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San Clemente Island

American  

noun

  1. an island off the coast of S California, in the Santa Barbara (Channel) Islands. 24 miles (38 km) long.


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NASA’s Worldview tool, which publishes daily satellite imagery and wildfire data, detected a possible wildfire on San Clemente Island around 5:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024

Previous reports commissioned by the Navy have found that weapons testing on San Clemente Island increases the likelihood of devastating wildfire and imperils some of the island’s species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024

A previous investigation by the maritime branch found the accident July 30, 2020, off San Clemente Island was caused by inadequate training, shabby maintenance of the 35-year-old amphibious assault vehicles and poor judgment by commanders.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021

An investigation by the maritime branch found the accident off San Clemente Island was caused by inadequate training, shabby maintenance of the 35-year-old amphibious assault vehicles and poor judgment by commanders.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

When the big defense radars on San Clemente Island picked up an unknown target in the same area that the light was being reported two F-89 jet interceptors were scrambled but saw nothing.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt

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