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Base Visit Book DCN: 12135 Commissioner Base Visit Book Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD And Dyess Air Force Base, TX BRAC Recommendation And Supporting Documentation 21 June 2005 DCN:@ 12135 FOR OF'F'ICIAL USE ONLY i,I "co~~ ,..e ITINERARY FOR BRAC Commissioner Visit \ 1' 1. BRAC will visit Ellsworth Air Force Base on 21 June 05. 2. Purpose: Base Visit Tim Johnson, US Senato of South Dakota 4. Arrive: 0730L, ontracted Driver Casual attiKfor Downtown Event 8. Helpful Numbers: Col Smith - DSN 675-2801 Protocol Office - DSN 675-1205 Command Post - DSN 675-3800 Radisson Hotel - COM 605-348-8300 9. Itinerary: Current as of:06/17/05 9:06 AM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DCN: 12135 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Tuesday. 21 June 0730 Pick up Commissioners at Radisson Hotel (r Vehicle: Contracted Bus Escorted by: Colonel Smith Passengers: Commissioner Skinner, Commissioner Coyle, Commissioner Bilbray, Senator Johnson, Senator Thune, Congresswoman Herseth, Governor Rounds, Mr Art Beauchamp, and staffers 0750 Arrive at Bomb Wing Headquarters, Office Call Attendees: Sen Johnson, Sen Thune, 08 15 Arrive Wing Conference Room Greeted by: Colonel Smith, 2 Lt Col Garrett, Lt C 'C 0935 Arrive at Herges, Base Architect Lt Col Joseph Seufzer, 28 AMXSICC 1005 Depart 37th Squad Ops 1010 Arrive Pride Hanger Greeted by: Lt Col Nav Singh, CESICC and Maj Chris Knutson, CESICEO 1030 Depart Pride Hanger Current as of:06/17/05 9:06 AM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DCN: 12135 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 1035 Depart through Bismarck Gate (stop and discuss encroachment? 1040 Enter through Bismarck Gate 1050 Arrive at 3 16 Birch, Prairie View Housing Greeted by: Mr. Larry Herges, Lt Col Nav Singh, Mr. Bob Allman 1105 Depart MFH, 3 16 Birch 11 15 Arrive Phase 3 MFH 1125 Arrive at Education Center 1130 Arrive at Dakotas for Lunch Greeted by: Col Gerald Plourde Group Commanders (NOTE: Lunch served in the Eagles Ne Comfort Break 1215 Depart Dakota's V Current as of:06/17/05 9:06 AM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DCN: 12135 personnel. There are no known community infrastructure impediments to implementation of all which is 8.5 percent of economic area employment. The aggregate economic impact of all recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation. recommended actions on this economic region of influence was considered and is at Appendix B of Volume 1. Environmental Impact: There are potential impacts to air quality; cultural, archeological, or tribal resources; land use constraints or sensitive resource areas; noise; threatened and Community Infrastructure Assessment: A review of community attributes indicates no issues endangered species or critical habitat; waste management; and wetlands that may need to be regarding the ability of the infrastructure of the communities to support missions, forces, and considered during the implementation of this recommendation. There are no anticipated impacts personnel. There are no hown community infrastructure impediments to implementation of all to dredging; marine mammals, resources, or sanctuaries; or water resources. Impacts of costs recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation. include $0.3M in costs for environmental compliance and waste management. These costs were included in the payback calculation. There are no anticipated impacts to the costs of Environmental Impact: There are potential impacts to air quality; cultural, archeological, or environmental restoration. The aggregate environmental impact of all recommended BRAC tribal resources; land use constraints or sensitive resource areas; noise; waste management; water actions affecting the installations in this recommendation have been reviewed. There are no resources; and wetlands that may need to be considered during the implementation of this known environmental impediments to the implementation of this recommendation. recommendation. There are no anticipated impacts to dredging; marine mammals, resources, or sanctuaries; or threatened and endangered species or critical habitat. Impacts of costs include $3.2M in costs for environmental compliance and waste management. These costs were Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD and Dyess Air Force Base, TX included in the payback calculation. There are no anticipated impacts to the costs of environmental restoration. The aggregate environmental impact of all recommended BRAC Recommendation: Close Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD. The 24 B-1 aircraft assigned to the actions affecting the installations in this recommendation have been reviewed. There are no 28th Bomb Wing will be distributed to the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, TX. Realign known environmental impediments to the implementation of this recommendation. Dyess Air Force Base, TX. The C-130 aircraft assigned to the 3 17th Airlift Group will be distributed to the active duty 3 14th Airlift Wing (22 aircraft) and Air National Gud189th Airlift Wing (two aircraft), Little Rock Air Force Base, AR; the 176th Wing (ANG), Elmendorf Nashville International Airport Air Guard Station, TN Air Force Base, AK (four aircraft); and the 302d Airlift Wing (AFR), Peterson Air Force Base, CO (four aircraft). Peterson Air Force Base will have an active duty/Air Force Reserve Recommendation: Realign Nashville International Airport (IAP) Air Guard Station (AGS), association in the C-130 mission. Elmendorf Air Force Base will have an active duty1Air TN. This recommendation distributes the C-130H aircraft of the 118th Airlift Wing (ANG) to National Guard association in the C-130 mission. the 182d Airlift Wing (ANG), Greater Peoria Airport AGS, IL (four aircraft), and the 123d AirliA Wing (ANG), Louisville IAP AGS, KY (four aircraft). Flying related ECS (aerial port Justification: This recommendation consolidates the B-l fleet at one installation to achieve and fire fighters) moves to Memphis IAP AGS. The Aeromedical Squadron from Nashville operational efficiencies. Ellsworth (39) ranked lower in military value for the bomber mission moves to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. Other ECS remains in place at than Dyess (20). To create an eficient, single-mission operation at Dyess, the Air Force Nashville. realigned the tenant C-130s from Dyess to other Air Force installations. The majority of these aircraft went to Little Rock (17-airlift), which enables consolidation of the active duty C-130 Justification: Nashville (104) had a low military value ranking and was near other ANG bases fleet into one stateside location at Little Rock, and robusts the Air National Guard squadron to keeping or gaining aircraft. Military judgment was the predominant factor in this facilitate an active duty association with the Guard unit. The other C-130s at Dyess were recommendation--this realignment creates two right-sized squadrons, Peoria (127) and Louisville distributed to Elmendorf (5 1-airlift) and Peterson (30-airlift) to facilitate active duty associations (79) from three undersized squadrons and retains experienced ANG personnel. with the Guard and Reserve units at these installations. Payback: The total estimated one-time cost to the Department of Defense to implement this Payback: The total estimated one-time cost to the Department of Defense to implement this recommendation is $25.4M. The net of all costs and savings to the Department during the recommendation is $299.1M. The net of all costs and savings to the Department during the implementation period is a cost of $16.7M. Annual recuning savings after implementation are implementation period is a savings of $316.4M. Annual recuning savings to the Department $13.7M, with payback expected in two years. The net present value of the cost and savings to after implementation are $161.3M, with a payback expected in one year. The net present value the Department over 20 years is a savings of $12O.OM. of the cost and savings to the Department ovemIS a sav~i@of $1,853.3M. Economic Impact on Communities: Assuming no economic recovery, this recommendation Economic Impact on Communities: Assuming no economic recovery, this recommendation could result in a maximum potential reduction of 328 jobs (191 direct jobs and 137 indirect jobs) could result in a maximum potential reduction of 6,768 jobs (3,852 direct jobs and 2,916 indirect over the 2006-201 1 period in the Nashville, TN, Metropolitan Statistical economic area, which is jobs) over the 2006-201 1 period in the Rapid City, SD, Metropolltan StatBtical economic area, less than 0.1 percent of economic area employment. 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