[PDF] Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Program eBook

Author : AIR FORCE REGIONAL CIVIL ENGINEER NORTON AFB CA BALLISTIC MISSILE SUPPORT.
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Page : 60 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 1989
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The U.S. Air Force proposes to deploy 50 Peacekeeper missiles on 25 trains, which will be based at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and at up to 10 other Air Force installations. If the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison system is approved for deployment, F.E. Warren AFB would be the Main Operating Base (MOB) and the first garrison installation. After the EIS is filed, the other garrison installations to be used would be selected from the 10 candidates and the decision would be documented in one or more Records of Decision. Up to four trains could be deployed at the MOB and at each selected garrison installation. Peacekeeper missiles would be assembled and integrated onto missile launch cars at F.E. Warren AFB and then dispatched to other selected garrison installations. Periodically, a training train, with no missile propellants or warheads onboard, would travel to each of the garrison installations for operations, security, and maintenance training. Periodically, for maintenance or test launches, missiles (without warheads) would be moved by rail between garrisons and F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming or Vandenberg AFB, California. During periods of national need and upon receipt of direction from a higher authority, Peacekeeper trains could be dispersed onto the national rail network to improve their survivability. Potential environmental impacts are considered in the FEIS under the following environmental resource categories: socioeconomics, utilities, transportation, land use, cultural, biological, water, geology and soils, air quality, and noise. In addition, national economic impacts, national railroad transportation impacts, and safety considerations are discussed.

Author : AIR FORCE REGIONAL CIVIL ENGINEER NORTON AFB CA BALLISTIC MISSILE SUPPORT.
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Page : 853 pages
File Size : 32,98 MB
Release : 1989
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The U.S. Air Force proposes to deploy 50 Peacekeeper missiles on 25 trains, which will be based at F.E. AFB, Wyoming, and at up to 10 other Air Force installations. If the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison system is approved for deployment, F.E. Warren AFB would be the Main Operating Base (MOB) and the first garrison installation. After the EIS is filed, the other garrison installations to be used would be selected from the 10 candidates and the decision would be documented in one or more Records of Decision. Up to four trains could be deployed at the MOB and at each selected garrison installation. Peacekeeper missiles would be assembled and integrated onto missile launch cars at F.E. Warren AFB and then dispatched to other selected garrison installations. Periodically, a train, with no missile propellants or warheads onboard, would travel to each of the garrison installations for operations, security, and maintenance training. Periodically, for maintenance or test launches, missiles (without warheads) would be moved by rail between garrisons and F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming or Vandenberg AFB, California. During the periods of national need and upon receipt of direction from the National Command Authority, Peacekeeper trains could be dispersed onto the national rail network to improve their survivability. Potential environmental impacts are considered in the FEIS under the following environmental resource categories: socioeconomics, utilities, transportation, land use, cultural, biological, water, geology and soils, air quality, and noise. In addition, national economic impacts, national railroad transportation impacts, and safety considerations are discussed.

Author : DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC.
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Page : 54 pages
File Size : 16,44 MB
Release : 1988
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The U.S. Air Force proposes to deploy 50 Peacekeeper missiles on 25 trains, which will be based at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and at up to ten other garrison installations. If the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison system is approved for deployment, F.E. Warren AFB would be the Main Operating Base (MOB) and the first garrison installation. After the Final EIS is filed, the other garrison installations to be used would be selected from the ten candidates and the decision would be documented in one or more Records of Decision. Up to four trains could be deployed at each selected garrison installation. Peacekeeper missiles would be assembled and integrated onto the missile launch cars at F.E. Warren AFB and then dispatched to other selected garrison installations. Potential environmental impacts associated with both of these actions are considered in the DEIS under the following environmental resource categories: socieoconomics, utilities, transportation, land use, cultural, biological, water, geology and soils, air quality, and noise. In addition, national economic impacts, national railroad transportation impacts, and safety considerations are discussed. Finally, mitigation measures that can be taken to rehabilitate or restore the affected environment or to reduce significant adverse impacts are identified.

Author : U. S. Government Accountability Office (
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 23,37 MB
Release : 2013-06
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ISBN : 9781289031596

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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) progress in developing the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Project, which would deploy intercontinental ballistic missiles. GAO found that: (1) DOD approved the project for full-scale development in 1988, with initial operational capability (IOC) in 1991; (2) although DOD developed an acquisition schedule with concurrent development and production activities that could reasonably meet the IOC date, DOD would only have completed about 2 years of the 4-year test program; (3) the estimated costs for the Rail Garrison project would total about $7.4 billion, excluding the acquisition of Peacekeeper missiles; (4) the final cost of deploying 100 Peacekeeper missiles in silos and rail garrisons depended on congressional funding actions and the impact of the concurrent development and production components; (5) it was too early to assess the program's technical performance, since it was in the early developmental stages; and (6) the Air Force may need to acquire land adjacent to seven installations or relocate existing base facilities to accommodate rail garrison facilities.

Author : DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC.
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Page : 777 pages
File Size : 39,7 MB
Release : 1988
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The U.S. Air Force proposes to deploy 50 Peacekeeper missiles on 25 trains, which will be based at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and at up to ten other garrison installations. Peacekeeper missiles would be assembled and integrated onto the missile launch cars at F.E. Warren AFB and then dispatched to other selected garrison installations. Periodically, a training train, with no missile propellants or warheads onboard, would travel to each of the garrison installations for operations, security, and maintenance training. Periodically, for maintenance or test launches, missiles (without warheads) would be moved by rail between garrisons and P.E. Warren AFB or Vandenberg AFB. During periods of national need and upon receipt of direction from the National Command Authority, Peacekeeper trains could be dispersed onto the nation's rail network to improve their survivability. The Alternative Action is to deploy 100 Peacekeeper missiles on 50 trains. Potential environmental impacts associated with both of these actions are considered in the DEIS under the following environmental resource categories: socioeconomics, utilities, transportation, land use, cultural, biological, water, geology and soils, air quality, and noise. In addition, national economic impacts, national railroad transportation impacts, and safety considerations are discussed. Finally, mitigation measures that can be taken to rehabilitate or restore the affected environment or to reduce significant adverse impacts are identified. (AW).