Defense secretary affirms no more live-fire exercises at Makua

HONOLULU — The U.S. military has not fired a shot at the Makua Military Reservation in nearly 20 years. A Department of Defense filing in the District Court of Hawaii on Thursday effectively affirms that it never will again.

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- Via a statement filed with the court, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of the U.S Army Christine Wormuth affirmed that the military no longer needs to conduct live-fire training at the facility now or in the future

- The announcement caps a 25-year effort by Malama Makua, represented by Earthjustice, to end live-fire training at the military reservation

The military ended live-fire training at the reservation in 2004, under terms set for by a 2001 settlement

Via a statement filed with the court, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of the U.S Army Christine Wormuth affirmed that the military no longer needs to conduct live-fire training at the facility now or in the future.

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Defense secretary affirms no more live-fire exercises at Makua

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