Another cupboard-rattling weekend at the Joint Base

Calm the dog and steady the plates. Munitions training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst once again promises to be a raucous affair. But hey, what's some noise if it's for America's defense effort?

Marine Wing Support Squadron 472 conducts ordnance exercise Friday and Saturday, 7 AM until 9 PM, according to base officials in a Facebook posting who advise that we can expect some "ground shaking and considerable noise" in nearby neighborhoods.

The good news for folks who live in the outlying areas is that they might be spared the clamor. Overcast conditions usually extend the reach. WOBM Meteorologist Dan Zarrow predicts partly to mostly sunny skies with highs in the 60s.