Environmental Assessment for the Beddown of C-17 Aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, California
Abstract
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has determined that it is necessary to replace the aging C-141C Starlifter aircraft with the more modern C-17 Globemaster ill aircraft. The USAF has also determined that it is operationally prudent to maintain strategic airlift capability on the West Coast in order to continue meeting present and future air mobility requirements. The U. S. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is proposing an aircraft replacement for the 452nd Air Mobility Wing (452 AMW) based at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California. The 452 AMW currently possesses 16 C-141C Primary Assigned Aircraft (PAA) and 10 KC-135R PAA. The sixteen C-141C aircraft would be replaced by eight C-17 PAA. The 10 KC-135R PAA would be reduced to eight KC-135R PAA. The 16 C-141C aircraft will be retired over the next several years. The draw-down of C-141Cs is scheduled to begin toward the end of Fiscal Year 2003 (FY 03). The aircraft conversion, if implemented, would begin in FY 05 and end in FY06.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA633965
Entities
People
- Brian Hoppy
- Cheryl Myers
- Gino Giumarro
- Gustin Hare
- Kent Adams
- Melissa Ellinghaus
- Russ Henning
- Sean Mccain
- Steve P Harvey
- Suanne Collinsworth