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CHINA LAKE, Calif. (July 10, 2019) – An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) taxis into a stall at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake ...
USGS Photo SAN DIEGO – Two major earthquakes that struck Southern California late last week opened fault lines on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and prompted officials to evacuate residents.
The two major earthquakes that struck last week near the town of Ridgecrest had their epicenter in the heart of the North Testing Range at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake — a 1.2 million ...
“Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is responding to a 5.0 magnitude earthquake at 8:16 p.m., and a 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 8:19 p.m. Pacific time and multiple, consistent aftershocks on ...
RIDGECREST (CBSLA) — Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake remained closed Tuesday as base officials continued to clean up and conduct repairs of damage caused by the two big earthquakes that ...
Public works personnel assigned to Naval Facilities Southwest repair transformers to restore power in the housing area of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake on July 9, 2019. US Navy Photo A pair ...
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake was struck by lightning on Aug. 19, sparking a fast-spreading wildfire — an all too familiar story for Californians right now. The fire, among the largest ...
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake said in a Facebook post that nonessential workers were evacuated and operations halted. The epicenters of both quakes were on the base, and officials said they ...
And is it gonna get any worse?" At the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, the damage from the 2019 quakes cost nearly 4 billion in repairs, with the reconstruction around 85% complete.
The two major earthquakes that struck last week near the town of Ridgecrest had their epicenter in the heart of the North Testing Range at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake — a 1.2 million ...