Environmental Assessment: Conduct Air Force Security Training at the Army Clinton Training Site

Abstract

The Proposed Action is for the conduct of Air Force Security training at the Army owned Clinton Training Site located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The training will be conducted for between 6 and 20 days with a frequency of 1-2 times annually. Training will occur between the hours of 0700 to 2230 with no firing to occur after 2000. The training will be conducted in accordance with the Safety Supplement to Operation Steel Hammer OPLAN Annex V dated 21 May04 and the Civil Engineering Squadron Training Plan. The training will use the following munitions: Blank 5.56mm, Blank 7.62mm, Blank Linked Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) 5.56mm, MIS Smoke Grenades (Green, Red, Violet, and Yellow), M83TA Practice Grenade, M119 Whistling Boobytrap Simulator, Ml15A2 Ground Burst Simulator, and the M228 Practice Hand Grenade Fuze. For the Alternative Location, the training would be conducted at the Starvaggi Bivouac area which is geographically separate and to the west of the Clinton Training Site. Under the No Action Alternative, the training would not be conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA630481

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  • Frank Sniezek

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  • Biomedical
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