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Weekend exercise at air base to include sirens, explosive sounds

Friday, October 21, 2011

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.