This environmental assessment (EA) examines the potential environmental impacts of U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) flights along low-level military training route (MTR) IR-409 and low-altitude weapons training operations at the Airburst Range in southcentral Colorado. Low-altitude flight operations are essential to the Air Force for a diversity of activities ranging from pilot and navigator training to research, development, test, and evaluation programs. The Air Force requires use of airspace below 3,000 feet above ground level (AGL) to achieve and sustain aircrew proficiency for missions involving air defense, air superiority, close strategic and tactical bombing, and strategic/tactical airlift. Aircrew proficiency is essential if the Air Force is to perform its assigned missions in support of national policies.


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    Title :

    Environmental Impact Analysis Process. Draft Environmental Assessment. SAC Low-Altitude Flight Operations at the Airburst Range, Colorado


    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    170 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English