Some residents were on high alert after Edwards Air Force Base officials announced that a single, controlled explosion could be seen and heard in parts of the Mojave Desert.
Base officials told residents and base staff that areas possibly affected by the blast could include Edwards Air Force Base, California City, Barstow, Mojave, Helendale and Boron.
The Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Propulsion Division conducted the controlled detonation sometime between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. June 14 to 18, four days shorter than the detonation time.
Edwards Air Force Base media operations chief Mary Kozaitis told the Daily Press on Tuesday that the controlled detonation was completed successfully, with no additional planned detonations at this time.
The military did not reveal the purpose or timing of the controlled detonation.
As of Tuesday evening, no one in the High Desert reported seeing or hearing any explosions in that area.
Several residents shared on social media that they were concerned that the sound of the explosion would frighten their animals.
Patrick Nance posted on social media about the explosion: “I want to wear my Marvin the Martian costume and constantly ask, ‘Where’s the kaboom? I didn’t hear a kaboom!’”
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s mission is to meet current and future technology needs through its “unique facilities” and state-of-the-art equipment at locations around the world, the Army said.
The research laboratory leads the discovery, development and delivery of warfighting technologies for air, space and cyberspace forces, military officials said.
Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz can be reached at RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on X @DP_ReneDeLaCruz
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Military detonation completed at Edwards Air Force Base
