Siting Report for Theater Missile Defense Mid-Range Test Launch Complex at Ft.Wingate Depot Activity, NM: Based on Sit Survey, 14-18 February 1994

摘要

This study is provided to assess the capability of Ft. Wingate Depot Activity toact as a Ballistic Missile Defense Test Support Complex for the launch of target missiles toward White Sands Missile Range. The study does not recommend action, but it does identify a preferred launch area at Ft. Wingate should a decision to use the Depot as a launch complex take place. The study preceeds decisions based upon the Extended Range Environmental Impact Statement due to the fact that Ft. Wingate Depot Activity has been closed. The installation was nominated for closure in the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Act and the Army is in the process of releasing the land to other federal and local agencies. The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization has informed the Army that it has a continuing interest in some areas of Ft. Wingate and may have a potential future use of the site. This study supports the identification of 11,800 acres of Ft. Wingate Depot Activity for retention by the Department of Defense until a decision for future use can be made.