From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | 24 Jun 2006 05:39:27 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] Cannon Air Force Base (NM) environmental issues |
Air Force plans impact studyBy Marlena Hartz Portales News-Tribune (NM) June 23, 2006 The Air Force must evaluate the potential environmental impact of proposed Special Ops training missions at Cannon Air Force Base and Melrose Bombing Range before aircraft can be moved to the base, an Air Force spokeswoman said Thursday. Officials announced Tuesday 92 aircraft would be transferred to Cannon when the Air Force Special Operations 16th Wing inherits the base over the next 15 months. The transfer is part of the federal base-closing process in which the Department of Defense decided to relocate Cannon’s F-16 wing and find a new mission for the High Plains installation. A date for the launch of the environmental impact study has not been set, according to Jean Schaeffer, secretary of Air Force Public Affairs and chief of the Air Force Current Operations Division. ... For the entire article, see http://www.pntonline.com/engine.pl?station=portales&template=storyfull.html&id=8303 --
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