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Chapter 2 ⎯ Description of the Proposed Action and AlternativesFigure 2–5PTA Range Project SitingUnits at all levels would conduct maneuver training across the full spectrum of maneuver operationsto be properly prepared for operational deployment. Small unit maneuvers at the squad, platoon, andcompany level would typically take place at SBMR and the SRAA. Platoons would be anticipated totrain up to 5 weeks each at SBMR to support doctrinal maneuver requirements. The SBCT has 27 infantryplatoons and 9 reconnaissance platoons that would be required to conduct maneuver trainingfor up to 5 weeks each at SBMR. This represents a 33 percent increase in the frequency of small unittraining maneuvers in comparison to the training requirements for the 2/25 th ID (L) and its 27 maneuverand reconnaissance platoons. The companies of the 2/25 th are also required to conduct up to 5weeks of maneuver training per year. The 2/25 th has 12 maneuver companies versus the previous requirementsto train the nine companies of the 2/25 th (L), also representing a 33 percent increase in thesmall unit training requirements when directly comparing the 2/25 th to the 2/25 th (L). Given thatUSAG-HI supports the training of the 3/25 th IBCT in addition to other unit training, the total increaseof squad, platoon, and company training distributed on the Island of Oahu would be anticipated to beless than a 25 percent increase in total Oahu training area utilization.Maneuver training for larger units at the battalion and brigade levels would be anticipated to occur atthe larger maneuver training areas of PTA. The frequency of battalion-level maneuver events is anticipatedto increase from 6 to 8 events annually to support the maneuver training requirements of2/25 th . The frequency of brigade-level maneuver rotations every 12 to 18 months would not differ betweenthe 2/25 th SBCT and the previous infantry brigade. A majority of these larger unit maneuvers atFebruary 2008 2–28 2/25th SBCT Final EIS