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Chapter 3—Affected EnvironmentThe potential NMD site would be located in what is known as the MainPost Area, just outside the cantonment area. The Main Post areaconsists of approximately 5,810 hectares (14,357 acres) and serves asthe center for most of the day-to-day activities at Fort Greely. Thecantonment area consists of family and troop housing, medical facilities,administrative buildings, community services, industrial areas, recreationareas, open space, and the Allen Army Airfield. (U.S. Army Alaska,1997—Draft Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan) Thisportion of Fort Greely is operating on a skeleton crew, and very fewfacilities are being utilized. A total of 741 hectares (1,830 acres) withinthe cantonment area is subject to BRAC realignment action, which isscheduled to be completed in July 2001. A prison is currently beingconsidered as a potential reuse of a portion of the cantonment area.(Gori, 1999—Comments received by EDAW, Inc., regarding the NMDDeployment Coordinating Draft DEIS)The Fort Greely West Training Area consists of 231,479 hectares(571,995 acres), currently withdrawn from the public domain by PublicLaw 99-606. The withdrawal terminates in 2001. The Department ofthe Army has published a Legislative EIS to renew its use of the FortGreely West Training Area (formerly known as the Fort Greely ManeuverArea). (Gori, 1999—Comments received by EDAW, Inc., regarding theNMD Deployment Coordinating Draft DEIS) This area is used as a testsite for weapons and equipment (U.S. Army Alaska, 1997—DraftIntegrated Natural Resources Management Plan) and is used to testexperimental designs under extreme weather conditions. This testing ofweapons and equipment includes all types of bombing and gunneryexercises in the impact areas. Large impact areas and buffer zones arerequired, since equipment and weapons with unknown or unreliable firingcharacteristics are being tested. Vehicle testing is also conducted on themaneuver area. This portion of Fort Greely contains very few man-madefacilities. (U.S. Department of the Army, 1980—EIS concerningProposed Land Withdrawal for the 172 nd Infantry Brigade at Fort Greely)The area to the south and east of the potential NMD site is known as theFort Greely East Training Area. This area of Fort Greely consists of20,943 hectares (51,750 acres) and is located east of the West TrainingArea (U.S. Army Alaska, 1997—Draft Integrated Natural ResourcesManagement Plan). This land was withdrawn from the public domain byPublic Law 99-606. The withdrawal terminates in 2001. TheDepartment of the Army has published a Legislative EIS to renew its useof the Fort Greely East Training Area (formerly known as the Fort GreelyAir Drop Zone). This area is primarily used as a non-firing maneuver area.(Gori, 1999—Comments received by EDAW, Inc., regarding the NMDDeployment Coordinating Draft DEIS) Other activities includeexperimental air drops, airborne training, and testing of clothing, vehicles,and equipment. The principal facilities within this area are 53-kilometer3-270 NMD Deployment Final EIS