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Public Hearing Dates for the F-35 DRAFT EIS

All hearings include an open house information session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by a presentation and formal public comment session from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Representatives from the Air Force will be available during the open house session to provide information and to answer questions related to the Draft EIS

Date: Feb. 22, 2012
Location: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Tucson Airport North Ballroom
4550 S. Palo Verde Road
Tucson, AZ 85714

Date: Feb. 23, 2012
Location: Tucson Jewish Community Center Auditorium
3800 E. River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718

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DRAFT EIS FOR THE F-35 AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS RELEASED

Many who had submitted comments on the beddown of the F-35 at Tucson International Airport received an Executive Summary of the Draft EIS in the mail today. There is a glossy brochure of the Executive Summary and a CD of the full document.

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THE F-35 IS DELAYED, BUT DON’T GET TOO COMFORTABLE..THE TIA DRAFT EIS IS COMING UP IN FEBRUARY

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took the Senate floor on Dec. 15 and described the F-35 fighter program as “a mess.”

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TUCSON FORWARD’S THIRD OPERATION SNOWBIRD ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT COMMENT IS SUBMITTED

Attached is a third comment letter submitted to Gulf South Research regarding the Environmental Assessment presently being done for Operation Snowbird (OSB). It was mailed on November 14th and is 7 pages long. The first letter, sent 10/13, was on the Baseline and Alternative Airfield Locations. The second letter, mailed 10/22, was on Environmental Justice. The idea is that the letters will establish a clear record and will be held for future use. The draft EA is expected to be finished in February (??) and will be submitted again for public comment shortly after.

TF Note: One question that has come up concerning the OSB Training Plan 60-1 which is being used by the Air Combat Command as the proposed action… Is this really a NEW proposed action since there was an OSB Plan 60-1 released on June 1, 2007. Why wasn’t an EA done for the 2007 OSB Plan 60-1?

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PIMA COUNTY PASSES RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BRINGING A “DRONE-DRIVER” SQUADRON TO DAVIS-MONTHAN

By the time you read this, the Pima County Board of Supervisors will have likely passed a resolution in support of bringing the MQ-9 Remote Split Operations (RSO) unit to Davis-Monthan. This Resolution will go to high-level Air Force personnel in order to encourage them to send this unit to Tucson rather than to Hawaii or South Carolina. Tucson Forward will not be taking a position on bringing the “Drone-Driver” unit to D-M. Some feel that this type squadron is just the ticket for an urban military facility and others question the ethics of killing using unmanned aircraft.

The letter from Chuck Huckelberry and the Resolution follows. There are some addresses at the end where you can write letters, if you wish. There are a few important issues noted below.

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DEADLINE FOR OPERATION SNOWBIRD ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT COMMENTS EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 15TH & TF COMMENT SUBMITTED

TUCSON FORWARD, A LEGAL ENTITY, SUBMITS A COMMENT TO GULF SOUTH REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. READ MORE. ALSO SEE THE OPERATION SNOWBIRD PAGE FOR HOW YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT.

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