history and discussion of Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex include
information on the units and schools that operate out of the bases. It is
important to identify the military operating areas and current and possible
future missions that take place in the Study Area to understand how the
military operations could potentially impact, or be impacted by, the
surrounding communities. For this reason, Chapter 3 includes a discussion
and maps describing the military footprints of Maxwell AFB and
Gunter Annex.
Table 1‐4.
Chapter 4: Existing Compatibility Tools. This chapter provides an overview of
relevant plans, programs, and studies that are tools to address compatibility
issues in the JLUS Study Area. The applicable tools are reviewed in order to
set a baseline for the evaluation of the effectiveness of each plan or
program relative to addressing the compatibility issues that are identified
and described in Chapter 5.
Chapter 5: Compatibility Assessment. Compatibility, in relation to military
readiness, can be defined as the balance or compromise between
community needs and interests and military needs and interests. In this
chapter, the JLUS presents the compatibility issues identified for the
Montgomery‐Maxwell AFB JLUS. These issues were identified based on input
from the PC and TC, members of the public, existing plans and technical
reports, and evaluation by the project team. This chapter categorizes the
issues into the following 25 compatibility factors. The grayed out factors
were not applicable in the Montgomery‐Maxwell AFB JLUS.
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Compatibility Factors
Air Quality
Anti‐terrorism / Force Protection
Biological Resources
Climate Adaptation
Coordination / Communication
Cultural Resources
Dust / Smoke / Steam
Energy Development
Frequency Spectrum Capacity
Frequency Spectrum Impedance /
Interference
Housing Availability
Infrastructure Extensions
Land / Air / Sea Spaces
Land Use
Legislative Initiatives
Light and Glare
Marine Environment
Noise
Public Trespassing
Roadway Capacity
Safety Zones
Scarce Natural Resources
Vertical Obstructions
Vibration
Water Quality / Quantity
Background Report
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