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COMPTUEX/JTFEX COASTAL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION 25 OCTOBER 2006The Proposed Action would use existing land and sea ranges currently used by the Navy forCOMPTUEX/JTFEX activities. The type of vessels and aircraft that would participate inCOMPTUEX/JTFEX are the same units that have been conducting major range events inSOCAL. The COMPTUEX/JTFEX activities are short-term and intermittent, and do not involveland acquisition, new construction, modification or acquisition of airspace, or any expansion orpermanent movement of military personnel. Training activities conducted duringCOMPTUEX/JTFEX would occur both inside and outside the coastal zone (CZ). Less than halfof the training events occur within the CZ (Table 1-2). Of these events, only a small portionhave the potential to affect coastal uses or resources within the CZ (marked with asterisk inTable 1-2). The remaining training events comprising a JTFEX/COMPTUEX occur outside theCZ and do not have an effect on coastal zone uses or resources (Table 1-3). This CoastalConsistency Determination (CCD) analyzes those activities that occur in the CZ or could have adirect or indirect effect on coastal uses or resources within the CZ. It also provides a briefdescription of those events that occur outside the CZ or do not have a direct or indirect effect oncoastal uses or resources within the CZ (Appendix).1.3 PURPOSE AND NEEDThe purpose of conducting COMPTUEXs and JTFEXs is to train, prepare and certify StrikeGroup readiness prior to deployment of forces to Combatant Commanders. The exercisesincorporate a multi-dimensional, multi-threat environment that stresses all aspects of jointmaritime operations.The need for major naval exercises such as COMPTUEXs or JTFEXs is derived from theCongressional mandate to organize, train, and equip the military services for prompt andsustained combat operations (10 United States Code [U.S.C.] Sections 5032 and 5062). TheCOMPTUEX and JTFEX are required both to train the units and to evaluate their combatreadiness. At the conclusion of the JTFEX, Commander, U.S. THIRD Fleet certifies to theCommander, Pacific Fleet that the CSG or ESG is ready to deploy, fulfilling the Navy’s Title 10responsibilities.PAGE 4