Remember that close call two Fort Lewis soldiers had in April in Utah? The troops from the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division narrowly avoided serious injury after an F-16 opened fire on a rental SUV they were driving at the Utah Test and Training Range.

An investigation ruled the pilot failed "to positively identify the intended target.” Five 20mm runs hit the SUV, including one about a foot behind the driver’s side door.

The Salt Lake Tribune has pored over dozens of interviews related to the investigation. And “the report sheds light on a world little appreciated outside military circles, where even in the relative safety of a training exercise, the difference between life and death is measured in inches, in seconds, and in trust,” the paper reports.

Check it out. It’s good readin’.

It could get loud tonight and tomorrow.

Fort Lewis issued a late-night firing announcement today. Soldiers have been detonating C-4 and performing demolitions on post. It began yesterday and will continue through tomorrow night.

Another round of firing is on tap for next week: Soldiers will fire 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars throughout the day and night from Sunday to Wednesday.

Got complaints or questions? The public affairs office’s line is 253-967-0852.