Partners for a Compatible Future

Naval Air Station Fallon

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The mission of NAS Fallon is to support the extensive Fallon Range Training Center (FRTC), located to the north, east, south and southwest of the air station. Aircrews based at NAS Fallon are only minutes away from the ranges, saving time and fuel. NAS Fallon is hometo the Navy’s premier integrated strike warfare training facilities. The Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) facilitates a variety of programs that train the Fleet in platform weapons and tactics. The most famous course is the TOPGUN Fighter Weapons School.NAWDC also operates the Rotary Wing Weapons School, the Electronic Attack Weapons School, and the Carrier Airborne Early Warning School, and also coordinates with Naval Special Warfare Command (Navy SEALs) for mutual training benefit. The role of NAS Fallon is critical to the Navy and, by extension, to the U.S. Military and the country as a whole.

HistoryFrom its beginnings as a World War II Army Air Corps airstrip in 1942, NAS Fallon has served many different missions throughout the years. It was originally designed as a fall- back airstrip to launch missions against a Japanese strike against the west coast, but over time became one of the premier training sites for Navy and Marine Corps pilots and crews. In 1972 the Navy recognized NAS Fallon’s importance to naval aviation by commissioning the base to a major aviation command. NAS Fallon has evolved into a versatile, comprehensive training facility known to aviators around the world as the pinnacle of air warfare training.

Our Mission TodayTo provide the most realistic integrated air warfare training support available to carrier air wings, tenant commands, and individual units participating in training events, including joint and multi-national exercises, while remaining committed to its assigned personnel. In support of these critical training and personnel requirements, NAS Fallon continually upgrades and maintains the Fallon range complex, the airfield, aviation support facilities, and base living/recreation accommodations, ensuring deployed unit training and a local quality of life second to none.

WHO WE ARE

WHO WE ARE

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Source: NAS Fallon Economic Impact Assessment, April 2016 (using financial data from Fiscal Year 2015)1The economic region of influence evaluated in the 2015 NAS Fallon economic impact assessment included Churchill, Washoe, and Lyon counties.

NAS Fallon is a major contributor to Churchill County, providing economic stimulus in the form of good-paying jobs, demand for housing and consumer products, expenditures for supplies and operational support services, and related economic activities that ripple through a wide range of economic sectors.

NAS Fallon’s contribution to the regional1 economy in 2015 included:

Retail and Wholesale Trade 12%

Transportation/Information/Utilities

17%Services 52%

Construction 17%

Agriculture and Mining 0.4%Manufacturing 1%Government 1%

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NAS Fallon’s land area includes the main station/airfield (8,670 acres) and the training ranges (241,127 acres). The main station, located about six miles south of the City of Fallon, conducts nearly 54,000 flight operations per year in support of training activities at the Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC). The majority of the land uses in close proximity to the base are agricultural and low density residential. Open space and these types of low density land uses are generally compatible with the installation’s flight operations and mission.

Approximately 13,000 square miles of Northern Nevada airspace overlays the FRTC Complex to support the flight training mission. The airspace is utilized for large scale Air Wing attack scenarios, air-to-air combat, and electronic warfare exercises. Training ranges B-17, B-19, and B-20 are primarily air-to-ground target areas for high explosive and precision guided munitions, as well as Close Air Support. B-16 is used by the Naval Special Warfare units for Ground Mobility Training to complete Unit Level Training qualification requirements prior to deployment. The FRTC Military Influence Area identifies the entire training area where the Navy exercises operational capability, promotes awareness of military training, and establishes compatibility standards with local communities.

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AREAS OF OPERATION

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The Navy’s ability to sustain its training mission in northern Nevada depends on the continued support and cooperation of its friends and neighbors in surrounding communities.

Incompatible development of various types can threaten NAS Fallon’s ability to maintain such a unique and ideal training facility for the warriors that protect our freedom. The most significant concerns at NAS Fallon relate to development and restrictions on the use of airspace within the Installation Influence Area, including the following:• Residential and commercial developments with

higher sensitivity to aircraft noise• Major changes in land use such as renewable

energy projects and large scale rezoning• Frequency interference from expanding cellular

and commercial communications • Vertical flight obstructions from communication

towers, new transmission lines, wind turbines, construction cranes, and drill towers

As these challenges increase, pressure can build for the Navy to alter flight operations, reduce flights over certain areas, or otherwise reduce training effectiveness, ultimately jeopardizing the viability of the training mission. The Navy and its partners in the community have an opportunity to work together to manage future growth and development cooperatively for the benefit of all.

CHALLENGES TO OUR MISSION

CHALLENGES TO OUR MISSION

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NAS Fallon has strong ties to the local communities and strives to be a good neighbor through coordination with local governments and organizations as an active stakeholder. NAS Fallon also recognizes that its environmental stewardship is a public benefit to the community. NAS Fallon personnel contribute to a broad range of community service and volunteer work in the community.

Examples of Coordination and Volunteerism:• NAS Fallon’s Federal Fire Department provides fire

suppression, crash/rescue, and emergency medical response

• NAS Fallon’s Longhorn Search and Rescue team assists in regional rescue efforts

• NAS Fallon Security Department assists local law enforcement agencies and participates in many community actions

• The Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit assists the FBI, Police, Fire Department, and many other local and federal agencies in the rendering safe and proper disposal of explosive hazards

• The “Partners in Education” adopt-a-school program provides tutors for students, hosts academic activities such as science fairs, and holds a “Navy Day” field day each spring

NAS Fallon is committed to working with local government and citizens to plan wisely for conservative growth and resource protection in areas potentially affected by Navy operations.

We continue to plan for change by:• Utilizing REPI program funding to buffer key training areas from incompatible development• Coordinating with local entities to adopt noise disclosure agreements and

monitor energy development plans• Collaborating with the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of

Wildlife, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nevada Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Nevada Conservation Districts and United States Fish and Wildlife Service to protect resources on public lands

• Participating in the NAS Fallon Joint Land Use Study and implementation efforts with local governments, agencies, and stakeholders to identify compatible land uses issues of mutual concern and an action plan to address the issues

How you can help:• Familiarize yourself with local zoning codes and potential constraints from military operations

before buying, renting, developing, or redeveloping property to understand the different kinds of compatible land uses and their requirements

• If you are a land owner in Churchill County, learn whether you might benefit from the Transfer of Development Rights and Conservation Easement Program: http://www.churchillcounty.org/planning/

Working together, we can continue our long history of cooperative interaction necessary to sustain the Navy mission for continued national strength and security.

WORKING TOGETHER FOR A COMPATIBLE FUTURE

WORKING TOGETHER FOR A COMPATIBLE FUTURE

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Working together we can achieve a common vision for the future: an economically vibrant and sustainable community which values its roots and treasures maintaining the viability of the base and the ranges. - Commanding Officer, NAS Fallon

For further information, please contact:NAS Fallon Community Plans and Liaison Office: (775) 426-2925

http://cnic.navy.mil/fallon/index.htmFor aircraft or operations noise complaints please call (775) 426-2419 or (888) 518-9472

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