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The Western Regional Partnership (WRP) has compiled the Military Asset List (MAL), a set of summaries describing the history, missions, and importance of installations in the WRP region. These fact sheets include installations from all of the Services and the National Guard.

The summaries provide overviews of the military installations and ranges throughout the WRP's region. Their purpose is to better inform

WRP Partners on the importance of these installations and ranges and Installations, such as Naval Base their missions by providing brief, accurate, uniform surveys of our assets Point Loma, often encompass vital and their missions from a single source. natural habitats. (U.S. Navy photo)

These summaries use only publicly available information and are written WRP VISION STATEMENT for the policy maker new to military issues and the military savvy person WRP will be a significant resource to needing specific military information. It is our hope that WRP Partners proactively address common goals, identify emerging issues and develop use these summaries as a tool for future land use and environmental solutions that support WRP Partners policy and planning efforts throughout WRP's region, ultimately using and protect natural resources, while them to help prevent or mitigate encroachment. promoting sustainability, homeland security and military readiness.

WRP MISSION STATEMENT WRP provides a proactive and collaborative framework for senior- policy level Federal, State and Tribal leadership to identify common goals and emerging issues in the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah and to develop solutions that support WRP Partners and protect natural resources, while promoting sustainability, homeland security and military readiness.

Installations are also vital contributors to the local economy. Nevada’s Team Nellis (which includes Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases, and the Nevada Test and Training Range) had an estimated economic impact of $5.1 billion in fiscal year 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo, Senior Airmen Brett Clashman)

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WRP Arizona Military Asset List (MAL) Attached Arizona MAL summaries include: x 107th Air Control Squadron x 161st Air Refueling Wing x 162nd Fighter Wing x 214th Reconnaissance Group x Arizona Air National Guard JFHQ x Arizona Army National Guard x Barry M. Goldwater Range East x Barry M. Goldwater Range West x Camp Navajo x Davis-Monthan Air Force Base x Florence Military Reservation x Fort Huachuca x Luke Air Force Base x Marine Corps Air Station Yuma x Papago Park Military Reservation x Silverbell Army Heliport x U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff x Yuma Proving Ground

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Arizona Air National Guard 107TH AIR CONTROL SQUADRON : ARIZONA

The 107th Air Control Squadron (ACS) is a geographically separated unit located at Luke Air Force Base (AFB), which is a United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command base located near Glendale, Arizona. The 107th, tactical radio call sign ͞hdhDE͕͟is the Weapons Director Schoolhouse for the United States Air Force. Located on the

North perimeter, it is the only Arizona Air National Guard (ANG) unit on Luke AFB. As a Total Force unit

comprised of Air Top: The TPS-75 radar at Papago Park National Guard, Active Military Reservation provides critical radar coverage of southern Arizona. (107 Duty, and Civilian ACS Archive) personnel, the 107th Air Control Squadron conducts ground controlled Bottom: Tech Sergeant Amanda Lopez intercept training ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŝƌ&ŽƌĐĞ͛ƐŶĞǁĞƐƚ&-16 fighter pilots. controls a mission in the BMGR. (107 ACS Archive). Its operations support the 56th Fighter Wing, the 162nd Fighter Wing, Left: Total Force members of the 107th and the Royal Netherlands Air Force School of Air Control. Air Control Squadron. (107 ACS Archive)

FAST FACTS MISSION STATEMENT dƌĂŝŶtŽƌůĚ͛ƐDŽƐƚĂƉĂďůĞĂŶĚ Proficient Weapons Directors for the » Controlled Missions: 800 per year Combat Air Forces » Graduates: 506 to date

» Military and Civilian Personnel: 80 (50 ANG/20 Active/10 Civilian) CONTACT » Accreditation: A Community College of the Air Force Learning 107th ACS Commander Institution (623) 856-8107

For more information, please see < http://www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18543 >

Military Asset List ARIZONA AIR NATIONAL GUARD 107TH AIR CONTROL SQUADRON : ARIZONA

UNIT MISSIONS

» 107th Air Control Squadron (ACS): Serves the United States Air Force and Air National Guard by providing the ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ best trained Weapons Directors for Air Control Squadrons, Air and Space Operations Centers, Range Control Squadrons and Air Defense Sectors. Provide students with effective training utilizing Live, Simulated, and Live Virtual Constructive mediums. During their training, students learn close control, aerial refueling, large force, data link, and live mission operations. Within the 107th, the following functions are performed: o Operations Directorate: Trains up to 80 new weapons director students executing a 74 day training course annually. Certifies up to 10 new Air Education and Training Command Instructor Air Battle Managers/Weapons Directors annually, ensuring students receive 23 Community College of the Air Force credits upon graduation. Designs Above: 107th ACS patch. and implements training courseware for academic lessons, simulated

missions, and virtual training events. Provides supervised live mission COMMANDER RANK events for student controllers. Executes Large Force Scenario Missions Lieutenant Colonel alongside Air Eeducation and Training Command certified F-16 instructors. o Maintenance Directorate: Establishes and maintains critical radar and TESTING & TRAINING RANGES radio coverage of the Arizona Military Operating Areas and training Barry M Goldwater Range airspaces. 107th maintainers synergize military and Federal Aviation Gladden/Bagdad Airspace Complex

Administration data sources to provide a real-time comprehensive air

picture reflecting all air traffic in the state of Arizona. Performs UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS routine maintenance inspections of nearly $5M in radar, operations » Established in 1947 modules, Link-16 modules, and signals facilities while innovating » All 35 107th ACS instructors are through creation of original and cost effective technical solutions in required to have a minimum of an support of training operations. ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ͛Ɛ Degree » 107th ACS has graduated more than

o RNLAF School of Air Control: Established in 2011, the partnership of 500 Weapons Directors since 2001 American and Dutch controllers provides extensive live mission » 107th is the LVC Flagship ACS controller training opportunities for Royal Netherlands Air Force developing virtual training practices officers that are not possible in the Netherlands. Coupled with Dutch geared toward F-35 capabilities F-16 Training at the 148th Fighter Squadron, Dutch airmen are able to » 107th is the only Undergraduate realistiĐĂůůǇ͞ƚƌĂŝŶůŝŬĞƚŚĞǇǁŽƵůĚĨŝŐŚƚ͟ŝŶƚŚĞĞǆƉĂŶƐŝǀĞĂƌƌǇD. Weapons Director Schoolhouse Goldwater Range. The 107th hosts a rotating annual schedule of Dutch Fighter Controller instructors and students.

For more information, please see < http://www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18543 >

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Arizona Air National Guard 161ST AIR REFUELING WING : Arizona

The 161st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) is located at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Sky Harbor IAP), which is owned and operated by the City of Phoenix. Sky Harbor IAP is the largest airport in Arizona. The base

operates from the south Above: A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 161st ARW refuels an F-15 Eagle from the side of the airport. Hawaii Air National Guard during an aerial refueling mission over the Pacific Tracing its lineage to Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo) the 412th Fighter Squadron, the 161st RW is nicknamed the Left: KC-135 Stratotankers fill the ramp ǲǳǤ The unit has a proud history of supporting global air in support of an annual training exercise at the base at Sky Harbor Airport. The refueling and air mobility missions and is aligned under Air Mobility 161st ARW serves as the tanker base for units from Kansas, Wisconsin, Maine, Command. It currently operates KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. Nebraska, New Jersey Tennessee, New The 161st ARW contributes approximately $90 million to Hampshire and Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo) the local economy.

MISSION STATEMENT Deliver FIRST class, mission-ready citizen FAST FACTS Airmen and resources to meet the air refueling and support needs of our community, state and nation

» Location: Phoenix, AZ (Maricopa County) » Land Area: 60 acres VISION STATEMENT » Sorties/Operations: ~1,000 per year Flexibility Integrity » Military Personnel: 842 Readiness Sustainability » Civilian Personnel: 0 Teamwork

For more information, please see < http://www.161arw.ang.af.mil/index.asp > CONTACT Public Affairs Officer (602) 302-9449

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ARIZONA AIR NATIONAL GUARD

161ST AIR REFUELING WING : Arizona

UNIT MISSIONS

» 161st Air Refueling Wing ;͞ŽƉƉĞƌŚĞĂĚƐ͟Ϳ: The Wing's Federal mission is to maintain well-trained, well-equipped units available for prompt mobilization during war and provide assistance during national emergencies such as natural disasters or civil disturbances. Provides aerial refueling in support of global national security interests and for several military flying units located throughout the Southwest, including units operating out of Luke Air Force Base and the 162nd Fighter Wing. In addition to geographically separated units at Luke Air Force Base and Papago Park Military Reservation, it includes the following groups: o 161st Operations Group: Maintains all-weather war fighting capability in support of conventional and nuclear operations, special operations, contingency taskings, and homeland defense. It includes th st the 197 Air Refueling Squadron and the 161 Operations Support Above: 161st Air Refueling Wing emblem Squadron.

o 161st Maintenance Group: Provides safe, readily deployable aircraft

manpower, and equipment in support of homeland defense and COMMANDER RANK worldwide contingency operations. Approximately 240 Airmen Colonel assigned to the group perform several levels of maintenance on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. The group consists of the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Maintenance Squadron, Maintenance Operations Flight and Quality Assurance. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » Established December 12, 1946 161st Medical Group: Its peacetime mission is to monitor the physical o » Located at Sky Harbor IAP health and fitness of all unit members, assuring the highest degree of » Operates from a 275,000 square foot worldwide duty capability. Medical personnel monitor the workplace, base that is one of the Air National including ensuring occupational standards are met and that toxic 'ƵĂƌĚ͛Ɛmost modern facilities materials and waste disposal practices meet federal, state and local » Highly experienced unit; flying and standards. They train and sustain medical personnel in specialty maintaining the KC-135 for over 36 training, required ancillary training and combat and disaster medical years training, to mirror Air Force medical operations in the event of » ZĂƚĞĚ͞ǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ͟ďǇƚŚĞŝƌ&ŽƌĐĞ mobilization, natural disaster or civil unrest. Its wartime mission is to /ŶƐƉĞĐƚŽƌ'ĞŶĞƌĂů͛ƐKĨĨŝĐĞĚƵƌŝŶŐthe 2012 Operation Readiness Inspection provide medical support for the aircrews and other support personnel (ORI) of the 161st Air Refueling Wing. The group provides trained personnel in support of wartime taskings and mobility operations. o 161st Mission Support Group: Provides support to the Air Force, State and wing by providing ready Airmen from the following squadrons- Logistics Readiness, Force Support, Security Forces, Communications and Civil Engineering; along with Environmental Management and Contracting support.

For more information, please see < http://www.161arw.ang.af.mil/index.asp >

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Arizona Air National Guard 162ND FIGHTER WING : ARIZONA

The 162nd Fighter Wing is located at Tucson International Airport (IAP), which is a joint civilian-military public airport located south of the central business area of Tuscon, Arizona. Tuscon IAP is the second larget airport in Arizona. The military began using the airport in 1956. Today, the northwest corner of the airport is home to the 162nd

Fighter Wing, the Air National Guard's premier F-16 Falcon fighter Above: Members of the 162nd raise the flag at the Tucson IAP. (U.S. Air Force pilot training unit. photo)

Managing a fleet of more Left: Members of 162nd Fighter Wing than 70 F-16 C/D and take off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Tucson IAP. (U.S. Air Force photo) Mid-Life Update Fighting

Falcons, the 162nd Fighter

Wing is the largest Air National Guard fighter MISSION STATEMENT unit in the United States. The Wing shares use of the runway, The Wing serves the United States and allied nations by providing the finest security, and fire control with the airport. fighter training programs in the world, by deploying combat and combat supports The 162nd Fighter Wing contributes approximately $280 forces to support contingency operations million to the local economy. and by performing Aerospace Control Alert

FAST FACTS

» Location: Tucson, AZ (Pima County)

» Land Area: 98 acres CONTACT » Special Use Airspace: 96,000 nautical miles2 Public Affairs Officer (520) 295-6192 » Sorties/Operations: 13,400 per year » Military Personnel: 1,496 » Civilian Personnel: 18

For more information, please see < http://www.162fw.ang.af.mil/index.asp >

Military Asset List ARIZONA AIR NATIONAL GUARD

162ND FIGHTER WING : ARIZONA

UNIT MISSIONS

» 162nd Fighter Wing: Serves the United States and allied nations by providing the finest fighter training programs in the world while partnering with the U.S. Air Force in overseas contingencies and Aerospace Control Alert. The Wing's Federal mission is to maintain well-trained, well- equipped units available for prompt mobilization during war and provide assistance during national emergencies such as natural disasters or civil disturbances. Under state law, the Wing provides protection of life, property, and preserves peace, order, and public safety. In addition to geographixcally separate units at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 162nd Fighter Wing includes the Headquarters Squadron and the following groups:

o 162nd Operations Group: WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐĨŝŶest F-16 instruction ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞtŝŶŐ͛ƐƉƌŝŵĂƌǇƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ Above: 162nd Fighter Wing patch. Conducts flying operations in the F-16 C/D and Mid-Life Update aircraft for both United States and allied partner pilots. Includes the Operation Support Flight, 162nd Training Squadron, International Military Student Office, and the 148th, 152nd, and 195th Fighter COMMANDER RANK Squadrons. Colonel

o 162nd Maintenance Group: Provides outstanding primary support functions for the largest fighter wing in the Air National Guard. Approximately 780 Guardsmen assigned to the group perform TESTING & TRAINING RANGES several levels of maintenance on 70 F-16C/D and Mid-Life Update Barry M. Goldwater Range Complex Fighting Falcons. Includes the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Maintenance Squadron, Maintenance Operations Flight, and Quality Assurance. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS o 162nd Medical Group: Ensures mission accomplishment by » Established in 1956 monitoring and providing for the health and well-ďĞŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞtŝŶŐ͛Ɛ » The 162nd Fighter Wing has more personnel including temporary student pilots. than 43 years experience in fighter training, and more than 23 years 162nd Mission Support Group: Provides outstanding primary support o experience in international military functions for the largest full-time force in the Air National Guard. training Encompassing a diversity of functions, the Mission Support Group » The 162nd Fighter Wing has includes the civil engineers and fire department, communications, graduated more than 7,000 fighter contracting, logistics readiness, military and civilian personnel, security pilots since 1969 forces, and base services. Includes 162nd Communications Flight, » Wing instructor pilots average more Contracting Office, 162nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, 162nd than 3,000 fighter hours Mission Support Flight, 162nd Security Forces Squadron, and 162nd » Aircraft maintainers average 18 years Services Flight. of experience in fighter aircraft

For more information, please see < http://www.162fw.ang.af.mil/index.asp >

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Arizona Air National Guard 214TH RECONNAISSANCE GROUP : ARIZONA

The 214th Reconnaissance Group (RG) employs the USAF MQ-1B ǲǳ-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The unit began operations on 16 July 2007. The 214th RG is a direct result of the Air National Guardǯ expanding role in the Total Force Initiative, which

was outlined by the Above: An artist rendering of an MQ-1 Secretary of the Air Predator firing the AGM-ϭϭϰ͞,ĞůůĨŝƌĞ͟ missile. (Arizona National Guard Force and Chief of provided)

Staff of the Air Force Left: KŶĞŽĨƌŝǌŽŶĂ͛ƐĨŝƌƐƚDY-1 in November 2004. Predator #03-256 over an airfield in California. (Arizona National Guard Arizona is one of the provided)

first states to bring

the Predator mission to the Air National Guard. The 214th RG, ǲ Sheep,ǳ -- the 214th Reconnaissance MISSION STATEMENT Provide superior armed reconnaissance Squadron and the 214th Operational Support Squadron. capabilities to Overseas Contingency Operations and defend the nation and state while enriching our local community. FAST FACTS

» Location: Tucson, AZ

» Land Area: 2 acres

» Military Personnel: 188 CONTACT » Civilian Personnel: 20 Public Affairs Officer (520) 295-6192 For more information, please see < http://www.214rg.ang.af.mil/ >

Military Asset List ARIZONA AIR NATIONAL GUARD 214TH RECONNAISSANCE GROUP : ARIZONA

UNIT MISSIONS

» 214th Reconnaissance Group ;͞Black Sheep͟Ϳ: The 214th RG provides persistent, actionable intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and ǁĞĂƉŽŶĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚǇƚŽĐŽŵďĂƚĂŶƚĐŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌƐ͘dŚĞ'ƌŽƵƉ͛Ɛ continued performance demonstrates their commitment to the Air Force Core values. o 214th Reconnaissance Squadron: Trains, maintains, and utilizes over 25 highly profcient and qualified airecrews ready to answer our nations call for OCO missions. o 214th Operational Support Squadron: Provides safe, readily deployable manpower in support of all worldwide contingencies.

For more information, please see < http://www.214rg.ang.af.mil/ > Above: 214 Reconnaissance Group emblem

COMMANDER RANK Colonel

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » Located at Davis-Monthan AFB » One of the ŝƌEĂƚŝŽŶĂů'ƵĂƌĚ͛Ɛmost modern facilities » One of only 11 ANG units receiving this Major Weapon System

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Arizona National Guard JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS : ARIZONA

Joint Forces Headquarters includes the executive leadership team for the Arizona National Guard headed by The Adjutant General. The Joint Staff is led by a Brigadier General and is responsible for five major functions. The first major function is emergency response, using an all-hazards approach to provide Arizona National Guard capabilities in response to natural or manmade disasters to save lives and protect property. Second, the Joint Counter Narco -Terrorism Task Forces assists law enforcement in the interdiction of illegal drugs. Third, the 91st Civil Support Team

provides an immediate Above: Major General Hugo Salazar, The Adjutant General of Arizona response to threats of Left: Members of the 91st Civil Support Team chemical, biological, train with first responders in Flagstaff, AZ radiological, and nuclear incidents. Next, the Arizona National Guard has a partnership with the Republic of Kazakhstan with an interagency focus on building democratic institutional capacity. Finally, the Joint Staff is responsible for developing strategic plans and policies and administering the continuous process improvement program. When directed, the Arizona National Guard mobilizes, deploys, and conducts Defense Support to Civil Authorities operations within

Arizona or throughout the United States and its territories to support MISSION STATEMENT civil authorities, mitigate the effects of a disaster, protect life and Provide Ready, Responsive, and Reliable support to the Community, State, Nation, and property, and provide for public safety. our International Partners

CONTACT For more information, please see < http://www.luke.af.mil > Public Affairs Office 602-267-2550

Military Asset List ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS : ARIZONA

JOINT STAFF MISSIONS » Joint Counter Narco-Terrorism Task Force (JCNTF): JCNTF is a fulltime Army/Air National Guard program that provides Investigative Case and Analyst Support, Communications Support, Ground Reconnaissance, Aerial Reconnaissance with the OH-58 and RC-26 platforms, Civil Operations, and Joint Substance Abuse support to the Arizona National Guard, community coalitions, and over thirty local, state, federal and tribal law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Arizona, resulting in over $103 million known, drug-related seizures.

» Director of Military Support: The Office of Military Support is responsible Above: A UH-60 Blackhawk departs the for the overall security and safety of three Arizona Army National Guard Capitol Mall with members of the Arizona installations and a multitude of Arizona Army National Guard owned and National Guard, The Legislative, Judicial, and leased facilities. The Military Support Office provides physical security, Executive Branches of the State Government electronic security, anti-terrorism protection, and security forces to combat for a Continuity of Government Planning criminal and terrorist threats. exercise. (Arizona National Guard photo/SGT. Lauren DeVita) » 91st Civil Support Team (CST): The 91st CST is a fulltime Army/Air National Guard unit that provides assessments and presumptive identification to analyze most known Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) agents and substances. dŚĞ^d͛ƐƐŽƉŚŝƐƚŝĐĂƚĞĚĚĞƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĂůǇƚŝĐĂů͕ĂŶĚ protective equipment allows operations to take place in environments that contain many different Toxic Industrial Materials and CBRN materials. The 91st CST has a unique ability to assess CBRN events by means of computer- based modeling programs, advanced medical training, sample collection, and analytical identification of CBRN agents and substances. » State Partnership Program: The Arizona State Partnership Program links Arizona and the Republic of Kazakhstan in support of common national interests. The program seeks to establish and maintain long-term relationships between Arizona and Kazakhstan through the National Guard at all levels of society (military, civil, and business). During the past year, the Arizona National Guard participated in nine events with personnel from <ĂǌĂŬŚƐƚĂŶ͛ƐDŝŶŝƐƚƌǇŽĨĞfense. » Strategic Plans and Policies ʹ Continuous Process Improvement: Continuous Process Improvement functions include ensuring strategic priorities cascade across the organization with implementation support from executive leadership. The strategic plan represents the roadmap to accomplish the highest priority objectives that are set by executive leadership. The strategic plan is reviewed consistently to assess progress across the organization. Executive leadership identifies and maps improvement opportunities and ensures continuous improvement efforts are aligned to organizational objectives and achieves results.

For more information, please see < http://www.luke.af.mil >

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Arizona National Guard ARIZONA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD : ARIZONA

The Arizona Army National Guard (AZ ARNG) consists of units located in 19 cities throughout Arizona. The Adjutant General serves as the director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, a state agency that combines Arizona's Army and Air National Guard with Joint Military Programs and the Arizona Division of Emergency Management. This combined effort is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ and enables an effective and immediate response to emergencies on a

Federal, state, and community level.

AZ ARNG is composed of well-trained and well-equipped Above: AZ ARNG UH-60 Blackhawk conducts water bucket training in Soldiers ready to respond to both state and Federal emergencies ǯǤ (photo provided by AZ ARNG) and to fight and win our NǯǤ AZ ARNG Left: AZ ARNG Soldier supporting Operation Copper Cactus as part of the is under the command of Southwest Border security mission. (photo provided by AZ ARNG) the Governor of Arizona,

through the Office of the

Adjutant General. While

in a Federal status, members of AZ ARNG are under the command of the President.

Since 9/11, more than 9,000 Arizona National Guardsmen have MISSION STATEMENT The Arizona Army National Guard is deployed in Federal status in support of Operations Noble Eagle, "Always Ready - Always There," providing military forces to accomplish community, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn . state, and Federal missions.

FAST FACTS

» Land Area: 58,818 acres

» Total Military Personnel: 5,169

» Army Active Guard Reserve: 543 CONTACT Public Affairs Office » Army Full-Time Federal Technicians: 696 602-267-2550

For more information, please see < http://www.azguard.gov/ >

Military Asset List ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD ARIZONA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD : ARIZONA

BRIGADE AND SEPARATE COMMANDS

» 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade: A mission tailored force that conducts support area operations, maneuver support operations, and support to consequence management and stability operations in order to assure the mobility, protection, and freedom of action of the supported force. They are the garrison higher headquarters for the 253rd Engineer Battalion, 850th Military Police Battalion, 1-158th Infantry Battalion, and 158th Brigade Support Battalion.

» 198th Regional Support Group: Provides command and control structure for non-major combat operations and assists assigned units in meeting training, readiness, and deployment requirements. They are the garrison higher headquarters for the 158th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1120th Transportation Battalion, and separate Finance, Transportation, Medical, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Signal, and Public Affairs companies.

» 98th Aviation Troop Command: Provides command, control, and

supervision of Army National Guard units and provides trained, ready and equipped units for combat deployments, Defense Support Above: AZ ARNG unit locations. to Civil Authorities, and State emergencies. They are the garrison headquarters for the 1-285th Armed Reconnaissance Battalion (AH- 64D), and 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion (UH-60).

» Arizona Training Center: The Training Center's mission is to command, operate, manage, and administer the resources of a Maneuver Training Center-Light and Collective Training Center to AZ ARNG COMMANDER RANK accomplish all assigned missions by providing year-round service Brigadier General through administrative, engineering, logistical, training, and operational support to assigned, attached, or transient (support component) units.

» Western Army Aviation Training Site (WAATS): Conducts aviation training at Silverbell Army Heliport as directed by National Guard Bureau, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), and Arizona Joint Force Headquarters in support of army aviation readiness. Training includes individual aviator qualification and refresher training, aviation combat skills and readiness training, and selected enlisted crewmember and non-crewmember training. The Western Army Aviation Training Site (WAATS) currently conducts training in the AH-64A/D Apache, UH-60A Blackhawk, UH-72 Lakota, and OH-58A/C Kiowa.

» Arizona Joint Force Headquarters: Provides trained, equipped, and Above: AZ ARNG Soldiers returning from ready forces capable of mobilizing in support of both federal and deployment in Afghanistan. (photo provided state missions. Serves as the single focal point at the state level for by AZ ARNG) establishing, coordinating, and implementing procedures related to interagency, intergovernmental, and international affairs pertaining to joint and service related military support for homeland defense, disaster response and other civil support missions.

Military Asset List ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD ARIZONA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD : ARIZONA

UNIT LOCATIONS

BELLEMONT MARANA PHOENIX 856th MP CO (-) WAATS 98th AVN TC 1404th TC CO (-) 1-285th ARB 2-285th AVN (ASLT) 194th EN FF TM Det 1, B/640th AVIM Det 1, C/5-159th MEDEVAC Det 1, C/3-140th SSR F/1-168th ATS BUCKEYE HHC/158th MEB th th D/1-158 IN MESA HHC/1-158 IN BN E/29th BSB HHC/850th MP BN Above: 1-158th Infantry Soldiers conducts CAMP NAVAJO OPS Airlift (C-12) 158th BSB small arms weapon training. (photo provided th by AZ ARNG) AZ Training Center 855 MP CO (-) th 819 SAPPER PRESCOTT 365 SIG CO th th Det 1, 856 MP 257 EN TM WL CASA GRANDE C/1-158th IN 258th EN CO A/422nd ESB 259th EN QU PLT SAFFORD HHC/198th RSG CHANDLER Det 1, 258th EN 108th Army Band 222nd TC CO (-) 123rd MPAD SHOW LOW 159th FI Det COOLIDGE Det 1, 1404th TC 160th FI Det 363rd EOD 3666th OD CO TEMPE JFHQ-AZ

996th ASMC 1971st CCT DOUGLAS Above: AZ ARNG AH-64D Longbow helicopters th th Det 1, 2220 TC Det 1, 629 Trial Def conduct live fire training at Gila Bend Range. TUCSON 91st CST (photo provided by AZ ARNG) FLAGSTAFF HHC/158th CSSB 215th RTI Det 1, 222nd TC 2220th TC CO (-) MED DET 860th MP CO Recruiting & Retention Bn FLORENCE A/1-158th IN B/1-158th IN GLENDALE HHC 253rd EN YUMA 362nd EOD FSC 253RD EN Det 1, 855th MP HHC/1120th TC BN th 260 EN FF TM

For more information, please see < http://www.azguard.gov/ >

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U.S. Air Force BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE ʹ EAST : ARIZONA

Established in 1941, the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR) is a premier military training range, located in southwest Arizona along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 renewed the land withdrawal through 2026 and transferred land management responsibilities from the Department of Interior to the

Department of Defense. The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base manages the eastern Above: A 310th Fighter Squadron F-16 from Luke Air Force Base employs on the portion of the range. BMGR-East (U.S. Air Force photo)

The location, size, and Left: A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis- capacity of the range, coupled Monthan Air Force Base fly a training with its vast desert mission over the BMGR. (U.S. Air Force photo, Senior Airman Jesse Shipps) environment, enables the U.S. and its allies to conduct realistic combat training, including air-to-ground weapons employment, electronic warfare, tactical maneuvering and air support. The range UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS offers 4 manned target complexes, an aerial gunnery range, and 3 » Namesake is Barry M. Goldwater, a five-term U.S. Senator for Arizona tactical ranges for advanced training scenarios. Electronic combat » Neighbors with the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and systems include air combat maneuvering instrumentation for live Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge monitoring and recorded playback debrief, tactical datalink, threat » Used as an air-to-air and air-to- simulation, moving target systems, and a range operations center ground training facility » Includes the Gila Bend Air Force providing real time range/airspace access and management. Auxiliary Air Field » Public recreation is available with The Air Force manages the range in concert with multiple permit » BMGR-East won the Air Force Federal and state agencies to provide superior range operations, in Thomas D. White award for balance with responsibilities to the public, tribes, and environment. ͞ƵůƚƵƌĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ- DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͟ in 2009

FAST FACTS

» Location: Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma Counties, AZ CONTACTS » Land Area: 1,050,000 acres Public Affairs Office, Luke AFB (623) 856-5853 » Special Use Airspace: 7,000 miles2 » Operations/Sorties: 52,000+ per year

For more information, please see < www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5028 >

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U.S. Marine Corps BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE WEST : ARIZONA Established in 1941, the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR) is a premier military training range. BMGR is located in southwest Arizona, along the United States-Mexico border. In 1999, Congress transferred land management responsibilities from the Department of Interior to the Department of Defense and withdrew the land for military use until 2026. The western portion of the BMGR is Above: Endangered Sonoran pronghorns drink at BMGR, which includes roughly 42 managed by MCAS Yuma. This includes both land management and ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŶŐŚŽƌŶ͛ƐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘ Other notable wildlife at BMGR include environmental compliance. the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl, flat- tailed horned lizard, and lesser long- BMGR West provides the nosed bat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) necessary space for Marines Left: CH-53D Sea Stallions approach for to receive critical tactical landing to pick up Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine aviation training (air-to- Regiment, after a helicopter training raid at BMGR. (U.S. Marine Corps ground and air-to-air) and photo/Lance Cpl. Sean Dennison) convoy training. Nearly

80% of all Marine Corps Aviation units train on the BMGR before UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » Provides a critical training area for deployment. The Range includes an outlying auxiliary airfield (AUX- all military Services, including U.S. 2) which is utilized in training pilots to land aircraft on ships. There allies. » Includes 37 miles of border with are also a rifle range, parachute drop zone, and an EOD operating Mexico » Part of the Bob Stump Training area. Multiple missions can occur at the same time, providing Complex » Includes portions of the Cabeza realistic, situational military training and supports the Marine Corpsǯ Prieta Wilderness Area intermediate and advanced level aviation training. The Range also » Namesake is Barry M. Goldwater, a five-term U.S. Senator for Arizona provides the necessary space to host Marine Corps graduate-level » Public recreation is available with permit aviation weapons and tactics training. A new F-35 Auxiliary Landing » The State of Arizona granted concurrent jurisdiction for BMGR Field (ALF) will be built within the BMGR for carrier landing West practices. CONTACTS FAST FACTS Range Operations Officer: (928) 269-5573 » Location: Yuma County, AZ Range Permits: » Land Area: 691,759 acres (928) 269-7150 Range Scheduling: » Special Use Airspace: 3,906 square nautical miles (928) 269-2214/2215/2690/5575

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Arizona Army National Guard CAMP NAVAJO : ARIZONA

Built primarily by Native American work crews during the 1940s, Camp Navajo is located on the Coconino Plateau, within heavily forested, grassy hills. The Arizona National Guard has commanded the camp since 1993. Camp Navajo has two distinct missions. First, capable of supporting battalion size units, Camp Navajo is a premier training facility for all branches of the military and is the primary maneuver

training site for Above: Camp Navajo building (U.S. Army photo) Arizona. Left: Aerial view of Camp Navajo (U.S. The camp is also a major munitions storage depot. The military Army photo)

Services, other federal agencies, and civilian and commercial customers lease storage space at the camp, providing a significant MISSION STATEMENTS » Command, operate, manage, and ǯǤǡ administer the use of resources of a Garrison Center to accomplish all munitions storage facility, Camp Navajo has the distinction of being assigned missions by providing year- round service through administrative, the only National Guard-run facility subject to foreign nuclear arms engineering, logistical, training and inspections under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. operational support to assigned, attached, or transient units and joint It is estimated that the Arizona National Guard had an forces for multiple battalions. » Provide Ballistic storage services to economic impact of approximately $515 million in 2009. various Department of Defense and other customers

FAST FACTS

» Location: Bellemont, AZ (Coconino County) CONTACT Garrison Commander

» Land Area: 28,473 acres (928) 773-3200 » Military Personnel: 72 staff and 5,000 trainees per year

» Civilian Personnel: 110 staff

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UNIT MISSIONS

» Camp Navajo Garrison Operations

» Field Maintenance Shop #6

» Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)

» 194M Firefighting Team (FFTM) Above: Camp Navajo received the » 819th Sapper Company Secretary of the Army Environmental Award for Cultural Resources » 856th Military Police (MP) Company Management in Fiscal Year 2008 and the 2010 NGB Environmental Security Award » 1404th Transportation Company for Natural Resource Conservation, Large Installation. (Arizona National Guard » National Weather Service Office Photo)

» ID Card Services COMMANDER RANK Lieutenant Colonel

DEPUTY COMMANDER RANK

Major

MILITARY TRAINING RANGES » Live fire weapons ranges » Practice hand grenade range » Land navigation/obstacle courses » Maneuver and Bivouac areas

» Vertical/Horizontal Operations » Automobile Operations areas » Lanes Training, Evaluations, and Common Task Test Training areas

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » 1,400 Native Americans initially

stationed at Camp Navajo » Served as Austrian POW Camp during WWII » One of the largest munitions depots in the world » Hunting is allowed with permit » Fire Station and Headquarters buildings are Silver LEED Certified » On list to possibly become a Regional

Training Center-Collective for the Southwest » Onsite protected species include the For more information, please see < http://www.campnavajo.com > Mexican spotted owl and Bald Eagle.

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U.S. Air Force DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE : ARIZONA

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) is located five miles southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona, in a Sonoran desert basin. In 1927, Charles Lindberg dedicated the base in honor of Tucson natives Second Lieutenants Samuel H. Davis and Oscar Monthan.

A key operation within Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan AFB has an enduring legacy of excellence. Its host unit is the 355th Fighter Wing, which garnered much acclaim during World War II for numerous heroic accomplishments. In addition, the base is home to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. The ǲ,ǳ a 2,600-acre open-storage facility, holds

more than 4,000 aircraft, production Top: Davis-Monthan AFB main gate sign. (U.S. Air Force Photo) tooling, and many other types of military Bottom: An A-10C touches down on a hardware from all branches of the U. S. runway at Davis-Monthan AFB. (U.S. Air Force Photo) military, foreign allies, and other Left: Four A-10s from Davis-Monthan fly government agencies. in formation over Arizona April 29. The A- 10s received in-flight refueling from a KC- Davis-Monthan AFB has a more than $1.1 billion annual 135 from an Arizona Air National Guard economic impact on the local economy and serves nearly 51,600 unit based out of Phoenix. (U.S. Air Force photo) medical beneficiaries.

FAST FACTS

» Location: Tucson, AZ

» Land Area: ~10,600 acres 2 CONTACT » Special Use Airspace: 4,800+ nautical miles Public Affairs Office » Military Personal: 7,000+ (520) 228-3406 » Civilian Personal: 3,200+ » Military Dependents: 8,000+

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Military Asset List U.S. AIR FORCE DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE : ARIZONA

UNIT MISSIONS » 355th Fighter Wing: Provides attack airpower, expeditionary combat support, and medical forces ready for worldwide deployment to combatant commanders. 355th Operations Group: Provides warfighters with forces for close air support, forward air control, combat search and rescue. Includes

the 355th Operations Support Squadrons, 355th Training Squadron, 354th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Squadron, and the A-10 West Heritage Team. 355th Maintenance Group: Supports the 355th Fighter Wing and associated units by performing all on- and off-equipment maintenance operations for aircraft, aerospace equipment, and munitions. Includes the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 355th Component Maintenance Squadron, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, and

355th Maintenance Operations Squadron. 355th Mission Support Group: Includes the 355th Force Support Squadron, 355th Communications Squadron, 355th Contracting Squadron, 355th Security Forces Squadron, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, and 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron. 355th Medical Group: Ensures the combat medical readiness of the Desert Lightning Team for global contingencies. Includes the 355th Medical Operations Squadron, 355th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 355th Dental Squadron, and 355th Medical Support Squadron. Top to Bottom: Photos of Davis-Monthan AFB and Tucson in 1929 (top), 1942 (middle), and

» 563rd Rescue Group: Directs flying operations for the U.S. Air Force's only 2007 (bottom). (U.S. Air Force photos) active duty rescue wing dedicated to combat search and rescue. The group is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping rescue forces to rapidly deploy and execute worldwide Rescue missions. Includes the 563rd Operations Support Squadron, 79th Rescue Squadron, 55th Rescue Squadron, 48th Rescue Squadron, 66th Rescue Squadron, and 58th Rescue Squadron. COMMANDER RANK Colonel » 55th Electronic Combat Group: Trains, plans, and executes worldwide Chief Master Sergeant electronic warfare operations by disrupting vital information to enemy weapons systems and battlefield command and control through electronic attack. Includes the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron, 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and 755th Operations Support Squadron.

» 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (͞309 AMARG͟): Provides aircraft regeneration, storage and preservation, critical aircraft parts reclamation, overflow depot maintenance, and aircraft disposal in support of the Department of Defense, allied warfighters, and other government agencies. Serves as a heavy bomber storage, conversion, and elimination site under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. » 1st Battlefied Coordination Detachment: Represents Joint Task Force/ Coalition Forces Land Component Command in the Combined Air Operations Center and provides ground liaison/reconnaissance detachments to designated U.S. Air Force units.

Military Asset List U.S. AIR FORCE DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE : ARIZONA

» 943rd Rescue Group - Air Force Reserve Command: Provides leadership, management, policy formulation, planning and standardization for operations, training and support of the Air Force Reserve Command's rescue assets. Includes five squadrons, two flights, one detachment and one geographically separated unit. » 214th Reconissance Group - Arizona Air National Guard: Provides theater combatant commands, 24/7, long-endurance, real-time intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), target acquisition, and precision munitions delivery. Operates multi-sensor platform to locate, identify, report, and destroy battlefield targets as dictated by the tactical situation. Above: A photo of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group » 162nd Fighter Wing - Arizona Air National Guard: Supports the Aerospace ͞ŽŶĞǇĂƌĚ͟;h͘^͘ŝƌ&ŽƌĐĞWŚŽƚŽͿ Control Alert mission providing F-16 alert forces for air defense of the southwestern United States and personnel to manage the National Guard ƵƌĞĂƵ͛Ɛ"Operation Snowbird" program located at Davis-Monthan AFB.

» 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 11 (͞DET 11͟), Air Education and Training Command: Provides aircraft maintenance training in support of the A-10C, HH-60G, HC-130P, EC-130 and F-16 weapons systems. Manages the U.S. Air Force's only A-10 Mission Ready Airman School that provides UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS initial skills training for over 200 crew chiefs annually and supplements the » Host unit is the 355th Fighter Wing Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) program. DET 11 also manages the U.S. Air » Dedicated by Charles Lindberg after Force's only Continental United States and Pacific Air Force Miniature and returning from his maiden voyage across the Micro-miniature Circuit Card Repair training facility, providing critical Atlantic Ocean flying ƚŚĞ͞^ƉŝƌŝƚŽĨ^ƚ͘>ŽƵŝƐ͟ training for Air Force Repair Enhancement Personnel. » Home to the roughly 2,600-acre, $32 billion, Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration » Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI): Provides the full range Group (AMARG) ͞ŽŶĞǇĂƌĚ͕͟ǁŚŝĐŚƐƚŽƌĞƐ of investigative major crimes support to the 355th Wing, Headquarters more than 4,000 aircraft 12th Air Force, and other Air Force and Department of Defense activities. » In addition to a number of U.S. Air Force units, Davis-Monthan AFB is home to » Customs and Border Protection - Department of Homeland Security: branches of the U.S. Navy and the Protects our nation's borders, which includes the interception of aircraft Department of Homeland Security smuggling contraband into or out of the United States and the prevention » Soon to host one of the largest solar of unlawful entry by people or other commodities into the United States. powered communities in the continental United States » Defense Investigative Service: Conducts personnel security investigations » Does not have any known endangered or on military members, Department of Defense civilians, and employees of threatened species, but does have burrowing defense contractors to determine their suitability for access to classified owls defense information and other investigations as assigned by the Secretary of Defense. » Naval Inventory Control Point Field Support Office (FSO): Represents U.S. Navy and Marine Corps functions related to the storage, withdrawal, maintenance, reclamation, and disposal workload of Navy and Marine aircrafts, engines and special production tooling. FSO also serves as the liaison and coordinator of Navy projects between Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Group and all Navy commands. FSO is a part of the EĂǀĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽŶƚƌŽůWŽŝŶƚ͛ƐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌKƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ Division. » Radar Approach Control - Federal Aviation Administration: Provides assistance for separating aircrafts flying within the Tucson area's Class "C" airspace, from 17,000 feet above sea level and below. Services include traffic advisories and safety alerts.

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Arizona Army National Guard FLORENCE MILITARY RESERVATION : ARIZONA

Florence Military Reservation (FMR) is located in the lower Sonoran desert, west of the Mineral Mountains, and north of the Gila River Valley. The Arizona Army National Guard operates FMR with the assistance of other Federal and state agencies. As the main training site for the Arizona Army National Guard, the reservation is primarily used for small arms and artillery training. As such, it is able to support squad, platoon, company, and

battalion sized units,

for weekend or two Above: Candidates for the Expert Field week increments. Medical Badge carry a 180-pound mannequin across an open field during qualification There are 15 live-fire weapons ranges, 7 non-weapons ranges, testing at FMR to demonstrate their ability to evacuate a casualty. (U.S. Army photo, Sgt. and 7 training areas at FMR. Ranges include Machine Gun, Edward Balaban)

Mortar, and small arms ranges; non-weapons ranges include IED- Left: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Christopher D, MOUT site, Land Nav, and virtual systems. In addition, the Bednar fires grenade launcher during weapon training at the live fire range at FMR. (U.S. Air Arizona National Guard permits non-military land uses like DHS- Force photo, A1C Rashaunda Williams)

ICE, DPS, CCA, DoD contractors at FMR because of its multiple use policy. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS It is estimated that the Arizona National Guard had an » Primary installation for the Arizona Army National Guard economic impact of approximately $515 million in 2009. » Along with Camp Navajo, it is the primary site for field training for the FAST FACTS Arizona Army National guard » Surrounded by volcanic mountains formed 5 to 15 million years ago » Location: Pinal County, AZ (near Florence, AZ) » Located near the Arizona State Prison ʹ » Land Area: 25,752 acres (approx 14,000 SLUP/12,000 FED) Florence Complex » The endangered Desert Tortoises have » Special Use Airspace: 61 nautical miles2 been seen at FMR

» Military Personnel: 55

» Civilian Personnel: 3 CONTACT Public Affairs 602-267-2550 For more information, please see < http://states.ng.mil/sites/az/Pages/Default.aspx >

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U.S. Army FORT HUACHUCA : ARIZONA

Fort Huachuca is located at the base of the Huachuca Mountains, near a ponderosa pine forest. It was established in 1877 to protect settlers and trade routes from the Apache. In 1886, General Nelson A. Miles used Fort Huachuca as his headquarters against Geronimo. The Fort also considers itself ǲǳ

Soldiers, as it has served as home for all four of the historic black regiments (24th and 25th Infantry Regiments and the 9th and 10th Cavalry

Regiments) from 1892-1945. Congress declared Fort Huachuca a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Top: Entrance sign to Historic Fort Huachuca. (U.S. Army photo) Currently, Fort Huachuca is the home of several units, including Bottom: The unmanned RQ-7 Shadow the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, which is the U.S. prepares for launch at Fort Huachuca. The Army's 2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation ǯ . It is also Regiment at Fort Huachuca, trains Soldiers, Marines, and civilians in the home to the largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) training center operation and maintenance of the in the world and it operates ǯ . Shadow, Hunter, Warrior Alpha, and Gray Eagle systems. (U.S. Army photo) Fort Huachuca has consistently been Cochise ǯ Left: 2010 overlook of Fort Huachuca. employer. With an estimated economic impact of $2.4 billion (Public domain photo) annually, Fort Huachuca has the largest economic impact of any of ǯ five major military installations.

FAST FACTS

» Location: Cochise County, AZ (near Sierra Vista) » Land Area: 100,539 acres (incl. Willcox Playa) CONTACT » Special Use Airspace: 714 nautical miles2 Public Affairs Office (520) 538-8609 » Military Personnel: 6,029 » DoD Civilian/Contractor Personnel: 8,678

For more information, please see < http://www.army.mil/info/organization/huachuca >

Military Asset List U.S. ARMY : ARIZONA FORT HUACHUCA

UNIT MISSIONS

» United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE): Leads, trains, equips, and supports Army Military Intelligence personnel. Includes the 111th Military Intelligence Brigade, which itself includes the 304th, 305th, 309th, and 344th Military Intelligence Battalions. » Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) - 9th Army Signal Command: Plans, engineers, installs, integrates, protects, and operates Army cyberspace, enabling Mission Command through all phases of joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational operations. Above: A C-130 from the AATTC performs » Information Systems Engineering Command (ISEC): Provides systems a training mission over Fort Huachuca. engineering, installation, integration, implementation, and evaluation (U.S. Air Force photo) support for communications and information technology systems worldwide to Army organizations, combatant commanders, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies.

» Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC): Professionally tests, COMMANDER RANK operationally evaluates, and certifies information technology capabilities Major General for joint interoperability, thus enabling information dominance and increasing warfighter effectiveness.

» The Electronic Proving Ground: Plans, conducts, and analyzes the results of technical tests for command, control communication, computers and TESTING & TRAINING RANGES intelligence systems, signal intelligence, and electronic combat/electronic » Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range warfare equipment. » Willcox Playa » R2303 Restricted Airspace Complex » Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate (IEWTD), Operational

Test Command: Provides operational testing of new and unique intelligence and electronic warfare, counter-improvised explosive device, and biometric equipment and systems being developed and procured for the Army. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » Established in 1877 » Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Training-Joint Center of Excellence (HT- » Headquarters of the U.S. Army JCOE): Provides advanced, professional HUMINT training to Soldiers, campaign against Geronimo and the Sailors, Marines, and Airmen to fully prepare them to meet current and Chiricahua Apache emerging requirements. » Home of ƚŚĞ͞ƵĨĨĂůŽ^ŽůĚŝĞƌƐ͟ from 1892-1945 » 2nd Battalion 13th Aviation Regiment: Conducts Unmanned Aircraft » Declared a National Historic Systems (UAS) operation, repair, warrant officer technician, and leader Landmark in 1976 training in order to provide ground force commanders with highly trained, » Libby Army Airfield, which is jointly combat ready Aviation Soldiers. Currently, it trains U.S. Army, U.S. Marine used with the City of Sierra Vista Corps, and foreign military personnel on the Shadow UAS platform, as well » Hubbard Assault Strip, which is the as the Warrior A, Gray Eagle, and Hunter platforms. only unimproved military dirt assault strip at elevation in excess of 4,000 ft. » Communication Security Logistics Activity (CSLA): ^ĞƌǀĞƐĂƐƚŚĞƌŵǇ͛Ɛ » Fort Huachuca Historical Museum Commodity Manager for Communications Security material. Only one of » Recognized with numerous energy two Tier 1 sites in in the U.S. Government for managing Crytpographic Key and water conservation awards for all national security systems. across the Army and DoD

Military Asset List U.S. ARMY : ARIZONA FORT HUACHUCA

» The Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC): Provides current academic and combat flying training tactics to airlift air crews of the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, active duty United States Air Force, sister services, and allied nations. AATTC also supports an annual Tactics Symposium, which functions as a clearinghouse for gathering and disseminating airlift tactics information. » United States Army Garrison: Manages the functions and services that keep Fort Huachuca operating. Provides civil services, including but not limited to legal support, fire and rescue, housing, public affairs, logistical, health, welfare, and recreational activities.

For more information, please see < http://www.army.mil/info/organization/huachuca >

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U.S. Air Force LUKE AIR FORCE BASE : ARIZONA

Established in 1941, Luke Air Force Base (ǲAFBǳ) namesake is the World War I pilot, and Phoenix native, Second Lieutenant Frank Luke Jr., who bears the distinction of being the first aviator to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. In 17 days of aerial combat, Lieutenant Luke scored 18 victories (14 German air balloons and 4 airplanes).

Importantly, Luke AFB is home to the 56th Fighter Wing, which Above: The Spad XIII is the oldest aircraft to be displayed at the Luke AFB Air Park. is the largest fighter wing in the world and the only active-duty Air The French-built Spad XIII equipped 16 squadrons in World War I, including Force F-16 training wing. Since 1941, Luke AFB has graduated more Lieutenant Luke's 27th Aero Squadron. than 56,450 pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo, Senior Airman Darlene Seltmann) The base has 138 Left: A row of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts, 24 aircraft assigned to the U.S. Air Force 308th Fighter Squadron, 56th Operations squadrons, and 4 Group await launch at Luke Air Force tenant units. It also Base. (U.S. Air Force photo, Senior Airman Darlene Seltmann) is home to

approximately 6,500 military and civilian personnel. In addition, with around 80,000 retired military personnel residing in Phoenix, Luke AFB serves over MISSION STATEMENT 100,000 people. >ƵŬĞŝƌ&ŽƌĐĞĂƐĞƚƌĂŝŶƐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ greatest F-16 fighter pilots and support In 2010, Luke AFB contributed $2.17 billion to ǯ personnel, while deploying mission ready warfighters. economy.

FAST FACTS

» Location: Glendale, AZ (Maricopa County)

» Land Area: 4,833 acres CONTACT 2 » Special Use Airspace: 10,481 nautical miles Public Affairs Officer (623) 856-5853 » Military Personnel: 5,417 » Civilian Personnel: 1,016

For more information, please see < http://www.luke.af.mil >

Military Asset List U.S. AIR FORCE : ARIZONA LUKE AIR FORCE BASE

UNIT MISSIONS » 56th Fighter Wing: Train the world's greatest F-16 fighter pilots and support personnel, while deploying mission ready warfighters. Part of the Air Education and Training Command, the wing is home to more than 135 F-16 aircrafts and 24 squadrons, of which 6 are F-16 fighter squadrons. The 56th Fighter Wing graduates more than 400 F-16 pilots and 650 crew chiefs annually.

» 56th Operations Group: Train and produce the world's finest F-16 pilots and crew chiefs for the United States and allied forces. Includes the Above: Tuskegee Airmen Memorial following squadrons: 21st Fighter Squadron; 308th Fighter Squadron; Airpark was dedicated at Luke AFB on 309th Fighter Squadron; 310th Fighter Squadron; 425th Fighter Squadron; August 7, 2006. The airpark features an F-

62nd Fighter Squadron; 56th Operations Support Squadron; and 56th 16 Fighting Falcon static aircraft. In Training Squadron. ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ͞ZĞĚdĂŝů͟ǁĂƌƌŝŽƌƐŽĨ the Tuskegee Airmen, the aircraft wears » 56th Maintenance Group: Provide safe, reliable aircraft, equipment, and World War II Tuskegee colors. (U.S. Air munitions to train the world's finest F-16 pilots and crew chiefs. Includes Force photo, Senior Airman Christopher the following squadrons: 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; 56th Hummel) Component Maintenance Squadron; 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron; 56th Maintenance Operations Squadron; and 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. COMMANDER RANK » 56th Mission Support Group: Provide expert combat support, while Brigadier General/56th Fighter Wing building a premier base community. Includes the following squadrons: Commander 56th Communication Squadron; 56th Security Forces Squadron; 56th Logistic Readiness Squadron; 56th Civil Engineer Squadron; 56th Contracting Squadron; and 56th Force Support Squadron. MILITARY TRAINING RANGE » 56th Medical Group: Ensure mission ready forces, promote safety and » Stewards of 1.1 million acres of the wellness, and provide great health care. Includes the following squadrons: 1.8 million acre Barry M. Goldwater 56th Medical Operations Squadron; 56th Medical Support Squadron; 56th Range Dental Squadron; and 56th Aerospace Medicine Squadron.

» 994th Fighter Wing: Train and deploy assigned civilians in the military reserve force in support of any Department of Defense mission. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » 607th Air Control Squad: Conduct formal initial qualification training for » Established in 1941 crew personnel of the Air Control Squadron in command and control » Named after WWI Medal of Honor recipient Second Lieutenant Frank tactics, techniques, and procedures. Provide an understanding of how to Luke, Jr. execute operations in large geographic areas. » Home to 56th Fighter Wing, which is » Air Combat Command Training Support Squadron, Detachment 1: the largest fighter wing in the world Design, build, and maintain top quality aircrew trainers and technology- and the only active-duty Air Force F- 16 training wing based training products for the Commemorative Air Force. Detachment 1 » Major training base for the Air is the largest Air Combat Command detachment, and it is the only Education and Training Command fabrication training organization owned by the government. (AETC) » Home to the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Park For more information, please see < http://www.luke.af.mil > » Publishes the Thunderbolt Newspaper

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U.S. Marine Corps MCAS YUMA : ARIZONA

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma is located in the Sonoran Desert at the Southwest corner of Arizona near the Mexico border. The installation originated as Fly Field in 1928 when the federal government took a land lease from Yuma County on 640 acres of desert terrain. Today, MCAS Yuma conducts about 200,000 operations annually, making it the busiest air station in the Marine Corps. It supports roughly

80% of the Marine Corps air-to- Above: Antelope at MCAS Yuma. (U.S. ground aviation training and Marine Corps photo) controls 60% of all Marine Corps Left: U.S. Marines participating in the ranges. Annually, the Station Assault Support Tactics One exercise prepare to load onto a CH-45 Sea Knights hosts numerous units and aircraft aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo, Cpl. Richard A. Tetreau) (over 15,000 personnel and 371 aircraft) including U.S. and North

Atlantic Treaty Organization forces. Beginning in December 2012, MCAS

Yuma will be home to the first operational F-35B Joint Strike Fighter

Squadron in the Marine Corps. MISSION STATEMENT MCAS Yuma is the scheduling authority for the Bob Stump Training Provide aviation ranges, support facilities and services ƚŚĂƚĞŶĂďůĞD^zƵŵĂ͛Ɛ Range Complex, providing tactical aviation training on the Barry M. tenants, other Marine Corps commands, visiting military and interagency forces to Goldwater Range (BMGR) West, Kofa Range, and the Chocolate Mountain enhance their mission capability and combat readiness. Aerial Gunnery Range (CMAGR). MCAS Yuma is the responsible steward of the BMGR and CMAGR.

In 2011ǡǯ over $1.3 billion.

FAST FACTS CONTACTS Public Affairs: (928)269-2275 » Location: City of Yuma and Yuma County, AZ Information: » Land Area: 1,216,000 acres (928) 269-2011 » Special Use Airspace: 7,085 nautical miles2 DSN: 269-2011 Community Liaison: » Military Personnel: 4,427 active duty (928) 269-2272/2103

» Civilian Personnel: 7,649 family personnel; 2,172 civilians

For more information, please see < http://www.yuma.usmc.mil >

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MCAS YUMA : ARIZONA

UNIT MISSIONS

» Marine Aircraft Group-13 (MAG-13): Provides combat-ready aviation forces capable of short notice worldwide deployment to Marine Air Ground Task Force, fleet, and unified commanders. Part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. MAG-13 includes Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-13, four Marine Attack Squadrons (VMA-211/214/ 311/513), and Marine Wing Support Squadron-371. VMFA-121 will be the first squadron of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at MCAS Yuma with VSTOL capabilities. Above: Students from Carver Elementary » Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 (MAWTS-1): Provides School interact with volunteer service members and advanced technology, such standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor as the remote ordinance robot shown qualifications that support Marine aviation training and readiness to provide above. (U.S. Marine Corps photo, Lance assistance in the development and employment of aviation weapons and tactics. Cpl. Aaron Diamant) Conducts Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) courses twice a year, bringing to Yuma thousands of U.S. Marines from around the globe for training.

» Marine Fighter Training Squadron-401 (VMFT-401): Improves the Marine Corps͛ air-to-air combat readiness by employing current threat tactics against Marine COMMANDER RANK Corps pilots. VMFT-401 is a component of the 4th MAW. It is the only aggressor Colonel squadron in the Marine Corps and takes part in training exercises in Yuma and throughout the United States.

» Marine Air Control Squadron-1 (MACS-1): Provides control for anti-aircraft warfare operations and continuous all-weather air traffic control services. MACS is MILITARY TRAINING RANGES a fleet Marine Force unit subordinate to Marine Air Control Group-38 of the 3rd Bob Stump Training Range Complex, which MAW. includes: » Combat Logistics Company-16 (CLC-16): Provides intermediate maintenance and » Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR) West supply support for tactical engineer, motor transport, ordnance, and utilities » Kofa Range and the equipment for tenant and augmented commands in the greater Yuma area. » Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery » Branch Medical Clinic Yuma (BMC Yuma): Operates as an outpatient ambulatory Range healthcare facility. BMC Yuma is a TRICARE Prime clinic, which serves active, Collectively comprises over 10,000 square reserve and military retiree and their family members. miles of special-use airspace and over 2,000 square miles of underlying land » Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS): Responsible for the day-to- used for bombing and gunnery ranges. day operations aboard the air station to ensure all tenant commands are provided operational support and community services. H&HS also provides crucial aerial search and rescue support for tenant and visiting commands, as well as, the local surrounding community. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron-4 (VMU-4): Cannon Air Defense Complex » Busiest Air Station and only joint-use within the BMGR is temporarily home to a detachment of RQ-7B Shadow air station in the Marine Corps unmanned aerial vehicles designed for reconnaissance and surveillance operations. » Nearly 100% of USMC aviation units deploying overseas conduct training on MCAS Yuma managed ranges For more information, please see < http://www.yuma.usmc.mil > immediately prior to deployment » Provides Sector Control for FAA (only one in DoD) » Air Station proper is more than 7 square miles

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Arizona Army National Guard PAPAGO PARK MILITARY RESERVATION : ARIZONA

Papago Park Military Reservation (PPMR) is located in Phoenix, Arizona. PPMR is home to the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA), which consists of the Army and the Air National Guard, the Arizona Division of Emergency Management, and the Joint Programs Division. DEMA provides unique capabilities and services to the citizens of

Arizona in three distinct roles: community, state, and federal.

PPMR serves as the Joint Forces Headquarters for the Arizona Above: Vital Connection Communications Army and Air National Guard. Other tenants include the Arizona Preparedness exercise conducted on PPMR. The event highlighted the communication Division of Emergency Management, the Maricopa County interoperability among numerous agencies throughout the state of Arizona and served as Emergency Operations Center, the 158th Maneuver a precursor to the largest statewide exercise conducted in the history of Arizona. (Arizona Enhancement Brigade Headquarters, the 198th Regional Support National Guard provided photo)

ǡǯ Task Force, and the 91st Civil Support Team. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » Located in Phoenix next to residential PPMR traces its history to the establishment of the Papago neighborhoods and a city park

Saguaro National Monument in 1914. Notably, in 1930, the » Was part of a Veterans Hospital in the ϭϵϰϬ͛ƐĂŶĚϭϵϱϬ͛Ɛ Papago Saguaro National Monument became the first national » Contains the Arizona Military Museum » Contains four operational ranges, ǲǳ when the federal government consisting of two small arms ranges, a land navigation course, and a rappel transferred it to the state of Arizona and the city of Tempe. training site During World War II, PPMR was a prisoner of war facility for

German U-boat crewmembers, and was the site of one of the largest POW escapes in United States history.

FAST FACTS

» Location: Phoenix, AZ (Maricopa County)

» Land Area: 32 acres Above: Arizona National Guard Emblem » Military Personnel: 1200

» Civilian Personnel: 100 CONTACT Public Affairs Office 602-267-2550 For more information, please see < http://states.ng.mil/sites/AZ/HQARNG/default.aspx >

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Arizona Army National Guard SILVERBELL ARMY HELIPORT : ARIZONA Established in 1986, Silverbell Army Heliport (SBAHP) is currently the home of the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (WAATS), 1-285th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Army Aviation Support Facility #2, Singapore Peace Vanguard Detachment, and the Silverbell Armed Forces Reserve Center. SBAHP, collocated with Pinal Airpark, is surrounded by the vast Sonoran desert 13 miles

ǡǯ Ǥ Above: Aerial view of Silverbell Army Heliport. (National Guard provided The remote desert location lends itself to photo) Left: An Apache Helicopter flying over unencumbered aviation training due to the desert. (National Guard provided photo) diverse terrain, ideal year-round weather, and proximity to the Barry Goldwater Range

Complex in Gila Bend, Arizona. MISSION STATEMENT Conduct individual and unit level Managed by the Arizona Army aviation training, operate regional ǡ ǯ aviation simulation facilities, and provide aviation support operations locations, training in excess of 300 pilots annually. Pilot and support for the Army, the State of Arizona and international military customers. personnel from all three components of the U.S. Army (the Regular

Army; the Army Reserve; and the Army National Guard), as well as allied countries in Europe and Asia receive advanced training in three UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » Located on Pinal Airpark, home of advanced airframes and multiple state-of-the-art flight simulators. Marana Aerospace Solutions, one ŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ It is estimated that the Arizona National Guard had an facilities for non-military aircraft » One of only four Army National economic impact of approximately $515 million in 2009. Guard Aviation Training Sites training AH64D Apache Longbow, FAST FACTS UH60A Blackhawk, UH72A Lakota, and OH58A/C Kiowa » Location: Pinal County, AZ (near Marana, AZ) » Regular user of the 1.7M acre Barry M. Goldwater Range for » Land Area: 160 acres AH64D aerial gunnery training

2 » Local Flying Area: 3,600 nautical miles

» Military Personnel: 263 CONTACT Public Affairs Office, ARNG » Civilian Personnel: 341 602-267-2550/629-4638

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U.S. Navy NAVAL OBSERVATORY, FLAGSTAFF : ARIZONA

Located within an alpine forrest on the Colorado Plateau, U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff (NOFS) is the US Naval Observatory's dark-sky site for optical and near-infrared astronomy. In 1955, the observatory moved from Washington, D.C. to its current location five miles west of Flagstaff, Arizona. It is administrativelyassigned to Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. At 7,741 feet above sea level, the observatory iǯ highest elevated observatory and a national dark sky observing site. Although light pollution threatens its mission, the observatory has successfully Above: Located at NOFS, the 1.55 meter managed to maintain its dark sky Kaj Strand Reflector has been ƚŚĞEĂǀǇ͛Ɛ by working collaboratively with largest telescope since 1964 (U.S. Navy Photo) federal, state, and local agencies Left: NOFS is home to the largest and and private and commercial last Ritchey-Chretien telescope built by American astronomer George W. Ritchey, landowners. which was constructed in 1934. (U.S. Navy Photo) Notably, the observatory also operates the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer with Lowell MISSION STATEMENT Observatory and the Naval Research Laboratory at Anderson Mesa, » To make, analyze, and interpret such astrometric and photometric dark Arizona. Spread over ten acres, this massive structure combines the sky observations as are required to fulfill the mission of the U.S. Naval light of several telescopes to take remarkably detailed images of Observatory » To conduct a research program to celestial bodies. improve the observational methods and the accuracy of astronomical data required by the Navy and other FAST FACTS components of the Department of Defense » To perform such other functions or » Location: Coconino County, AZ (near Flagstaff) tasks as may be directed by higher authority

» Land Area: 282 acres » Personnel: 35 scientists, engineers, and staff CONTACT

(928) 779-5132

For more information, please see < http://www.nofs.navy.mil/ >

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U.S. Army YUMA PROVING GROUND : ARIZONA

Adjacent to the Colorado River, Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) lies in the heart of the Sonoran desert, near the Arizona-California border. The U.S. Army traces its presence at YPG to an ͳͺͷͲǯhilltop fortification that overlooked a once vital Colorado River crossing. Today, at 1,300-square miles and controlling nearly 2,000

miles of restricted airspace, YPG Above: An M1 Abrams tank on a test course at YPG. (U.S. Army photo) is one of the largest military installations in the world. Left: Silhouette of soldier at YPG during sunset. (U.S. Army photo) ǯharsh terrain lends itself perfectly for ǯ ground arsenal. As such, YPG is a prominent testing facility for MISSION STATEMENT artillery, unmanned aerial systems, parachute systems, and much To plan, conduct, assess, analyze, report and support developmental tests, more. It ǯerland artillery test range and experiments, production tests, and integrated developmental/operational ǯ most highly instrumented helicopter armament test tests; and provide training support to Army, sister service, Department of range. YPG also contains over 200 miles of improved road courses Defense, U.S. Government, for testing military vehicles, over 1,000 miles of fiber-optic cable international, and commercial customers. linking test locations, and the most modern mine and demolitions test facility in the western hemisphere.

With an annual economic impact of roughly $500 million VISION STATEMENT and nearly 3,000 employees, YPG is the main non-agricultural A Team YPG that is the premier testing authority - competitive, comprehensive, and primary high technology employer for the region. and accurate; valued and respected by our customers and decision makers; and

ensuring the utmost Warfighter success. FAST FACTS

» Location: Yuma and La Paz Counties, AZ » Land Area: 1,300 square miles CONTACT Public Affairs Office » Special Use Airspace: 1,861 nautical miles 928-328-6533/6149 » Military Personnel: 175 » Civilian Personnel: 2,600

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YUMA PROVING GROUND : ARIZONA

UNIT MISSIONS » Yuma Proving Ground: Responsible for managing operations at three Army test centers: Yuma Test Center (YTC) at YPG; the Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC) in Alaska; and the Tropic Regions Test Center (TRTC) in Panama, Hawaii, Honduras, Suriname, and other tropic areas. YTC is responsible for desert environmental testing. CRTC primarily conducts extreme cold weather testing. TRTC is optimized for tropic climate testing.

» Yuma Proving Ground Garrison: Responsible for the management of zƵŵĂWƌŽǀŝŶŐ'ƌŽƵŶĚ͛ƐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌŽĂĚƐ͕ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ Above: YPG weapons operators prepare electricity, and environmental management. Physical security services and a M777 155mm howitzer for firing. zW'͛Ɛ ƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚ͛ƐĨĂŵŝůǇŵŽƌĂůĞ͕ǁĞůĨĂƌĞ, and gun crews are among the most recreation activities are also provided by garrison personnel. experienced in the Army. (U.S. Army photo) » Military Freefall School (MFFS): A joint forces training school that covers all aspects of military freefall parachuting and trains approximately 1,000 students per year. Students come from all U.S. military Services. MFFS is COMMANDER RANK part of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Colonel headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

» Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course (SOTACC): The TESTING & TRAINING RANGES purpose of the course is to teach Special Forces troops from the military » Kofa Firing Range Services the conduct of close air support missions and fully certify hem as » Cibola Range qualified Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC). All bombing and firing » Mine/Countermine Complex missions take place over Yuma Proving Ground. » Smart Weapons Test Range » Simulated overseas village areas » Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE): Provides » Six airfields and over a dozen calibration and repair of sophisticated instrumentation used throughout parachute drop zones zW'͛ƐƚĞƐƚƌĂŶŐĞƐ͘dDƚĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƐĂƌĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐĂůů adjustable equipment is tuned and aligned in accordance with detailed specifications to ensure test accuracy. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS » One of the largest military » Military Working Dog Training: Over 600 military working dog teams installations in the world and the come to the proving ground for training each year from around the nation. ƌŵǇ͛ƐďƵƐŝĞƐƚƚĞƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƚŝŽŶ Courses range from two weeks in length to two months in specialized YPG » Tests nearly all artillery weapons training areas, even simulated overseas villages. Veterinary care is and ammunition for U.S. ground provided by YPG veterinarians. forces and many foreign nations. » Over 100 ongoing tests at any single » Specialized Improvised Explosive Device Testing: Begun at YPG early in time the last decade, technology that counters the threat of improvised » Terrain and temperature closely explosive devices has been routinely tested at the proving ground. matches Southwest Asia and the Numerous facilities have been constructed, including overseas village Middle East areas, to ensure this testing is as realistic as possible. » Improvised explosive devices testing facilities » General Motors Desert Test Center: General Motors opened an » Environmental conditioning automotive test complex on 2,000 acres at the proving ground in 2009, chambers arranged through the Army Joint Use Lease process. The complex is used » Specialized facilities for unmanned by General Motors to test civilian automotive products, but YPG personnel aerial system testing and training use the facility frequently for Army automotive testing at no cost to the » No known endangered animal government. The facility was formerly located near Phoenix. species or urban encroachment concerns

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