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COMPTUEX/JTFEX EA/OEA Final Chapter 2CHAPTER 2DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES2.1 COMPTUEX AND JTFEX TRAINING AREASComposite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) training occursat-sea and at various locations throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada (Figure 1.2-1). Table 2.1-1summarizes the ranges used for COMPTUEX/JTFEX training; onshore range NEPA compliancedocumentation references are cited in this table. The analysis in this Environmental Assessment(EA)/Overseas Environmental Assessment (OEA) focuses on four offshore and near shore ranges withinthe Southern California (SOCAL) Range Complex (Warning Area 291 [W-291], SCIRC, NB Coronado,and offshore MCB Camp Pendleton) and the southern portion of the offshore area within the Point MuguSea Range (Table 2.1-1). For purposes of analysis in the EA/OEA, these four offshore and near shoretraining areas within the SOCAL Range Complex are referred to as the SOCAL Operating Area (SOCALOPAREA). Bases and ranges used only for support activities and certain special warfare training eventswere omitted from further consideration because these are considered routine support activities (e.g., takeoff/landing from an existing airfield), so are not within the operational scope of the EA/OEA.Table 2.1-1. Ranges and Operating Areas of COMPTUEXs and JTFEXsComponent Area Description COMPTUEX/JTFEX Activities NEPA DocumentationSouthern CaliforniaOperating AreaSOCAL offshore training areas andranges, including Warning Area 291(W-291)San Clemente Island RangeComplex (SCIRC) and its onshore,nearshore, and offshore rangesNaval Base Coronado consisting of: Naval Air Station North Island(NASNI) Naval Amphibious Base (NAB)Coronado Silver Strand Training Complex(SSTC)Adjacent waters off Camp Pendletonknown as the Amphibious AssaultArea (CPAAA) and Camp PendletonAmphibious Vehicle Training Area(CPAVA)COMPTUEX/JTFEX trainingactivities planned for the SOCALOPAREA include all those activitieslisted in Table 2.2-1 and describedin Sections 2.3.Covered under this EA/OEACovered under this EA/OEACovered under this EA/OEACovered under this EA/OEACovered under this EA/OEACovered under this EA/OEA2-1 February 2007