Draft Environmental Assessment, Joint Directed Energy Test Center (JDETC), White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico – Notice of Availability

White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) investigating potential impacts associated with the construction and operation of facilities at two WSMR sites to provide directed energy (DE) and counter-DE test capabilities, as well as comprehensive Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) test and evaluation capabilities. Specifically, the construction and operational phases of the JDETC Program will provide a persistent testbed and prototype-like capability to support the analysis of the synergies among weapon systems (DE, kinetic energy [KE], cyber, and electronic weapons). These evaluations would include joint suites of operational-quality sensors (including ground, air, sea, and space), full kill chain evaluations, and simultaneous evaluations of joint/integrated command and control nodes as required by several U.S. Department of Defense strategy and planning documents.
WSMR invites members of the public to comment on the DEA prior to document finalization. Hardcopies of the Draft PEA are available to the public at the following information repositories:
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
200 E. Picacho Avenue
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
White Sands Missile Range Post Library
Building 456
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002
Alamogordo Public Library
920 Oregon Avenue
Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310
Socorro Public Library
401 Park Street
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
The document is posted on the White Sands Garrison website: https://www.wsmr.army.mil/gar/GarrisonPublications/Pages/default.aspx
Members of the public may also request hardcopies of the Draft EA via electronic communication to the email address below or in writing to the U.S. Garrison White Sands address below.
Written comments concerning the DEA should be directed to Ms. Deborah Nethers (US Army, Directorate of Public Works-Environmental Division) at White Sands Missile Range, or by e-mail at [email protected] . Comments may also be submitted via fax at (575) 678-2048. All comments must be received or postmarked by November 29, 2021. Comments can be sent to the following address:
Department of Army
U.S. Garrison White Sands
Environmental Division (Bldg. 163/DPW)
Bataan Memorial Death March PEA Comments
BLDG 163
White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002

Published on El Defensor Chieftian on November 4, 11 & 18, 2021