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Camp Lejeune to See Firing Range Upgrades

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS101001-21
10/1/2010

By Tom Kreidel, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Public Affiars

Norfolk, VA (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic awarded a $12.3 million firm-fixed-price contract Sept. 28 to Virtexco Corporation of Norfolk, Va. for improvements to K-ranges at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

The project will result in the construction of five ranges that will support machine gun, shoulder launched weapons and mortar training. It calls for new modernized firing ranges with targets that will replace old stationary targets with pop-up and moving targets that will electronically record target hits.

"The old system relied on the plink sound of the round hitting the target," said David Black, the senior project manager for NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic. "These new targets will provide much more realistic and effective training."

According to Cmdr. Marc Delao, Officer in Charge of Construction at Marine Corps Installations-East, the project will also include control and observation towers, an ammunition holding and issue area, buildings for classrooms and storage, target emplacements, field heads that will eliminate the need to bring in water and portable toilets, and service roads.

"This project will enable Marines to train as they fight while increasing safety and training throughput," said Delao. "The project will also realign the ranges to preclude the need to shut down adjacent ranges and will improve safety on nearby waterways."

The work is expected to be completed by April, 2012.