F-35A Operational Beddown- Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Environmental Impact Statement

Abstract

This Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) proposed beddown of F-35A aircraft at one of four bases in the continental United States (CONUS) where the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) leads a global precision attack mission. The F-35A would replace the existing F-16 fighter or A-10 ground-attack aircraft at the selected installation. This action would involve the beddown of one F-35A squadron consisting of 24 Primary Aerospace Vehicles Authorized (PAA) with 2 Backup Aircraft Inventory (BAI) at the selected location. Four alternative bases were considered for this beddown: Davis Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base (ARB), Florida; Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri. NAS JRB Fort Worth was the preferred alternative. The mission of AFRC is to provide combat ready forces to fly, fight, and win. AFRC provides the USAF approximately 14 percent of the total force and reservists supporting numerous different missions, including global precision attack. During peacetime, the combat-ready units support most USAF major commands, to carry out missions compatible with training, mobilization readiness, humanitarian and contingency operations. Each of the four alternative bases evaluated in this EIS has a fighter mission that is gained by the USAF Air Combat Command (ACC) MAJCOM. As such, they implement a training syllabus associated with ACC. On December 22, 2020, the United States Air Force (USAF) signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the EIS. The Department of the Navy (Navy) previously signed the same ROD on October 29, 2020. The USAF has decided to beddown its 7th Operational squadron (Ops 7) of up to 24 F-35A Primary Aerospace Vehicles Authorized (PAA) with 2 Backup Aircraft Inventory (BAI) in one squadron under the Air Force Reserve Command at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 2020
Accession Number
AD1119492

Entities

People

  • Brian Tutterow
  • Chris Crabtree
  • Jay Austin
  • Jennifer L. Miller
  • Kevin Harris
  • Nathan Gross
  • Pamela Mccarty
  • Sarah Rauch
  • Tom Daues

Organizations

  • Air Force Civil Engineer Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Eutrophication
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Poultry
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.

Technology Areas

  • Space