A part of the 5 Freeway will be shut down for an event at Camp Pendleton being attended by Vice President JD Vance on Saturday, despite reports earlier this week indicating it wouldn't be closed.

California Highway Patrol officials announced Saturday morning at 6 a.m. that the closure will be in effect from Basilone Road – an off-ramp that accesses Camp Pendleton – and Harbor Drive in Oceanside.

The approximately 17-mile stretch of roadway will be closed between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., CHP advised.

The event is a military celebration marking the United States Marine Corps’ 250th birthday. Included in the festivities is a live-fire amphibious capabilities demonstration at Red Beach, according to a USMC media statement. Vice President Vance is also slated to speak.

“The capabilities demonstr

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