Air Force to prepare supplement for training initiative

Published Jan. 12, 2005

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- The U.S. Air Force will prepare a supplement to the Realistic Bomber Training Initiative Final Environmental Impact Statement as directed by the Oct. 12, 2004, decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

The supplement will address the effects of wake vortices on ground structures associated with RBTI aircraft training. It will also address the effects of RBTI on civil and commercial aviation as specified in the courts ruling.

The draft supplement is scheduled to be released this spring. Two public hearings will be held in the West Texas area. Dates, locations and times for the public hearings as well as for the release of the supplement will be announced as they become available.

Currently, the Air Force continues to conduct training critical to national security on the route while awaiting further direction from the Court on its decision.

For more information, call 1st Lt. Jennifer Tumminio at (757) 764-8338.