Open House Public Meeting - EIS

Open House Public Meeting
Thursday, April 12, 2007
5pm - 8pm
Presentation at 6:30pm
Delta Junction Community Center

The Army intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed increase and reorganization of aviation assets in Alaska. This will allow the Army to transition to a force that is capable of providing a broad range of integrated aviation training experiences to the forces of U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), and more aviation capabilities when the unit deploys to support operational missions abroad.

Exisiting aviation units would potentially be reorganized and stationed at Fort Wainright, Fort Richardson, or other installations to support the training assets on U.S. Army training lands in Alaska.

The Army proposes to add helicopters capable of providing medical evacuation, air reconnaissance, close air supper, and aviation attack capabilities. Proposed reorganization of aviation assets involves construction of new facilities, execution of day-to-day support operations, and routine joint military training at nearby training lands and ranges. The EIS will analyze the impacts of the proposed action and a full range of reasonable alternatives upon Alaska's natural and man-made environments.

To participate in the public scoping process, please attend the open house public meeting on April 12 from 5pm to 8pm at the Delta Junction Community Center. Written comments identifying potential impacts to be analyzed in the EIS must be received not later than May 4, 2007 and may be directed to:

Aviation Alaska EIS
c/o Denise Trutanic, CH2M Hill
301 W. Northern Lights Boulevard, Suite 601Anchorage, AK 99503

or by Email: aviationalaskaeis@ch2m.com

Web updates available at: www.usarak.army.mil/conservation