Oahu residents on or near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam may hear the sporadic sounds of gun fire over the next two weeks while Navy personnel conduct a major force protection exercise.

Exercise Citadel Protect will run beginning today through March 8.

One phase of the training will involve harbor defense training with the use of tactical weapons and machine guns.

Another phase will involve an active shooter and a small boat attack.

The exercise will include firing blank ammunition.

No live rounds will be used.

The training will provide Joint Base sailors with the skills necessary to protect themselves and their ships while in port.