Environmental Assessment for the National Capital Region Readiness Complex

Abstract

INTRODUCTION. The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has identified a need to construct and operate a National Capital Region (NCR) Readiness Complex at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB) in Prince George's County, Maryland. The proposed action would allow for the secure and discreet exchange of classified information at a centralized Washington, DC location. The proposed action would involve the construction and operation of the NCR Readiness Complex, which includes a Mission Planning Center (conference facility), lodging, and a collocated Club (dining facility). In addition to Alternative 1, and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the attached Environmental Assessment (EA) considered two other alternatives: construction of solely the Mission Planning Center (Alternative 2) and the No Action Alternative. The decision in this FONSI is based upon information contained in the EA, which is hereby incorporated by reference. PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION. The proposed action is needed to comply with the information security requirements of Department of Defense (DoD) Regulation 5200.1-R (January 1997), as amended by Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence) letter on 26 October 2001. This amended regulation provides that "classified meetings and conferences shall be held only at U.S. Government activities or cleared DoD contractor facilities with appropriate facility security clearances." The proposed action would meet that requirement by providing a centralized Readiness Complex where senior DoD and U.S. and foreign government leadership to securely and discreetly exchange classified information within the National Capital Region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA612945

Entities

People

  • Dawn Roderique
  • Gene Stillman
  • Leonid Kramer
  • Leonid Schmookler
  • Maggie Fagan
  • Matt Butwin
  • Raelynn Harlach

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Recreation
  • Water Resources
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control