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Chapter 2 ⎯ Description of the Proposed Action and Alternatives2.7 ALTERNATIVE C: PERMANENTLY STATION THE 2/25 TH SBCTAT FORT CARSON WHILE CONDUCTING REQUIRED MILITARYTRAINING AT TRAINING SITES IN COLORADOSummary Description: Under this alternative the Army would permanently home station the 2/25 thSBCT at Fort Carson, Colorado (Figure 2–13) by exchanging places with the modular 4/4 IBCT. The2/25 th would return to Fort Carson in early 2009 upon completion of its deployment. The 2/25 th wouldconduct all activities needed to support the Proposed Action, including full training, garrison operations,deployment, providing for Soldier and Family quality of life and the strategic needs of the U.S.Army. Garrison operations, unit weapons qualifications, platoon training, equipment maintenance,and the housing and support of Soldiers and their Families would take place primarily at Fort Carson.Because of the limited availability of training land, unit maneuvers above the platoon level would primarilyoccur at PCMS. Fort Carson, however, possesses most of the training range infrastructure thatwould be used to conduct CALFEX exercises for company and limited battalion live-fire qualifications.A considerable majority of the 2/25 th ’s individual and collective vehicular mounted live-firetraining would occur at Fort Carson.The stationing of the 2/25 th SBCT at Fort Carson would result in a net increase of a projected 663Soldiers at the installation. Major differences between the equipment of the 2/25 th SBCT and the 4/4 thIBCT include approximately 320 Stryker vehicles and increased numbers of indirect fire systems,such as 18 155-mm cannons, 24 additional 120-mm mortars, and 27 additional 105 mm direct firecannon systems mounted on the Stryker MGS. Table 2–15 compares the manning, vehicles andequipment of the 4/4 th IBCT to that of the 2/25 th SBCT.Table 2–15 Unit Equipment Comparisons — 4/4 th IBCT and 2/25 th SBCTUnitFort Carson4/4 th IBCT 2/25 th SBCTSoldiers 3,442 4,105Intelligence, Surveillance, & ReconnaissanceUnmanned aerial vehicles 4 4VehiclesWheeled Support Vehicles 924 588Combat Vehicles 0 317 Strykers (27 MGS incl.)Tracked Vehicles 2 0Direct Fire SystemsMobile Gun Systems 0 27Javelins 76 121Anti-Tank Guided Missiles 28 ITAS 9Indirect Fire SystemsMortars: 120 mm/81 mm/60 mm 12/8/14 36/12/18Howitzers: M119 (105 mm) 16 0Howitzers: M777 (155 mm) 0 18February 2008 2–39 2/25th SBCT Final EIS