Final FONSI and EA for hot cargo pad on Kirtland AFB - Kirtland Air ...

<strong>Final</strong> <strong>EA</strong> Addressing Construction, Operation, <strong>and</strong> Maintenance of a Hot Cargo Pad
Table 4-5. Present <strong>and</strong> Reasonably Foreseeable Actions at Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB
Project Name
HC-130 <strong>and</strong> MC-130
Aircraft Simulator
Facilities
Heavy Weapons Range
Construction <strong>and</strong>
Demolition of Military
Support Facilities
Army <strong>and</strong> Air Force
Exchange Service
(AAFES) Base
Exchange Shopping
Center
Construct New Fire
Station
498th Nuclear System
Wing Facility
Description
The 58th Special Operations Wing proposes to construct new HC-130 <strong>and</strong>
MC-130 simulator facilities at Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB. The proposed construction
would include one-story facilities in the southwestern section of Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB.
The 377 ABW is proposing to establish <strong>and</strong> use a heavy weapons range in the
southeastern section of Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB, approximately 0.25 miles east of the
Starfire Optical Range facilities along Mount Washington Road. The
proposed range would encompass the existing M60 range. It would include
two firing positions <strong>and</strong> firing lines <strong>and</strong> would use the existing targets at the
M60 range. Firing distance would be approximately 7,300 feet. Firing
position two would be used <strong>for</strong> sniper heavy weapons (0.50 caliber) <strong>and</strong> would
fire in a more southerly direction to the existing target area, approximately
3,800 feet.
Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB proposes to demolish <strong>and</strong> construct several military personnel
support facilities in the developed area in the northwestern portion of the
installation. The areas include the Visiting Officer Quarters Complex, the
Main Enlisted Dormitory Campus, the Noncommissioned Officer Academy,
<strong>and</strong> Dormitory Campus 2. Approximately 36 acres would be included in the
construction <strong>and</strong> demolition activities. Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB currently has a surplus
of old subst<strong>and</strong>ard dormitory spaces that this project would help eliminate.
AAFES proposes to construct <strong>and</strong> operate a new 95,421-square-foot Shopping
Center on an approximately 2.3-acre developed site between the existing
Commissary (Building 20180) <strong>and</strong> existing Base Exchange (Building 20170)
on Pennsylvania Avenue. The project also includes demolition of the 1,540-
square-foot existing satellite pharmacy (Building 20167), closure of a portion
(approximately 345 feet) of Pennsylvania Avenue, <strong>and</strong> construction of
approximately 492 feet of new road to connect Texas Street with Pennsylvania
Avenue north of the new Shopping Center. The new Shopping Center would
include a new Base Exchange, pharmacy, <strong>and</strong> retail laundry/dry cleaning, a
beauty/barber shop, concession kiosks, five food concepts with a food court,
<strong>and</strong> other similar services.
Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB proposes to replace Fire Station 3 within the Manzano Base
area. The proposed structure would be approximately 7,300 square feet, one
story, with three high-bay drive-through apparatus stalls. The new structure
would be located along a main road in the south-central section of Kirtl<strong>and</strong>
AFB. The action also includes the demolition of an approximately
4,300-square-foot fire station (Building 638) within the Manzano Base area.
Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB proposes to construct a 32,400-square-foot facility to house the
newly <strong>for</strong>med 498th Nuclear Systems Wing. This facility would be a twostory,
steel-framed structure with rein<strong>for</strong>ced concrete foundation, floors, <strong>and</strong>
rein<strong>for</strong>ced masonry walls. The construction further includes tying in to
utilities <strong>and</strong> communications <strong>and</strong> parking <strong>for</strong> 120 vehicles. The facility would
accommodate approximately 200 personnel. The new facility location is
proposed between “G” <strong>and</strong> “H” Avenues west of Wyoming Boulevard directly
behind the Nuclear Weapons Center (Building 20325).
Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB, NM January 2011
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