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Military Compatibility Area
Strategy
strategies that apply to the Study Area as a
whole (see Figure 1).
MCA 2 (Safety). This MCA has four subzones in
which strategies address the establishment of
restrictive or conservation easements between
the military and willing landowners and
awareness measures and land use changes
would avoid attracting birds and wildlife to the
area.
MCA 3 (BASH). This MCA is an area defined by
a five‐mile statute radius around the air
operations area of an airfield that should be
considered in land use planning relative to bird
air strike hazard incidents. Land uses that
attract birds (e.g. landfills and man‐made water
features) should be discouraged from this area.
MCA 4 (Noise). An area that is defined by the
65 dB and 70 dB DNL noise contour associated
with air operations at Maxwell AFB.
MCA 5 (Vertical Obstruction). This MCA and its
subzones document the areas subject to
vertical height restrictions due to aircraft
Joint Land Use Study Report
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