Environmental Assessment For the Expansion and Relocation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Preliminary Course to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
Abstract
This Environmental Assessment (EA) is an evaluation of the proposal to expand the Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) preliminary training course, and to relocate the course from Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas to Sheppard AFB, Texas. The expansion and relocation of the course would allow the Air Force to provide improved training in preparation for the joint Naval School EOD (NAVSCOLEOD) at Eglin AFB, Florida. Sheppard AFB encompasses approximately 5,297 acres in north-central Texas. It is located six miles south of the Texas/Oklahoma border (Figure 1) at an elevation of approximately 1,015 feet above mean sea level (amsl). It is adjacent to and north of the city of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas. The western and southern portions of the Base are located within the Wichita Falls city limits, and the remainder of the installation lies within unincorporated Wichita County. Located midway between Dallas, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Wichita Falls is accessible by US Highways 82, 281, 287, and Interstate Highway 44. Aerial imagery of Sheppard AFB is provided in Figure 2.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 03, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA631020
Entities
People
- Ben Carnes
- Dan Osbourne
- David Mccormick
- Eric Potts
- Melanie Ruhlman
- Nicole Adams
- Robert Golus
- Tony Ruhlman
Organizations
- North Wind, Inc.