Alternative Elmendorf Air Force Base Overall Proposal You are in the Elmendorf AFB section. This page is intended to help you find specific information about Elmendorf AFB and to clarify this section’s relation to the rest of the Draft EIS. Preface Detailed Guide for Reading the Draft EIS Go back to the Preface for a detailed guide for reading the Draft EIS. Chapter 1 Purpose and Need for the Initial F-22 Operational Wing Beddown Go back to Chapter 1 to learn about the purpose and need for the Initial F-22 Operational Wing Beddown. Chapter 2 1 Overview of the Proposed Action and Alternatives 1 Alternative Identification Process 1 Summary Comparison of Proposed Action and Alternatives Go back to Chapter 2 for an overview of the proposed action and alternatives. Chapter 3 Information Specific to Each Base Five Base-Specific Sections LA-Langley AFB Proposed Action EG-Eglin AFB Alternative See Langley AFB Section See Eglin AFB Section This section of the Draft EIS presents site-specific and resource-specific details on existing environmental conditions for Elmendorf AFB. It also describes the potential environmental consequences of this alternative EL-Elmendorf AFB Alternative Section EL1 Introduction TY-Tyndall AFB Alternative See Mountain Home AFB Section See Tyndall AFB Section Section EL2 Detailed Description of Action Section EL3 Affected Environment, No-Action, Environmental Consequences, and Comparative Summary Aircraft Operations EL3.1 Airspace Management and Use EL3.2 Noise EL3.3 Air Quality EL3.4 Safety Natural Resources EL3.5 Soils and Water EL3.6 Terrestrial Communities EL3.7 Wetlands and Freshwater Aquatic Communities EL3.8 Threatened and Endangered Species EL3.9 Marine Communities A summary of public and agency comments received during scoping are included in section EL2.4. Throughout this section for Elmendorf AFB, we have added margin notes defining terms and highlighting items of interest. MH-Mountain Home AFB Alternative Cultural and Traditional Resources EL3.10 Visual EL3.11 Cultural and Traditional Resources Human Resources EL3.12 Land Use EL3.13 Socioeconomics EL3.14 Environmental Justice Community and Infrastructure EL3.15 Public Services EL3.16 Transportation EL3.17 Hazardous Materials and Waste Section EL4 Cumulative Effects, Irreversible, and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources Overall Proposal Section EL5 Summary of Proposed Management Actions Chapter 4 References Volume 2 Chapter 5 List of Preparers Volume 2 Chapter 6 Index Volume 2 Appendices Volume 2 Glossary, Acronyms and Abbreviations