Environment Assessment for Grand Bay Range, Bemiss Field, and Moody Explosive Ordnance Disposal Range Operations
Abstract
The Air Force prepared this EA to assess current, emerging, and future training operations necessary to achieve and maintain readiness, and to upgrade/modernize existing range capabilities to enhance and sustain Air Force Training capabilities at Grand Bay Range, immediately adjacent to and east of Moody AFB in Lowndes and Lanier Counties, Georgia. Grand Bay Range supports targets and impact areas, Bemiss Field, and an EOD range. This EA analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with increasing annual air-to-ground ordnance use during training, as well as to support to the maximum extent possible, other types of ground-based training using live fire for units stationed at Moody AFB. Under the Proposed Action alternatives, Moody AFB would continue to conduct air-to-ground operations as currently done by fixed- and rotary-wing aircrews from Moody AFB and transient users, but would increase the amount of ordnance fired on the Grand Bay Range Impact Area. In addition, ground-based operations would include live fire to support the 38 Rescue Squadron and 820 Base Defense Group squadron training requirements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA613865