Environmental Assessment for Beddown of Air Force Reserve Command Classic Associate Unit on A/OA-10 Operations and Maintenance Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

Abstract : Pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 1500-1508) implementing procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (Public Law 91-190, 42 U.S. Code 4321 et seq.), the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) gives notice that an environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared and an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required for the proposed beddown of an AFRC Classic Associate Unit (CAU) on A/OA-10 operations and maintenance at Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia. This EA is being prepared by the U.S. AFRC to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of establishing a CAU to train on A/OA-10 operations, maintenance, and medical functions at Moody AFB, Georgia. The establishment of a CAU at Moody AFB would include the following: working and training side-by-side with the host unit (i.e., supporting host unit mission taskings) using host facilities and equipment; training operations during the week (in conjunction with the normal active duty flying program) and one weekend per month; and CAU pilots conducting range-oriented training operations at Grand Bay Range and Townsend Range, Georgia. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to fulfill a Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) Total Force Integration (TFI) initiative to meet operational mission requirements. The TFI initiative seeks to optimize Air Force capabilities for meeting operational mission requirements by aligning equipment, missions, infrastructure, and manpower resources within the Air Force to enable a more effective and efficient use of these assets.