Environmental Assessment East Coast Basing of C-17 Aircraft. Volume 1
Abstract
Headquarters, AMC has a need to base C-17 aircraft at an east coast active duty Air Force base as part of the airlift Mobility Transformation Plan to improve overall airlift capability. Under the Proposed Action, 12 C-17 aircraft and associated aircrews and aircraft maintenance personnel would be assigned to Dover AFB, Delaware. The action would also include relocating 16 of Dover AFB's C-5 aircraft to an air reserve component (ARC) installation. The C-17 aircrews would fly worldwide airlift missions as well as training sorties that include air refueling, low-level navigation training on 22 military training routes (MTRs). Seven facility projects would be accomplished at Dover AFB as part of the Proposed Action. Under the McGuire AFB Alternative Action, an additional 12 C-17 aircraft and associated aircrews and aircraft maintenance personnel would be assigned to McGuire AFB, New Jersey, increasing the total number of C-17s to 24 aircraft. The additional C-17 aircrews would fly worldwide airlift missions as well as training sorties that include air refueling, low-level navigation training on 16 MTRs. Ten facility projects would be accomplished at McGuire AFB as part of the alternative. Under the Charleston AFB Alternative Action, an additional 12 C-17 aircraft and associated aircrews and aircraft maintenance personnel would be assigned to Charleston AFB South Carolina, increasing the total number of C-17s to 60 aircraft. The additional C-17 aircrews would fly worldwide airlift missions as well as training sorties that include air refueling, low-level navigation training on 17 MTRs. Seven facility projects would be accomplished at Charleston AFB as part of the alternative. Under the Dover AFB Alternative Action, 24 C-17 aircraft and associated aircrews and aircraft maintenance personnel would be assigned to Dover AFB. The action would also include relocating all 32 of Dover AFB's C-5 aircraft to an ARC installation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA611246
Entities
People
- Angela Schnapp
- Anthony J. Davis
- Cindy Auman
- Don Beisel
- Dorothy Miller
- Elvira Gaddi
- Jim Roesch
- John Wallin
- R. C. Wooten
- Rosemarie Crisologo
- Susan Bupp
Organizations
- Air Mobility Command