SAN DIEGO — In a shock-and-awe attack heard across coastal North County, the Navy and Marines launched an hour-long amphibious assault landing at Camp Pendleton Saturday in a brawny celebration of the service.

With nine warships taking position off the coast, helicopters advanced toward Camp Pendleton, Marines parachuted in and Navy SEALS stormed ashore.

Explosions shook Red Beach — which is located close to Interstate 5 — as the huge live-fire demonstration that’s being staged to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Navy and Marines got underway around 1 p.m. Later, M777 howitzers on Red Beach fired 155 mm shells inland, aimed at the Whiskey Impact Area in a remote part of the base.

The attack drew loud cheers among 15,000 Marines, Navy sailors, veterans and dignitaries who watched t

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