Electromagnetic Radiation: Final Range Environmental Assessment, Revision 1

The Eglin Military Complex, located in the northwest Florida panhandle (Figure 1-1) is one of 19 component installations categorized as a Department of Defense (DoD) Major Range Test Facility Base. Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) is situated within three counties: Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton. The Eg...

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Main Authors: Boykin, Brad, Poirier, Jennifer, Sands, Amy
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AIR FORCE FACILITIES
ALTERNATIVES
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
ECOLOGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EMR EMISSIONS
EMR(ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION)
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Environmental Health and Safety
FONSI(FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT)
HABITATS
INVASIVE SPECIES(FAUNA)
INVASIVE SPECIES(FLORA)
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
RESTRICTED ACCESS
SAFETY
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Summary:The Eglin Military Complex, located in the northwest Florida panhandle (Figure 1-1) is one of 19 component installations categorized as a Department of Defense (DoD) Major Range Test Facility Base. Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) is situated within three counties: Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton. The Eglin Military Complex also includes Cape San Blas, which is located in Gulf County. Eglin AFB s primary function is to support research, development, test, and evaluation of conventional weapons and electronic systems. It also provides support for individual and joint training of operational units. The Eglin Military Complex currently comprises four components (U.S. Air Force, 2001), which do not include the cantonment or main base areas: 1) Test Areas/Sites 2) Interstitial Areas (areas beyond and between the test areas) 3) The Eglin Gulf Test Range 4) Airspace (overland and water) The United States (U.S.) Air Force Air Armament Center (AAC) has responsibility for the Eglin Military Complex and for all its users, which include DoD, other government agencies, foreign countries, and private companies. For range operations, the 96th Civil Engineer Group (96 CEG) provides AAC with environmental analyses and necessary National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation to ensure compliance with Air Force policy and applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. AAC includes two wings and four directorates that collectively operate, manage, and support all activities on the Eglin Military Complex. AAC accomplishes its Range operations through the 46th Test Wing (46 TW) with support from the 96th Air Base Wing. The 46 TW Commander is responsible for day-to-day scheduling, executing, and maintaining of this national asset. The continued DoD utilization of the Eglin Military Complex requires flexible and unencumbered access to land ranges and airspace, which support all of Eglin AFB s operations.