited with saving the lives of pilots involved in operations in Kosovo.
- source
- Page 21file
- source_text
- The training they received there helped save lives.
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- 2026-03-04T05:00:53.596Z
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- Page 21file
- helped_save_lives_inKosovo
- description
- The training received by pilots on Vieques was instrumental in preventing pilot casualties during operations in Kosovo.
- source
- Page 21file
- source_text
- The training they received there helped save lives.
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-04T05:15:49.116Z
- source
- Page 21file
- limited_toNon-Explosive Ordnance Training (Vieques)
- description
- As an interim measure before the vote, training on Vieques is restricted to non-explosive ordnance, meaning no live fire.
- source
- Page 7file
- source_text
- training done on Vieques will be limited to non-explosive ordnance
- had_duration_in_1998182-Day Training Duration (1998 Vieques)
- description
- In 1998, military troops trained for a total of 182 days on Vieques.
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- Page 7file
- source_text
- In 1998, our troops trained for 182 days on Vieques.
- has_current_duration90-Day Training Duration (Current Vieques)
- description
- For the current year, troops are authorized to train for 90 days on Vieques, a reduction from past levels.
- source
- Page 7file
- source_text
- This year, they will be authorized for 90 days
- causedVieques Concerns
- description
- Past military training activities on Vieques have led to various problems, encapsulated as Vieques Concerns.
- source
- Page 7file
- source_text
- problems caused by past training, we will implement measures to meet the economic, health, safety, and environmental concerns of the people of Vieques.
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- 2026-03-04T05:15:57.879Z
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- Page 7file