Weekend exercise at air base to include sirens, explosive sounds

October 21, 2011 at 6:57p.m.

VIENNA

Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 910th Airlift Wing at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station are participating in a base-wide exercise this weekend beginning at 2 p.m. today.

Residents and passers-by in the vicinity of the air base here should not be alarmed to hear a variety of sirens and explosive sounds today and Sunday afternoon.

The exercise is a scheduled event and is necessary to maintain the mission readiness of the Air Force Reserve personnel assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, officials said.