Environmental Assessment: Radio Receiving and Transmission Site (RRATS) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
Abstract
The Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Command (CERDEC) Flight Activity (CFA) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) (Figure 1-1) proposes to install a Radio Receiving and Transmission Site (RRATS) on Lakehurst, in Ocean County, NJ. This Environmental Assessment (EA) addresses the potential environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural impacts of this proposal at JB MDL. This EA has been prepared to document the potential for environmental impacts resulting from the Proposed Action. This EA has been prepared under the provisions of, and in accordance with, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code [USC] 4321 et seq.), Council of Environmental Quality [CEQ] Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 1500-1508), and 32 CFR 989 (Air Force Environmental Impacts Analysis Process). The Proposed Action is needed to generate and receive a variety of signals in order to support multiple Program Executive Office, Intelligence Electronic Warfare & Sensors initiatives. The project would represent an upgrade from legacy test standards and equipment to enhanced testing methods and facilities for current and emerging technologies. It would provide a fixed site for calibration and testing of airborne collection and direction finding systems currently under development by the CFA. No comparable capability exists in the Northeast US. A similar facility exists in the Mid-Atlantic region, although its distant location and frequent scheduling conflicts makes it unsuitable for CFA use. The CFA is currently using antennas mounted on mobile vans to provide some of this capability and a fixed site would significantly improve calibration accuracy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA610595
Entities
People
- Anthony Becker
- Brian Taboada
- Dorothy Peterson
- Kristina Carroll