- Announcements -
 
April 19, 2024 Notice of Availability for the Final KC-46A MOB 5 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the KC-46A Main Operating Base (MOB 5) Beddown.
The Notice of Availability for the Final KC-46A MOB 5 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the KC-46A Main Operating Base (MOB 5) Beddown was published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024.

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January 26, 2024 Notice of Availability of the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the KC-46A Main Operating Base 5 (MOB 5) Beddown.
The Notice of Availability for the for the Revised Draft KC-46A MOB 5 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2024.

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June 30, 2023 Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the KC-46A Main Operating Base 5 (MOB 5) Beddown.
The Notice of Availability for the KC-46A MOB 5 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2023

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November 15, 2022 Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the KC-46A Fifth Main Operating Base (MOB 5).
The Notice of Intent (NOI) for the KC-46A MOB 5 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was published in the Federal Register on November 15, 2022.

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May 13, 2021 DAF Names Candidate Bases for the next KC-46A Locations. Published May 13, 2021.
The DAF announced candidate bases for the next Reserve and active duty-led KC-46A Beddown on May 13, 2021. The locations for the Reserve component are Beale Air Force Base, California, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Field Washington, Maryland, March ARB, California, Niagara Falls ARB, New York, and Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.

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January 24, 2022 DAF Announces KC-46A Preferred and Reasonable Alternatives. Published January 24, 2022.
The DAF announced that March Air Reserve Base, California, has been identified as the preferred alternative for a Reserve-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base. Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana and Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma were identified as the reasonable alternatives. All three bases will be evaluated equally in the EIS with recognition that March Air Reserve Base is the Preferred Alternative.

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Two KC-135R Stratotankers
from the 434 Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., refueled seven F/A-18 Hornets from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerial demonstration team Sept. 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Massey)

 

Public participation is an integral part of this project. Your input is valuable and assists the Department of the Air Force in making better-informed decisions.

Comments can be mailed to the address listed below or submitted electronically to Mr. Austin Naranjo, AFCEC/CZN, afcec.czn.nepacenter@us.af.mil.

KC-46A MOB 5 EIS
13397 Lakefront Drive; Suite 100
Earth City, MO 63045

Project Contacts:

Grissom ARB Public Affairs - (765) 688-3348
March ARB Public Affairs - (951) 655-4137
Tinker AFB Public Affairs - (405) 739-202
Tinker AFB Public Affairs - after hours – (405) 734-7313