The National Guard wants to clear 170 acres of woods on Cape Cod for a new machine gun range By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated April 13, 2021, 9:37 a.m. Email to a Friend National Guard Specialist Kyle Canzano (right) prepared to take the Army's rifle record fire qualification range, a test that is an annual requirement for Guard members, on the existing firing range for machine guns at Camp Edwards.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff JOINT BASE CAPE COD â In a clearing in the woods of these sprawling training grounds, First Lieutenant Patrick Foley peered down the barrel of his M4 assault rifle and awaited the command âweapons free.â