SBCT Final EIS - Govsupport.us

Chapter 2 ⎯ Description of the Proposed Action and AlternativesFigure 2–7Existing Configuration of Garrison Infrastructure to Support the 2/25thSBCTseveral years until an extension of the motor pool facility could be completed. In the interim, vehiclemaintenance operations and parking would be constrained, particularly given the extended coldweather of the Alaskan winter. The construction of indoor vehicle maintenance facilities would needto be expedited to support the 2/25 th SBCT’s fleet of Stryker vehicles. In implementing Alternative B,SBCT vehicles would need to be winterized, receiving chains and other winter equipment as well asadding heavier weight engine oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid, and other petroleum and lubricantsto the vehicles.Training Range and Training Support Infrastructure Construction: Fort Richardson currentlypossesses a majority of the training ranges and facilities required to support the live-fire training activitiesof the 2/25 th SBCT. Fort Richardson training infrastructure includes the full suite of trainingranges required to maintain SBCT training readiness standards, with the exception of the BAX,MPMG, and UAC. Fort Richardson would use its MPTR as a substitute for the anti-armor trackingrange, which is an acceptable substitute under Army training doctrine (TC 25–8 Training Ranges).Because Fort Richardson does not have the required training space to accommodate construction of aBAX, the 2/25 th would use the BAX at DTA that has already been programmed to support the trainingof the 1/25 th SBCT stationed at Fort Wainwright. A CACTF is also being constructed at DTA.Construction of the BAX and CACTF are slated for completion in 2008 and should be available foruse by the 2/25 th SBCT when it completes its deployment in 2009. The BAX and CACTF ranges havethe capacity to support the training requirements of both the 1/25 th and 2/25 th SBCT. To accommodatethe full measure of SBCT training requirements of the 2/25 th SBCT, an MPMG range and anUAC would be constructed at Fort Richardson to implement the Proposed Action under AlternativeFebruary 2008 2–32 2/25th SBCT Final EIS