Source: NCDA&CS, 2/22/18

The N.C. Forest Service has reached a lease agreement with the Naval Facilities Command the U.S. Marine Corps that allows MV-22 Osprey aircraft to land on two 23-acre landing zones at Bladen Lake State Forest. The working forest is self-supporting and the lease benefits both the forest operations and the military by allowing important training exercises.

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