Many Pasadena residents say they were caught off guard by military training exercise

Nighttime Military Exercise Startles Pasadena Residents

Pasadena officials are reassuring residents that helicopters and the sound of gunfire heard earlier this week were part of a planned military training exercise and not an emergency. The operation took place Wednesday night and was designed to simulate urban warfare conditions. As part of the exercise, military helicopters flew over the city and landed at the long-vacant Saint Luke’s Medical Research building. The training also involved the use o…

Many Pasadena residents say they were caught off guard by military training exercise

Training took place at the abandoned St. Luke's Medical Center in northeast Pasadena. Video taken at the scene showed helicopters flying low, with troops rappelling onto the roof.