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JLUS Project Area
The Pinal County JLUS Project Area was designed to consider land surrounding each of
the four AZARNG sites in Pinal County where land and airspace uses may impact current
or future military operations or be impacted by them. Figure 1‐2 shows the Project Area.
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JLUS Organization
The following is a brief overview of the organization of the three Pinal County JLUS
documents: the Background Report, JLUS Report, and Executive Summary Brochure.
Background Report
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Pinal County JLUS. The chapter describes the
strategic and local importance of the AZARNG, the working relationships among base and
local communities, the background and intent of the JLUS, the JLUS Project Area, and the
objectives that were used to guide development of the JLUS. Other information
presented includes a list of the stakeholders involved in developing the JLUS, the JLUS
Project Area, public outreach methods, and the implementation premise.
Chapter 2: Community Profile
Chapter 2 introduces the local jurisdictions that are within the JLUS Project Area and
gives an overview of their history and current statistics, including population, housing
characteristics, economic outlook, and growth and development trends. The chapter
also discusses an overview of the transportation system within the JLUS Project Area.
Chapter 3: Arizona Army National Guard Profile
Chapter 3 provides an overview of Pinal County JLUS Project Area, as well as the military
operations that take place on‐base and in the surrounding area. The discussion of the
Pinal County JLUS Project Area also includes information on the units that operate out of
the base.
It is important to identify the military operating areas and current and possible future
missions that take place in the JLUS Project Area to get an idea of how the military
operations could potentially impact, or be impacted by, the surrounding communities.
For this reason, Chapter 3 includes a discussion and associated maps describing the
military footprint within the Project Area.
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Introduction