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