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FA-26-00109 · FOIA · TRADOC

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Range safety violation reports, training centers

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Range safety violation summary, training centers2 spans on the record, 2 accepted for withholding
Working copyThe reviewer's copy, with the withholding decisions marked on it. Authorized reviewers see the record in full.

Range safety violation reports for the covered training centers are summarized by category: surface danger zone incursions, unauthorized ammunition handling, and failure to post required range guards.

The most frequently cited category was surface danger zone incursion. The safety office's internal view is that the current reporting threshold understates minor incursions, an assessment offered in draft and not adopted as a finding.(b)(5) withheld

Individual reports name the range officer in charge for each event; for the covered period those officers were 1LT Hannah Cordero, SSG Bryan Whitt, and SFC Alonzo Pierce(b)(6) withheld.

Withheld material cited under:
  • (b)(5)Deliberative process
  • (b)(6)Personal privacy
Released recordThe immutable copy the requester receives. The withheld characters were never written into it.
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Range safety violation reports for the covered training centers are summarized by category: surface danger zone incursions, unauthorized ammunition handling, and failure to post required range guards.

The most frequently cited category was surface danger zone incursion. (b)(5)

Individual reports name the range officer in charge for each event; for the covered period those officers were (b)(6).

222 characters withheld. Material cited under:
  • (b)(5)Deliberative process
  • (b)(6)Personal privacy
Decision recordEvery suggestion the model made, and what a person decided about it. Rejected suggestions stay on the record; they are released in full.
  • Span 1AI suggestedAccepted, will be withheld
    Page 1, paragraph 2, characters 70 to 234
    5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5) · internal safety office assessment

    Safety office's internal view that the reporting threshold understates minor incursions, offered in draft and not adopted as a finding.

  • Span 2AI suggestedAccepted, will be withheld
    Page 1, paragraph 3, characters 111 to 169
    5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6) · personal names of individual officers

    Names the individual range officers in charge for each event, associating identifiable people with safety violations.

Document propertiesWorking-copy properties are removed from the released record, not merely hidden. Dropped fields are absent from the released artifact.
Working copy
Author
Vaughn, Renata L. (Civ)
Removed on release
Originating office
TRADOC Safety Office, Range Operations
Removed on release
Revision count
7
Removed on release
Document management ID
TRADOC-DMS-2025-001091
Removed on release
Released record
Document title
Range safety violation summary, training centers
Releasing office
U.S. Army Records Management Directorate, FOIA/PA Division
Release date
2026-09-02
FOIA tracking number
FA-26-00109
Verify released recordThe released record is generated as a separate artifact and the withheld characters are never written into it. The reviewer's working copy remains available to authorized reviewers in this session, which is the intended behavior.
Serialized released record, 2 redactions, 222 characters withheld
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Range safety violation report, individual incident file0 spans on the record, 0 accepted for withholding
Working copyThe reviewer's copy, with the withholding decisions marked on it. Authorized reviewers see the record in full.

Individual incident file supporting the summary. The Initial Denial Authority determined that no portion of this record is reasonably segregable for release.

Released recordThe immutable copy the requester receives. The withheld characters were never written into it.
Withheld material cited under:
  • (b)(6)Personal privacy
Document propertiesWorking-copy properties are removed from the released record, not merely hidden. Dropped fields are absent from the released artifact.
Working copy
Author
Vaughn, Renata L. (Civ)
Removed on release
Originating office
TRADOC Safety Office, Range Operations
Removed on release
Revision count
3
Removed on release
Document management ID
TRADOC-DMS-2025-001092
Removed on release
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Document title
Range safety violation report, individual incident file
Releasing office
U.S. Army Records Management Directorate, FOIA/PA Division
Release date
2026-09-02
FOIA tracking number
FA-26-00109
Verify released recordThe released record is generated as a separate artifact and the withheld characters are never written into it. The reviewer's working copy remains available to authorized reviewers in this session, which is the intended behavior.
Serialized released record, 0 redactions, 0 characters withheld
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