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Environmental assessment for high-altitude mountainous environmental training (HAMET) Pohakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawaii

Author:
Garo, Victor, U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii
Title:
Environmental assessment for high-altitude mountainous environmental training (HAMET) Pohakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawaii
Periodical:
PTA
Year:
2010
Subject:
Environmental impact analysis High-Altitude Mountainous Environmental Training (HAMET) Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) Helicopter pilots training
Summary:
The 25th Infantry Division - 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (25th CAB), stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, has requirements to train helicopter pilots and crews for high-altitude missions in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan and to satisfy compulsory aviation training doctrine. To meet mission requirements, the 25th CAB needs to provide realistic flight training in a mountainous, high-altitude environment. This environmental assessment addresses the proposed training of helicopter aviators for high-altitude, mountainous-environment missions. Such training is referred to as HAMET (high-altitude mountainous environmental training).
Date:
December 2010
Collection:
EIS