Environmental Impact Analysis Process. Environmental Assessment for the Force Structure Actions at March Air Force Base
Abstract
This Environmental Assessment analyzes the impacts of the force structure actions at March Air Force Base (AFB), California. These actions include the withdrawal of 14 Strategic Air Command KC-135A aircraft in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 1990, the gain of 2 Air Force Reserve KC-135E aircraft in FY 90/3, a change in primary assigned aircraft from 24 Air National Guard F-4E's to 18 OA-10's in FY 90/2. With this change in primary assigned aircraft, the Air National Guard mission would change from close air support to forward air control. The associated change in personnel at March AFB will involve a decrease of 560 active duty (full-time) military personnel, a decrease of 98 part-time military personnel, and an increase of 3 full-time civilian personnel. March AFB is a Strategic Air Command installation. It is located in southern California in Riverside County about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. The base comprises an area of about 7,000 acres in an area that is experiencing rapid urban development. This Environmental Assessment identified the following primary concerns to consider for the force structure changes: air safety, cultural resources, ecology, socioeconomics, air quality, and aircraft noise
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA268553