BAC SP #2 Us Navy ROD Alternative 2a EIS EA 18g Growler Whidbey Island Postcard 0001

The United States Department of the Navy (Navy), after carefully weigMng the strategic, operational, and environmental consequences of the proposed action, announces its decision to implement Alternative 2A of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for EA-18G “Growler” Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island Complex, WA. Alternative 2A is the Navy’s Preferred Alternative and will enable the Navy to augment its existing Electronic Attack community at NAS Whidbey Island Complex with additional aircraft in order to provide Combatant Commanders with expanded electronic attack capabilities to support the national defense. Alternative 2A adds 36 EA-18G operational aircraft at NAS Whidbey Island, stations additional personnel and their family members at the NAS Whidbey Island complex and in the surrounding community, constructs and renovates facilities at Ault Field, increases airfield operations at both Ault Field and Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Coupeville, and changes the distribution of field carrier landing practice (FCLP) to 20 percent occurring at Ault Field and 80 percent occurring at OLF CouQQyille. The implementation of Alternative 2A includes measures intended to reduce noise impactsJ?'th–e fommunity, including the mitigation measures identified in Appendix H of the Final EIS and thrtse of Precision Landing Mode to reduce the overall number of FCLPs compared to the number proposed in the Draft EIS. The complete text of the Record of Decision is available on the project website at http://www.whidbeyeis.com/, along with the Growler Final EIS dated September 2018, and supporting documents. EA-18G EIS Project Manager Naval Facilities Engineering Command FIRST-CLASS MAIL…

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