Navy May Start Training On Vieques Within Weeks

By Thomas Duffy / May 4, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Now that the Justice Department has removed local protesters from the Naval Training Range on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, a senior Navy official said today the service might resume training on Vieques within a few weeks. The George Washington carrier battle group is nearing the end of its training for an overseas tour at another site, but could finish that training on Vieques if given the chance, Vice Adm. Robert Natter told reporters. Natter is the deputy chief...

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