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Information sought on former Willcox Air Force bombing /gunnery range
Recently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a Site Inspection at the former Willcox Air Force Range. This site was initially used as a bombing range, but later used for air-to-ground gunnery activities.
The former Willcox Air Force Range is one of many former military installations throughout the United States that will be reviewed under the Department of Defense's Munitions Response Site Prioritization Protocol. This protocol is used to assess sites that may have unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions or munitions constituents, and to assign priorities for any additional investigation or munitions removal that may be required.
The evaluation criteria, including types of munitions that may be present, ease of access to the site and number of people living near the site, are available for public review in the Site Inspection Report. A copy of the document is located at the Willcox Community Library, 207 W. Maley, Willcox, Arizona 85643.
For more information or if you have additional information about past activities related to the former Willcox Air Force Range, please contact: Lu Tan, Project Manager at (213) 452-3669, USACE, Los Angeles District ATTN: CESPL-PM-M, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017-3401, lu.l.tan@usace.army.mil or Daniel Calderon, Public Affairs Officer at (602) 640-2015, extension 285, USACE, Los Angeles District ATTN: CESPL-PA, 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85012-1939, daniel.j.calderon@usace.army.mil.
The former Willcox Air Force Range is one of many former military installations throughout the United States that will be reviewed under the Department of Defense's Munitions Response Site Prioritization Protocol. This protocol is used to assess sites that may have unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions or munitions constituents, and to assign priorities for any additional investigation or munitions removal that may be required.
The evaluation criteria, including types of munitions that may be present, ease of access to the site and number of people living near the site, are available for public review in the Site Inspection Report. A copy of the document is located at the Willcox Community Library, 207 W. Maley, Willcox, Arizona 85643.
For more information or if you have additional information about past activities related to the former Willcox Air Force Range, please contact: Lu Tan, Project Manager at (213) 452-3669, USACE, Los Angeles District ATTN: CESPL-PM-M, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017-3401, lu.l.tan@usace.army.mil or Daniel Calderon, Public Affairs Officer at (602) 640-2015, extension 285, USACE, Los Angeles District ATTN: CESPL-PA, 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85012-1939, daniel.j.calderon@usace.army.mil.
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