"The purpose of this Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) for the United States (U.S.) Department of the Navy (DON) is to document environmentally related findings that support the conclusion that real property made available through the Base Realignment and CLosure (BRAC) process at the former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro, California, is suitable for lease subject to the conditions, notifications, and restrictions set forth in this document."--Purpose.
"The purpose of this Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) is to summarize how the requirements and notifications for hazardous substances, petroleum products, and other regulated material... at former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro have been satisfied by the United States Department of the Navy. This FOST was prepared in accordance with the Base Redevelopment and Realignment Manual (Department of Defense 2006) and is consistent with the DoD Base Redevelopmnet and Implementation Manual (DoD 1997)."--Purpose.
"The purpose of this Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) is to summarize how the requirements and notifications for hazardous substances, petroleum products, and other regulated material... at former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro have been satisfied by the United States Department of the Navy. This FOST was prepared in accordance with the Base Redevelopment and Realignment Manual (Department of Defense 2006) and is consistent with the DoD Base Redevelopmnet and Implementation Manual (DoD 1997)."--Purpose.
Across the United States, thousands of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with chemicals that prevent the underlying groundwater from meeting drinking water standards. These include Superfund sites and other facilities that handle and dispose of hazardous waste, active and inactive dry cleaners, and leaking underground storage tanks; many are at federal facilities such as military installations. While many sites have been closed over the past 30 years through cleanup programs run by the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. EPA, and other state and federal agencies, the remaining caseload is much more difficult to address because the nature of the contamination and subsurface conditions make it difficult to achieve drinking water standards in the affected groundwater. Alternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites estimates that at least 126,000 sites across the U.S. still have contaminated groundwater, and their closure is expected to cost at least $110 billion to $127 billion. About 10 percent of these sites are considered "complex," meaning restoration is unlikely to be achieved in the next 50 to 100 years due to technological limitations. At sites where contaminant concentrations have plateaued at levels above cleanup goals despite active efforts, the report recommends evaluating whether the sites should transition to long-term management, where risks would be monitored and harmful exposures prevented, but at reduced costs.
"This monograph is a preliminary accounting of the role of the U.S. Marine Corps' senior command in the Persian Gulf conflict from 8 August 1990 to 16 April 1991. It is one of a series covering the operations of the 1st Marine Division; the 2nd Marine Division; the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Combat Service Support Element, comprised of 1st and 2nd Force Service Support Groups units; Marines afloat in Desert Shield and Desert Storm; and humanitarian relief operations in northern Iraq and Turkey." -- Amazon
n this extremely comprehensive overview of airlift and air mobility, Colonel Miller shows how the worldwide orientation of American foreign policy, the numerous threats to free-world interests, and the speed and complexity of modern warfare have combined with political and resource constraints to produce today's airlift doctrine and force structure. Airlift is the movement of goods and people to where they are needed, when they are needed there. Since the 1920s there has been an evolving awareness and articulation of how to best organize, train, and equip airlift forces for that mission. The worldwide orientation of American foreign policy, the numerous threats to free world interests, and the speed and complexity of modern warfare have combined with political and resource constraints to produce today's airlift doctrine and force structure. Colonel Miller's study traces these many interrelationships to discover what critical airlift decisions were made, why they were made, and what they may mean in the future. Airlift is the backbone of deterrence. A properly structured and equipped airlift force is critical to the successful execution of the national military strategy. How we think about airlift and how we translate those thoughts into a meaningful expression of how to develop, deploy, and employ airlift forces is vital to the national defense. Colonel Miller's study is a definitive step in that important process.
