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The basing of C‐17 aircraft and the addition of associated operations;
The retirement of the C‐141 aircraft and the elimination of related
operations;
The reduction in the number of C‐5 aircraft and associated
operations;
A decrease in the number of based aircraft operations;
The addition of Assault Landing Zone operations by C‐17 and C‐130
aircraft;
The addition, elimination, and modification of aircraft flight tracks to
correspond with changes in flying operations; and
Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan
The policy of the DOD is to fully comply with applicable federal, state, and
county laws, ordinances, regulations, and guidelines, specifically designed to
protect and preserve the environment. The Sikes Act Improvement
Amendments of 1997 requires that the DOD manage their natural resources
while providing a sustained method for the multiple uses of those resources.
The Act also requires the development of the Integrated Natural Resources
Management Plan (INRMP) document. To guide natural resource
management efforts on‐installation, Travis AFB maintains an INRMP, most
recently updated in March 2016.
The Travis AFB INRMP describes the surrounding environment and provides
an assessment of the impacts to these resources as a result of
mission‐related activities. The INRMP directs management practices that
comply with federal, state, and local standards. Additionally, it is designed
to protect natural resources, mitigate negative impacts and enhance the
positive effects of Travis AFB’s mission on local and regional natural
resources. The primary natural resources goals involve implementation of
the INRMP, fish and wildlife management, wetland management,
threatened and endangered species management, grazing management,
and invasive species management.
Technical improvements to the NOISEMAP program.
Bird / Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard Plan
Travis AFB maintains a Bird / Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Plan to
minimize the threat of bird strikes to aircraft and protect local wildlife. A
BASH Plan is designed to minimize wildlife and bird strike damage to military
aircraft by controlling birds, alerting aircrew and operations personnel, and
providing increased levels of flight safety, especially during the critical
phases of flight, take‐off and landing operations.
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan
Specifically, the plan has two phases, Phase I and Phase II. Phase I
concentrates on wildlife control and dispersal and is in effect year‐round.
Phase II is used in conjunction with Phase l procedures and concentrates on
wildlife avoidance, using scheduling and airfield operating restrictions.
Phase II is implemented during the September through April migration
period. The plan also establishes and outlines the responsibilities of the
Bird Hazard Working Group that meets to review strike data and
recommend actions to reduce hazards. Bird Watch Conditions are also
defined, ranging from low to moderate to severe.
TSS Background Report
DOD Instruction 4715.3 and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32‐7065 require
installations to develop an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan
(ICRMP) as an internal compliance and management tool integrating the
entirety of the cultural resources program with ongoing mission activities.
The ICRMP summarizes the history of Travis AFB and reviews past historical
and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for
the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and
provides standard operating procedures that help preserve the cultural
resources of the installation within the context of the mission.
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