The final Environmental Assessment for Total Force Training, concluding a "Finding of No Significant Impact," was released by Air Combat Command on May 15, 2015.
The Air Force will implement the proposed action alternative which places a cap on Total Force Training (formerly Operation Snowbird) flights at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base at 2,326 annual flights.
Total Force Training refers to non-DM unit training that could occur at the base, whether Air Force, sister services (Army, Navy, Marine Corps), Reserve, Air National Guard and foreign military partners. At the cap, these training activities represent less than 6 percent of the total DM annual airfield operations.
The completed EA is the result of a multi-year process that included three public scoping meetings in 2011 and two public comment periods in 2012 and 2014.
The Air Force received more than 1,370 comments during the public comment periods. All were reviewed and considered and are a part of the official record.
The EA evaluates operations impacts on public safety, air quality, cultural resources, biological resources, hazardous matter and waste management, socio-economics, environmental justice, air space and noise. The contract for the EA was awarded to Gulf South Research Corporation based in Baton Rouge, La.
The Air Force has been committed to a complete and thorough review of the alternatives, impacts and public comments received during this process. This website and the 355 FW Public Affairs office are the main points of contact for this EA.
The Air Force appreciates the public's input and participation in this process.