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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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U.S. Army Planning Exercise
June 17, 2003

The U.S. Army has announced an exercise that will be taking place in Jefferson County. The exercise, commonly known as JLOTS (Joint Logistics Over The Shore) will take place over an 8-day period from June 21st through July 1st at Indian Island. The exercise will provide the Army with an opportunity to measure their ability to re-deploy a large number of resources.

After landing at Indian Island, units will convoy all the way down to Fort Lewis. This will entail movement of a large number of military vehicles, and may have a significant impact on other vehicular traffic in eastern Jefferson County, especially in the tri-area, along state highways 19 and 104, and the Hood Canal Bridge.

For additional information, contact:

Captain Robert B. McNellis
Military Police Operations
(253) 966-7879
e-mail: mcnellisr@lewis.army.mil