SHOBA, San Clemente Island
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SHOBA, San Clemente Island is the Shore Bombardment Area at the southern end of the island used for fleet training. The heavily reinforced Observation Post atop the island is used to observe, direct, and report naval ship-to-shore bombardment practice. Onshore targets include large abandoned vehicles such as school buses.
There are three Observation Posts in the SHOBA Area.
- Shore Bombardment Area, San Clemente Island
SHOBA Target Area
San Clemente Island, 1991
Observation Post 1, SHOBA area,
San Clemente Island
Aerial view of the Observation Post 1 above Pyramid Cove,
San Clemente Island
Observation Post 3 Flare Launcher
San Clemente Island
Observation Post 3,
San Clemente Island
SHOBA Gate,
San Clemente Island
SHOBA target,
San Clemente Island, 1992
