EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. ( WKRG ) — Six World War II-era unexploded ordnances found in Choctawhatchee Bay will be disposed of this week, according to Eglin Air Force Base officials.
According to a news release from Eglin, divers from Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six, which is a detachment from Panama City, will dispose of the UXOs between 7 a.m. and noon on Thursday, Oct. 24, and Friday, Oct. 25.
The release said they plan to dispose of the 80-year-old UXOs in their current location with controlled detonations.
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Routine investigations of the Bay Legacy Range led to the discovery of the six 500-pound World War II-era UXOs in Choctawhatchee Bay…